Acterna Honored by SBC Communications.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers GERMANTOWN, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 29, 2004 Commitment to excellence has earned Acterna recognition as an outstanding supplier to SBC (1) (SBC Communications Inc., San Antonio, TX, www.sbc.com) A large, national telecommunications company that grew from a multitude of local and regional companies, including Southwestern Bell, Pacific Bell and Nevada Bell, into a single, unified brand by 2002. Communications Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :SBC), one of the world's leading data, voice and Internet services providers. "SBC is proud of its longstanding tradition of Going Beyond the Call(TM) for its customers," said Maureen Merkle, President, SBC Procurement The fancy word for "purchasing." The procurement department within an organization manages all the major purchases. . "We succeed at that because strategic supply chain partners like Acterna consistently go above and beyond in meeting our needs." Acterna was one of a select group of 39 suppliers honored hon·or n. 1. High respect, as that shown for special merit; esteem: the honor shown to a Nobel laureate. 2. a. Good name; reputation. b. for their work in helping SBC deliver outstanding service to its customers during the past year. Acterna was recognized for its contributions in the Customer Service Category. "Acterna is proud to be recognized by SBC for our commitment to provide responsive and dedicated customer service," said John Peeler, Acterna's president and chief executive officer. "Acterna is also honored to serve as a value-added supplier to SBC and for delivering test innovations that support SBC's deployment of new network technologies and communications services." As part of the annual recognition program, SBC took out a half-page advertisement in the April 29 issue of the Wall Street Journal to announce its supplier awards. About Acterna Acterna is the world's largest provider of communications test solutions for telecommunications Communicating information, including data, text, pictures, voice and video over long distance. See communications. and cable network operators. A trusted communications test partner for more than eight decades, Acterna offers an unmatched portfolio of award-winning instruments, systems, software and services that help its customers reduce network costs while improving performance and reliability. Headquartered in Germantown, Maryland, USA - with European and Asia-Pacific operations based in Eningen, Germany and Hong Kong Hong Kong (hŏng kŏng), Mandarin Xianggang, special administrative region of China, formerly a British crown colony (2005 est. pop. 6,899,000), land area 422 sq mi (1,092 sq km), adjacent to Guangdong prov. - Acterna serves nearly every major communications service provider A Communications Service Provider or CSP is a company that transports information electronically. The term encompasses public and private companies in the wireline, wireless, Internet, cable, satellite, and managed services businesses. and equipment manufacturer around the world through a skilled sales and support organization in 31 countries. |
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