AirTouch Enters Mid-Atlantic Paging Markets; Company Begins Service in Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Washington, D.C.SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 31, 1995--Furthering its expansion into promising new markets, AirTouch Paging, a subsidiary of AirTouch Communications (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :ATI (ATI Technologies Inc., Markham Ontario, http://ati.amd.com) A leading manufacturer of graphics chips and display adapters. Founded in 1985 by K. Y. Ho, Benny Lau and Lee Lau, ATI chips and boards are widely used by OEMs. ), has begun providing paging service in the Baltimore/Washington, D.C., region and several other mid-Atlantic cities, including Wilmington, Delaware Wilmington is the largest city in the state of Delaware and is located at the confluence of the Christina River and Brandywine Creek, near where the Christina flows into the Delaware River. ; York, Pennsylvania York, known as the White Rose City (after the Wars of the Roses), is a city located in South Central Pennsylvania. The population was 40,862 at the 2000 census. York is the county seat of York County,GR6 ; and Charlottesville, Norfolk, and Richmond, Virginia Richmond IPA: [ɹɯʒmɐnɖ] is the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia, in the United States. . With the addition of these new locations, AirTouch Paging now has operations covering more than 130 markets in 21 states. The company is one of the largest paging operators in the United States, with over 1.76 million units in service. In January, AirTouch announced that it had begun offering paging service in Denver; Chicago; Cincinnati, Cleveland and Columbus, Ohio. "The mid-Atlantic region offers lots of opportunity with our expansion," said Charlie Jackson, president and chief executive officer of AirTouch Paging. "The favorable demographics in our new markets should allow us to continue growing our customer base rapidly. This move is consistent with AirTouch's overall focus on adding new customers while benefiting from economies of scale and scope." By aggressively expanding its current operations and entering new markets, AirTouch Paging has enjoyed high levels of growth. During 1994, the company added 358,000 units in service -- a 31 percent increase over the prior year. Last year AirTouch successfully bid for national and regional narrowband PCS (1) (Personal Communications Services) Refers to wireless services that emerged after the U.S. government auctioned commercial licenses in 1994 and 1995. This radio spectrum in the 1. licenses that will enable it to provide enhanced two-way paging services starting in 1996. "With these new licenses, we will be able to attract new customer segments and offer a range of innovative two-way services. We continue to see strong demand for AirTouch Paging as more and more people experience the benefits of this affordable, easy-to-use wireless service," added Jackson. Ed Gurry gur·ry n. Fish offal. [Originally a whaling term for the refuse left over from processing whale blubber, perhaps from dialectal gurry, diarrhea.] has been appointed Regional Vice President with responsibility for AirTouch Paging's operations in the mid-Atlantic and Northeast. Ed Katz has been named District Manager for the Baltimore/Washington, D.C., area. The company will have offices in Baltimore, Rockville, and Laurel, Maryland. AirTouch Paging, based in Dallas, Texas, is a subsidiary of AirTouch Communications. AirTouch Communications is a global wireless communications company, with interests in cellular, paging, personal communications services See PCS. , satellite, and other operations in the United States and 11 other nations: Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Portugal, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, and Thailand. The company, which is based in San Francisco, serves over 4 million customers worldwide. CONTACT: AirTouch Communications Susan Rosenberg, 510/210-3910 |
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