Alaska Communications Systems Offers Motorola RAZR V3c with EV-DO Capabilities.ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- Alaska Communications Systems This article is about the current telecommunications company. For the historical "Alaska Communications System", see AT&T Alascom. Alaska Communications Systems, (or ACS) is a telecommunications corporation, headquartered in Anchorage, Alaska. Group, Inc. ("ACS (Asynchronous Communications Server) See network access server. ") (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :ALSK), Alaska's leading integrated communications provider, today announced the addition of the Motorola RAZR V3c to its wireless device lineup. With this launch ACS becomes the only company in Alaska to offer the RAZR V3c with EV-DO (EVolution-Data Only) A 3G high-speed digital data service provided by cellular carriers worldwide that use the CDMA technology, including Verizon and Sprint in the U.S. EV-DO works on EV-DO cellphones as well as laptops and portable devices that have EV-DO modems. functionality. "Not all RAZRs are created equal. Over the last two years, ACS has invested tens of millions of dollars deploying Alaska's most advanced wireless network to include EV-DO functionality and we are extremely excited to be the only Alaskan carrier to be able to leverage this mobile broadband Description Mobile Broadband is a type of wireless internet access that differs from Wi-Fi. Mobile Broadband is the name used to describe the 3G services which are made possible by HSDPA and HSUPA, the latest technologies on the W-CDMA evolutionary path. capability on a RAZR," said Bill Bishop, director of retail operations at ACS. "With mobile broadband wireless speeds bursting up to 2.4 Mbps, ACS RAZR subscribers will be able to fully leverage the myriad applications available via the Internet -- at home, at work, on the road or virtually anyplace in between." While riding the ACS CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) A method for transmitting simultaneous signals over a shared portion of the spectrum. The foremost application of CDMA is the digital cellular phone technology from QUALCOMM that operates in the 800 MHz band and 1.9 GHz PCS band. network, users of the RAZR V3c will enjoy the state's fastest data speeds, phone-to-phone megapixel picture messaging and MPEG (Moving Pictures Experts Group) An ISO/ITU standard for compressing digital video. Pronounced "em-peg," it is the universal standard for digital terrestrial, cable and satellite TV, DVDs and digital video recorders (DVRs). 4 video, increased memory, and advanced speech recognition functionality -- in addition to its distinctive design. To kick off the launch, ACS is offering several limited time promotional offers which include the RAZR V3c. For more information about the ACS Motorola RAZR V3c or other new products and services from ACS, visit Alaska Communications Systems' website at www.acsalaska.com. About CDMA CDMA stands for Code Division Multiple Access. CDMA inherently provides the best voice quality, fastest wireless data speeds, greatest security through its coding, and GPS location capabilities. It is the most rapidly expanding wireless network technology in the world, with CDMA coverage throughout 70 countries, including on the continents of North America, South America, Europe and Asia. About EV-DO EV-DO is the mobile wireless broadband technology inherent to ACS' CDMA network. ACS was among the nation's leaders in deployment of this mobile broadband technology and remains the only company in Alaska with such capabilities. EV-DO has 10 times the peak data rate of the next best mobile broadband solution with data speeds peaking at 2.4 Mbps during downloads. About Alaska Communications Systems ACS is the leading integrated communications provider in Alaska, offering local telephone service, wireless, long distance, data, and Internet services to business and residential customers throughout Alaska. More information can be found on the company's website at www.acsalaska.com or at its investor site at www.alsk.com. Forward-Looking Statements Certain statements in this press release are based on current expectations and the current economic environment. The company cautions that these statements are not guarantees of future performance. Actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements. For further information regarding risks and uncertainties associated with ACS' business, please refer to the company's SEC filings, including, but not limited to, the sections entitled "Risk Factors" and "Management's Discussion and Analysis Management's discussion and analysis (MD&A) A report from management to shareholders that accompanies the firm's financial statements in the annual report. It explains the period's financial results and enables management to discuss topics that may not be apparent in the financial of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" in the company's Form 10-K Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. for the year ended December 31, 2005 and Form 10-Q Form 10-Q See 10-Q. for the quarter ended March 31, 2006. The company undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise. |
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