Alaska DigiTel Selects INFONXX for Enhanced Directory Assistance; New Service Includes Spanish Directory Assistance.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers ANCHORAGE Anchorage (ăng`kərĭj), city (1990 pop. 226,338), Anchorage census div., S central Alaska, a port at the head of Cook Inlet; inc. 1920. , Ala ALA aminolevulinic acid. Ala alanine. ala (a´lah) pl. a´lae [L.] a winglike process. .--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 6, 2003 Alaska DigiTel today announced that its customers will receive enhanced directory assistance services delivered by INFONXX, the world's largest non-carrier directory assistance provider. Anchorage-based Alaska DigiTel provides cellular telephone service to subscribers in Anchorage, the Matanuska-Susitna Valley Matanuska-Susitna Valley (known locally as the Mat-Su Valley) is an area in south central Alaska south of the Alaska Range north and northeast of Anchorage. It is over 23,000 mile² (60,000 km²) in size, comprising the valleys of the Matanuska and Susitna rivers. , Girdwood and Juneau. In addition to local and national directory assistance in English, subscribers can choose INFONXX's TeleMas Spanish-language directory assistance and automatic call completion. "We chose INFONXX as our directory assistance provider," said Clay Dover, Alaska DigiTel's general manager, "not only because it provided services unavailable from other carriers, but also because it is a foundation for future growth of our directory assistance offerings." "These are information services See Information Systems. of increasing value to both rural and urban customers in Alaska DigiTel's service area," said Robert Pines, INFONXX CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. and co-founder. "We are pleased to partner with Alaska DigiTel to provide information services that will benefit its customers." About Alaska DigiTel Alaska DigiTel has invested more than $30 million to construct the state's first all-digital 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. wireless communications wireless communications System using radio-frequency, infrared, microwave, or other types of electromagnetic or acoustic waves in place of wires, cables, or fibre optics to transmit signals or data. network. This network infrastructure is the backbone for cutting-edge wireless technologies. The company continues to expand geographical service areas and increase the technological capabilities of its network, and is constantly optimizing the network to provide better service, increase call clarity, and ensure seamless performance. For more information, visit www.alaskadigitel.com. About INFONXX INFONXX is the world's largest non-carrier directory assistance provider, delivering a range of advanced information services to major telecommunications carriers, corporate clients and consumers around the world. In addition to managing its database of more than 200 million listings, INFONXX provides such industry-leading products and services as TeleMas Spanish-language services, text messaging Sending short messages to a smartphone, pager, PDA or other handheld device. Text messaging implies sending short messages generally no more than a couple of hundred characters in length. of listing information, and MobileSource, the first access to wireless listings in the U.S. Based in Bethlehem, Pa., INFONXX employs thousands of customer service representatives and support personnel at six locations in the U.S., three in the UK and one in the Philippines. To learn more, visit www.infonxx.com. |
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