Americable and First Pacific Networks mark first full year of telephone-over-cable service at San Diego Naval Base.SAN JOSE San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 6, 1995--Americable International Inc. ("Americable") and First Pacific Networks Inc. (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 :FPNX)("FPN FPN Fixed Pattern Noise (variation of the pixel response at one moment of an image sensor in the dark) FPN Fixed Penalty Notice (UK law enforcement) FPN Fundación Patagonia Natural FPN Fine Print Note ") jointly announced today the first year anniversary of the successful implementation of FPN's telephone-over-cable technology providing integrated cable television, telephone and data services at the Bachelor Enlisted Quarters ("BEQ BEQ Branch If Equal BEQ Best Estimated Quantity BEQ Bachelor/Base Enlisted Quarters BEQ Basic Evaluative Question BEQ Binaural Equalizer ") at San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. Naval Base A naval base primarily for support of the forces afloat, contiguous to a port or anchorage, consisting of activities or facilities for which the Navy has operating responsibilities, together with interior lines of communications and the minimum surrounding area necessary for local . The preliminary deployment in March, 1994 provided fully operational voice/data and video services to over 300 Navy personnel, utilizing the FPN1000(TM) System and Americable's "on base" cable television (CATV (Community Antenna TV) The original name for cable TV. It used a single antenna at the highest location in the community in order to deliver a quality signal to homes in areas with hilly terrain or other interference. ) network. Utilizing single-wire cable television connections, FPN's cable telephony technology over Americable's cable television system provided Navy personnel with the ability to simultaneously access both Americable's cable television programming and economical local and long distance telephone services. Charles C. Hermanowski, Chairman of Ameircable International states: "The FPN1000(TM) Systems allowed Americable to utilize its 450 MHz (MegaHertZ) One million cycles per second. It is used to measure the transmission speed of electronic devices, including channels, buses and the computer's internal clock. A one-megahertz clock (1 MHz) means some number of bits (16, 32, 64, etc. coaxial cable network as a state-of-the-art digital transport system, enhancing our base franchise investment through the ability to provide two-way communications over our existing network infrastructure. The FPN1000(TM) System has performed flawlessly over the past twelve months cementing the role of the FPN1000(TM) product in our future domestic and international marketing strategies. We foresee the deployment of over 30,000 units worldwide in the next two years to service the needs of our customers." James Hirschy, FPN's Senior Vice President of Sales, Marketing and Customer Service said: "In addition to the convenience of in-room telephone service instead of banks of standard pay-phones at central locations, Navy personnel also benefited from consolidated, itemized billing for cable television, local and long distance telephone services. Our future development plans with Americable envisions a host of service enhancements for their customers which may include custom calling features, voice mail, fax and high speed data connectivity, all of which are with the FPN1000(TM) capabilities." First Pacific Networks Inc., develops and markets products for telephone, data and energy management communications over hybrid fiber/coaxial cable networks, both domestically and internationally. CONTACT: Americable International Inc. Charles Hermanowski, 305/232-9208 or First Pacific Networks Inc. James Hirschy, 408/943-7600 or Kehoe, White, Savage & Co. Inc. Van Negris, 212/888-1616 |
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