Atlantic Cellular to offer Vermont customers call security through Cycomm privacy system.announced Tuesday that it has installed a Cycomm International Inc. voice privacy system at its Cellular One switch in Colchester, Vt. and will offer its users in that region the option of securing their cellular telephone calls from unwanted monitoring. The Colchester carrier is one of the networks owned and operated by Atlantic Cellular in the Northeast. Atlantic Cellular is the latest carrier to install a Cycomm system and to offer a voice privacy option to its customers. The Cycomm voice privacy system allows flexibility in configuring custom voice privacy networks and is designated to integrate the Cycomm 300 Series family of privacy devices into a Cellular Carrier Switch, central office switch or corporate PBX (Private Branch eXchange) An inhouse telephone switching system that interconnects telephone extensions to each other as well as to the outside telephone network (PSTN). . John Kelly, president of Atlantic Cellular said, "We are responding to clients' requests for enhanced protection on their cellular calls. Atlantic Cellular is sensitive to its clients' needs and we feel the Cycomm solution is both practical and effective as a means to deal with these privacy concerns." "We are pleased to have Atlantic Cellular joining the growing list of carriers that are offering Cycomm cellular security," according to Peter Hickey, president and chief executive officer of Cycomm. "The need to protect personal, business and professional information is becoming increasingly apparent and that Cycomm system allows cellular carriers the capability of providing this enhanced service to their customer." Atlantic Cellular Co., L.P. (dba Cellular One) is a leader in wireless communications in Northern New England, recognized for its superior cellular coverage and innovative cellular service offerings. Atlantic Cellular operates cellular systems in Northern New England, Upstate New York Upstate New York is the region of New York State north of the core of the New York metropolitan area. It has a population of 7,121,911 out of New York State's total 18,976,457. Were it an independent state, it would be ranked 13th by population. and California. The four state cluster of New England and New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of markets comprise a contiguous service area including, Vermont, New Hampshire New Hampshire, one of the New England states of the NE United States. It is bordered by Massachusetts (S), Vermont, with the Connecticut R. forming the boundary (W), the Canadian province of Quebec (NW), and Maine and a short strip of the Atlantic Ocean (E). , Massachusetts and Upstate New York. The four state licensed territory now spans over 22,000 square miles served by 63 transmitting sites. Cycomm International Inc., headquartered in McLean, has subsidiaries in Portland, Ore. and Albuquerque, N.M. It provides unique security products for the telecommunications industry and government, particularly for voice, data, fax and wireless systems. Cycomm's products include a Motorola MicroTAC "flip-phone" attachment known as the "Slice," a Telephone Privacy Unit (TPU TPU - Text Processing Utility ) for scrambling of traditional landline telephones and a PrivaFax scrambler A device or software program that encrypts data for security purposes. See scramble. for landline facsimile (fax) transmission. It also provides security products and services for state and federal governments. -0- (CYI CYI Can You Imagine - AMEX AMEX See: American Stock Exchange & Alberta) SEC File No. 1-11686 12B No. 0-18915 12G CONTACT: Cycomm International Inc., McLean For Corporate Information: Peter Hickey, 800/884-8544 For Product Information: Susan Boon, 800/367-7748 or Atlantic Cellular Mary Anne Athanas, 802/654-5052 |
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