Boost Mobile and Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) Announce Exclusive Global Mobile Telecommunications Sponsorship and Content Licensing Partnership; Surfing's Premier World Tour Goes Wireless.IRVINE, Calif. & COOLANGATTA, Australia -- Boost Mobile(R), a lifestyle-based telecommunications brand that develops and distributes 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. products for the youth market, and the Association of Surfing Professionals The Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) was organized in 1976 as governing body for professional surfing. The ASP organizes the ASP World Championship Tour. It sanctions six professional surfing circuits including: the Foster's ASP World Tour and ASP Women's World (ASP), the world governing body Noun 1. governing body - the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something; "he claims that the present administration is corrupt"; "the governance of an association is responsible to its members"; "he for the sport of surfing, today announced a three-year global exclusive strategic partnership. Under the deal, Boost Mobile will become the exclusive mobile telecommunications sponsor and mobile content partner for the Foster's Men's World Tour, the premier competition circuit for professional surfing that determines pro surfing's annual world champion. Boost Mobile now has the exclusive, global rights to develop and offer wireless content from the 12-event Foster's ASP Men's World Tour. In addition to its own customer base, presently more than 2.6 million subscribers, Boost Mobile will be exploring delivering the mobile content internationally via licensing with other mobile carriers outside the U.S. Content to be made available from the Foster's ASP Men's World Tour will include scoring updates, wallpapers, photographs and videos. Boost Mobile will also be utilizing a number of its marketing assets, advertising and customer communications to promote the ASP and the WCT WCT World Championship Tour (surfing competition) WCT WIPO Copyright Treaty WCT Wind Chill Temperature WCT Wide Complex Tachycardia WCT Wavefront Conduction Time WCT Wright's Computer Technology (England) events, and in particular the event webcasts. "The Boost Mobile Pro has been a part of the Foster's ASP Men's World Tour for over four years, and Boost has supported surfing and sponsored surfers since the brand inception," said Mark Fewell, senior director of business development for Boost Mobile. "This deal takes our strategic relationship to the next level, and we will be working closely with the ASP to deliver the unique and exciting content from surfing's top tour to mobile devices around the world, with the aim of delivering benefits to ASP and the event licensees, and for the enjoyment of consumers." "This deal extends our long-standing relationship with Boost Mobile as an event licensee, and will enable the ASP to commercialize its assets in the wireless space for the benefit of ASP and its top tour event owners," said Brodie Carr, chief executive officer, ASP. "The success of putting the world's best surfers on the world's best waves is paying off for the ASP and we have seen the interest in the ASP and Foster's Men's World Tour grow year on year," said Carr. "Partnering with Boost in this lucrative multi-year deal allows ASP to leverage off Boost and push the exposure of surfing to the youth demographic worldwide. The ASP has enjoyed the partnering in the Boost Mobile Pro at Trestles This article is about the surf spots. For the table, see trestle table. For the type of bridge, see trestle. Trestles is a collection of surf spots in San Onofre, CA near the Orange County border. and is looking forward to stepping up the relationship another level." The Boost Mobile Pro, now in its fifth year, is the only WCT event on the U.S. mainland, and will be held at Lower Trestles, Calif. in September 2006. The winner of the event in 2005 was the 2005 World Champion Kelly Slater Kelly Slater (b. Robert Kelly Slater February 11 1972, Cocoa Beach, Florida) is the most successful professional surfer in the history of the sport. Slater is an eight time world champion and has been sponsored by Quiksilver since 1990. . About Boost Mobile(R) Based in Irvine, Boost Mobile(R) LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control is at the epicenter of the action sports industry. A lifestyle-based telecommunications brand focused on offering premium pay-as-you-go wireless phones and services to the youth market, Boost resonates with its consumers through strategic partnerships with leading youth lifestyle brands and companies. Boost team riders comprise more than 50 of the world's top action sports athletes, and include 2005 World Champions Kelly Slater and Chelsea Georgeson Chelsea Georgeson (born October 15, 1983)[1] is an Australian surfer who won the world title in 2005. She won the title after beating Brazil's Jacqueline Silva in the final at the season-ending event at Honolulu Bay, Hawaii. , as well as Taj Burrow Taj Burrow is a well-know Australian surfer, born June 2, 1978 in Western Australia at Yallingup to Vance and Nancy Burrow. He has been romantically linked to Australian surf model Cheyenne Tozzi, however in July 2007 it was reported that he was traded in for grease ball American , Mike Parsons Mike Parsons (born March 3, 1965) is a surfer sponsored by the Billabong company who famously set a world record for the tallest ocean surface wave ever surfed successfully, a 66-foot wave at Cortez Bank, CA in 2001, for which he was awarded $66,000, the highest prize ever awarded , Cory Lopez, Nathan Webster, Randy Welsh, Makua Rothman Makua Rothman Makaukai (Makua) Rothman, born June 17th, 1984 on the North Shore of Oahu, Hawaii, is an up-and-coming big wave rider and professional surfer. Biography Makua Rothman is the son of Eddie Rothman, founder of “Da Hui. , Shane Dorian, Shane Beschen, Rob Machado, Dane Reynolds, Jamie O'Brien, Ian Walsh, Megan Abubo, and Kalohe Andino. About the Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) Established in 1976, ASP is the world governing body of professional surfing. The ASP conducts the Foster's ASP Men's World Tour, comprised of 12 events at premier locations around the globe for men, and the ASP Women's World Tour also in premier locations. The Foster's ASP Men's World Tour and ASP Women's World Tour are the pinnacle of the sport and determine pro surfing's world champions every year. |
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