CAI Wireless Systems, Inc. to commence limited commercial roll-out of high-speed Internet service.ALBANY, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 15, 1996-- - 500 Initial Subscribers Permitted In Rochester, New York This article is about the city of Rochester in Monroe County. For the town in Ulster County, see Rochester, Ulster County, New York. Rochester, once known as The Flour City, and more recently as The Flower City or - CAI Wireless Systems, Inc. ("CAI") (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 NM:CAWS) today announced it has been granted approval by the Federal Communications Commission Federal Communications Commission (FCC), independent executive agency of the U.S. government established in 1934 to regulate interstate and foreign communications in the public interest. ("FCC") to begin commercial roll-out of its Internet and Intranet services to up to 500 subscribers in Rochester, New York. CAI expects to begin marketing its service and signing-up customers in Rochester within the next several days. Furthermore, the Company anticipates that the FCC will acknowledge broader authority with respect to the use of MMDS (Multichannel Multipoint Distribution Service or Microwave Multipoint Distribution Service) A digital wireless transmission system that works in the 2.2-2.4 GHz range. spectrum for data transmission on an industy- wide basis in the near future, which the Company believes will enable it to expand its services in Rochester and in other CAI markets. John Prisco, President and Chief Operating Officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. of CAI, said, "We believe this is an important step that enables CAI to begin roll-out of complementary commercial services including video, high-speed Internet access and eventually other services, such as two-way wireless data transmission. In addition to our high-speed Internet service, the Company will make its facilities available for corporate Intranet transmissions on CAI servers. CAI and others in the industry have already shown, in several highly successful technical trials, that the marriage of the wireless cable spectrum with digital technology holds the transmission potential for a variety of commercially attractive applications." CAI's Rochester wireless Internet service will initially send information to its customers' computer terminals at a rate of 10 megabits per second (unit) megabits per second - (Mbps, Mb/s) Millions of bits per second. A unit of data rate. 1 Mb/s = 1,000,000 bits per second (not 1,048,576). E.g. Ethernet can carry 10 Mbps. (Mbps), nearly seven times the rate of today's fastest T1 telephone lines, which transfer data at 1.5 Mbps. The system's return path receives information from customers through traditional telephony. CAI, based in Albany, New York For other uses, see Albany. Albany is the capital of the State of New York and the county seat of Albany County. Albany lies 136 miles (219 km) north of New York City, and slightly to the south of the juncture of the Mohawk and Hudson Rivers. , operates six analog-based wireless systems in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. , Rochester and Albany, NY, Philadelphia, PA, Washington, DC and Norfolk/Virginia Beach, VA. CAI also has a portfolio of wireless cable channel rights in eight additional markets, including, Long Island, Buffalo and Syracuse, NY, Providence, RI, Hartford, Boston, Baltimore and Pittsburgh. CONTACT: Investor Relations: CAI Wireless Systems Jason Thompson John Prisco Lippert/Heilshorn & Associates President, 212/838-3777 CAI Wireless Systems, Inc. 518/462-2632 |
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