Cellular One expands local calling area, digital network; local calling extended to Monterey County; digital network now rings San Francisco Bay.SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO South San Francisco, city (1990 pop. 54,312), San Mateo co., W Calif.; inc. 1908. South San Francisco has several industrial parks; its manufactures include medical supplies and equipment, foods, paint, paper products, consumer goods, and clothing. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 9, 1995-- Cellular One has extended its coverage area so that calls from the southern end of Monterey County to the Oregon border are charged at local airtime rates, the company announced Monday. In addition, with the extension of digital cellular service in the East Bay from Oakland along highway 880 to 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. , Cellular One's digital network now fully rings San Francisco Bay San Francisco Bay, 50 mi (80 km) long and from 3 to 13 mi (4.8–21 km) wide, W Calif.; entered through the Golden Gate, a strait between two peninsulas. , the company said. Enlarged Local Calling Area The enlarged local calling area means that customers calling from the southern end of Monterey County to the Oregon border are not billed long distance or toll charges that apply to calls made outside the designated local calling area. "Because every call within this geographic area is, in effect, a `local' call, cellular calls from San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden to King City or Eureka, for example, now cost no more than calls within San Francisco," said Cellular One President Sue Swenson. "A call that travels over 200 miles could cost as little as $.16 per minute under our Digital Flex plan." The expansion of Cellular One's local calling area, which previously reached to Gilroy in the south, became possible when Federal regulations prohibiting such a move no longer applied following the spinoff of AirTouch Communications from Pacific Telesis
Pacific Telesis Group was one of the seven Regional Bell Operating Companies created after the 1984 breakup of AT&T as a holding company for Pacific Bell and Nevada Bell. . "It's clearly a great benefit to our customers," said Swenson. Digital Expansion Cellular One is the only Bay Area cellular company currently offering digital service. Since introducing digital service in fall 1993 to cover the heaviest commute areas around the Bay Bridge and at the convergence of highways 101, 280 and 880 in San Jose, Cellular One has been rapidly expanding its digital coverage area. "Digital has enabled us to bring superior value to cellular service, by combining lower rates with more reliable calling," said Swenson. "Our customers who choose the Digital Flex Plan automatically get the best rates according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the level of their monthly cellular usage. Now, with the geographic expansion, they increasingly enjoy the benefits of improved cellular service as well," Swenson added. To access the digital network in the Bay Area, Cellular One customers must use a digital dual-mode phone See dual-mode handset. . A dual-mode phone -- which can transmit in both digital and analog modes -- enables a customer to take advantage of the benefits of the digital network in areas equipped for digital transmission, yet automatically switches to analog transmission Analog transmission is a method of conveying voice, data, image, signal or video information using a continuous signal which varies in amplitude, phase, or some other property in proportion to that of a variable. where digital is currently not available. Cellular One will eventually offer digital service throughout its entire network. By June 1995 digital coverage will include most of Marin and Sonoma Counties, and most of the East Bay. In addition to the Bay Area network, Cellular One customers can enjoy digital transmission while traveling. Through the company's membership in the North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. Cellular Network, Bay Area Cellular One customers can be reached in over 2,200 cities in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , Canada and abroad. In the cities that have digital networks, the calls can be transmitted in digital mode. In other markets calls will automatically be transmitted via analog signals. Cellular One is a partnership of two major communications companies: AirTouch Communications, San Francisco; and McCaw Cellular Communications, Kirkland, Wash. CONTACT: Cellular One, San Francisco
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