Cellular One launches driving safety program; new program gives customers tools and tips for responsible driving; company donation to benefit school driver education programs.SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 2, 1997--Cellular One, the leading 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. provider in the greater San Francisco Bay Area “Bay Area” redirects here. For other uses, see Bay Area (disambiguation). The San Francisco Bay Area, colloquially known as the Bay Area or The Bay , today announced a new driving safety program. A customer outreach Outreach is an effort by an organization or group to connect its ideas or practices to the efforts of other organizations, groups, specific audiences or the general public. initiative, the program combines a variety of elements designed to give customers tools and tips for safe driving while using their wireless phones. In addition, Cellular One will also donate funds to selected Bay Area high schools to help support driver education programs. "Wireless communications is invaluable to customers when they are on the go. It provides convenience, safety and security, and the ability to stay in touch with important people in your life," said Sue Swenson, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Cellular One. "Cellular One is dedicated to supporting the safe and responsible use of wireless communications. We urge our customers to remember that responsible driving is their number one priority and hope this new program provides some ideas and tools to help them be safe." Hands-Free Devices Cellular One encourages customers to take advantage of the availability of a variety of "Hands-Free" devices that enable the use of wireless phones while keeping both hands on the wheel. As part of this program, customers can visit any one of 12 Cellular One company-owned retail stores and enter to win a top-of-the-line "Hands-Free" car kit and installation. Free Programming of Phones Customers can visit any Cellular One company-owned store and have their wireless phone pre-programmed with their most frequently called numbers for free. Customers can easily make a call with the touch of a button -- no need to look up the number or punch in the digits. In addition, Cellular One will give customers a peel-off window decal to note their pre-programmed keys for easy recall. Donation to Bay Area High Schools For every phone that is pre-programmed through its stores, Cellular One will donate $1 to selected Bay Area high schools in support of driver education programs. This demonstrates the strength of the Cellular One's commitment to driving safety and is also synergistic synergistic /syn·er·gis·tic/ (sin?er-jis´tik) 1. acting together. 2. enhancing the effect of another force or agent. syn·er·gis·tic adj. 1. with the focus on children and education for its corporate giving program. Driving Safety Tips Cellular One has compiled a list of tips to promote wireless communications and safe driving. It will be included in newsletters mailed to customers and distributed free at Cellular One company-owned retail stores. It is also available on the company's web site at http://www.cellone-sf.com/tip.html . A copy of the tip "Rules for the Road" is attached. Alternate Emergency Numbers Calling 911 from a wireless phone is different than calling from a landline Land based. Refers to standard telephone and data communications systems that use in-ground and telephone pole cables in contrast to wireless cellular and satellite services. phone. Wireless 911 calls are handled by the California Highway Patrol highway patrol n. A state law enforcement organization whose police officers patrol the public highways. rather than 911 dispatch operators in the local community. In some instances it may make more sense to call the local police or fire departments directly. Consequently, Cellular One has developed a directory of alternate emergency numbers for local police and fire departments throughout the company's service area from Monterey to Cloverdale. Customers can pick up a printed booklet for free at one of the Cellular One company-owned stores or download the directory from the web site at http://www.cellone-sf.com/tip.html . The most relevant numbers can be pre-programmed into a customer's wireless phone. The directory of alternate emergency numbers covers most California cities in the four area codes served by Cellular One in the Greater Bay Area: 415, 510, 408 and 707. About Cellular One Cellular One is the leading digital wireless communications provider in the Greater San Francisco Bay Area. It is a partnership of two communications companies Communications Company is a communications unit of the United States Marine Corps. They are part of Combat Logistics Regiment 37 , 3rd Marine Logistics Group (3MLG) and III Marine Expeditionary Force (III MEF). The unit is based out of the Marine Corps Base Camp Smedley D. : Air Touch Communications Touch Communications, Inc. an OSI networking company of the 1980s, was founded in 1985 in Santa Cruz, California. For several years Touch Communications was located in Scotts Valley, eventually moving to Campbell and being acquired by SAIC. , 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 , and AT&T Wireless Services, Kirkland, Wash. Cellular One's Internet address There are two kinds of addresses that are widely used on the Internet. One is a person's e-mail address, and the other is the address of a Web site, which is known as a URL. Following is an explanation of Internet e-mail addresses only. For more on URLs, see URL and Internet domain name. is http://www.cellone-sf.com . CONTACT: Cellular One Erin Eggleton, 415/827-5702 888/691-7195 pager or Torme and Kenney Steven Freemire, 415/956-1791 |
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