Clay or Ruben?!?; SBC Ohio Network Handles Millions of American Idol Calls During Last Night's Final Vote.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers CLEVELAND--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 21, 2003 American Idol American Idol is an annual American televised singing competition, which began its first season on June 11, 2002. Part of the Idol franchise, it originated from the British reality program Pop Idol. fans across the country were lighting up the phone lines casting votes for their favorite singer...or chatting about the final round of competition with friends. Here are some facts about the SBC (1) (SBC Communications Inc., San Antonio, TX, www.sbc.com) A large, national telecommunications company that grew from a multitude of local and regional companies, including Southwestern Bell, Pacific Bell and Nevada Bell, into a single, unified brand by 2002. Ohio (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :SBC) network's performance last night during the three hour voting period for the Fox hit reality show season finale: -- The number of calls processed by our network during American Idol voting last night was approximately 21.1 million - 11.2 million calls greater than a typical three-hour period of weeknight week·night n. A night of the week exclusive of Saturday and Sunday. week  nights calling, and a 112 percent increase.
-- Calls processed last night by the SBC Ohio network: 21.123 million. Three hours of voting on Tuesday, May 20th. -- Calls processed on a typical weeknight by the SBC Ohio network: 9.912 million. The same three hours on Monday, May 19th. SBC's networks - in 13 states including Ohio - were built to be strong and flexible enough to withstand hurricanes, floods, and other natural disasters. Those same attributes enable it to stay up and running during peak periods of calling, such as a radio call-in contest, rock concert ticket sale, or American Idol voting. SBC Communications Inc. (www.sbc.com) is one of the world's leading data, voice and Internet services providers. Through its world-class networks, SBC companies provide a full range of voice, data, networking and e-business services, as well as directory advertising and publishing. A Fortune 30 company, SBC is America's leading provider of high-speed DSL DSL in full Digital Subscriber Line Broadband digital communications connection that operates over standard copper telephone wires. It requires a DSL modem, which splits transmissions into two frequency bands: the lower frequencies for voice (ordinary Internet Access See how to access the Internet. services and one of the nation's leading Internet Service Providers Internet service provider (ISP) Company that provides Internet connections and services to individuals and organizations. For a monthly fee, ISPs provide computer users with a connection to their site (see data transmission), as well as a log-in name and password. . SBC companies currently serve 57 million access lines nationwide. In addition, SBC companies own 60 percent of America's second-largest wireless company, Cingular Wireless, which serves 22 million wireless customers. Internationally, SBC companies have telecommunications investments in 27 countries. SOURCE: SBC Communications Inc. |
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