Clearnet Introduces Fully Digital PCS Phone Service To Calgary Clearnet PCS Offers Albertans Powerful New Digital Services At No Extra Charge.CALGARY, Alberta--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 31, 1998--Clearnet Communications Inc. (TSE See Tokyo Stock Exchange. TSE 1. See Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE). 2. See Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE). , ME- NET.A; NASDAQ- CLNTF) ("Clearnet") today turned on fully digital Clearnet PCS (1) (Personal Communications Services) Refers to wireless services that emerged after the U.S. government auctioned commercial licenses in 1994 and 1995. This radio spectrum in the 1. service in Calgary, offering clients throughout the metropolitan area an array of enhanced digital calling features and services at far less than the cost of traditional cellular. Clearnet brought its digital PCS service to Alberta with the launch of Clearnet PCS in Edmonton last fall. While the company launched analogue service in Calgary at the same time, Clearnet PCS clients in Calgary can now enjoy all the calling benefits offered by fully digital Clearnet PCS, including unsurpassed call clarity, enhanced call security, e-mail messaging, longer battery life and no-charge services such as calling line ID. Both current and future clients automatically receive all those digital benefits at no additional charge using the existing Clearnet PCS dual-mode phone See dual-mode handset. . "Clearnet has made owning a wireless phone in Alberta more affordable, straightforward and fair than ever before," said George Cope, Clearnet's 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. . "With our all-digital capability in both Calgary and Edmonton, Clearnet PCS clients pay far less for far better service than they ever did with analogue cellular. The functionality, security and affordability of Clearnet PCS has made analogue cellular phones obsolete." Clearnet now offers fully digital PCS service to 11.4 million Canadians in Calgary, Edmonton, Vancouver, Ottawa, Montreal, Toronto and Ontario's Golden Horseshoe The Golden Horseshoe is a densely populated and industrialized region or urban agglomeration centred around the west end of Lake Ontario in Southern Ontario, Canada. Most of it is also part of the Windsor-Quebec City corridor. With a population of 8. area. But Clearnet's service area actually covers more than 90 per cent of the Canadian population. Thanks to Clearnet's remarkable dual-mode phone, built exclusively for Clearnet by Sony, Clearnet PCS works everywhere in Canada that cellular does. In Alberta, Clearnet PCS dual-mode phones operate in a long list of centres beyond Calgary and Edmonton, including Cold Lake, Fort McMurray Fort McMurray, town (1991 pop. 34,706), NE Alta., Canada, on the Athabasca and Clearwater rivers. Since the beginning of the mining of Alberta's oil sands in 1964, the town's population has grown from 1,200. , Grande Prairie Grande Prairie (Fr. gräNd prâ'rē`), city (1991 pop. 28,271), W Alta., Canada, NW of Edmonton. It is the chief business center for the Peace River valley farming area. , Jasper, Lethbridge, Lloydminster, Medicine Hat and Red Deer Red Deer, city, Canada Red Deer, city (1991 pop. 58,134), S central Alta., Canada, on the Red Deer River. It developed as a trade and service center for a region of dairying and mixed farming. . Record-setting PCS Launch "There has been record-breaking response in the marketplace to the launch of Clearnet PCS across Canada Across Canada was an afternoon program that formerly aired on The Weather Network. The segment ran from early 1999 until mid 2002. The show ran from 3:00PM ET until 7:00 PM ET. . We're delighted we can now offer the full functionality of digital PCS to the people of Calgary," said David Christie David Christie, PC (October 1 1818 – 14 December 1880) was a Canadian politician. Born in Edinburgh, Scotland, he came to Canada with his family in 1833. In 1852, he was elected to the 4th Parliament of the Province of Canada. , Clearnet's Vice President, Western Region. In what is believed to be the most successful PCS launch ever recorded by a North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. wireless operator, Clearnet recorded more than 50,000 new PCS subscribers in the 75 days between the October 15 launch of Clearnet PCS and the Company's December 31 year-end, giving Clearnet more than 150,000 total subscribers at the end of 1997. Buying Clearnet PCS is the fairest purchasing experience ever known in wireless communications. In addition to doing away with activation fees and long-term contracts, Clearnet also offers a 30-day money-back phone guarantee and no-charge digital features such as calling line ID and call waiting services, and voice mail at no extra charge. And Clearnet is the only wireless operator in Canada that bills all calls, both local and long distance, in one-second increments from the very first second. The suggested retail price for a Clearnet PCS phone is $149.99 and talktime Talktime is usually measured in hours for any rechargable communications device (mobile phone or cordless phone). This is the maximum expected duration a fully charged battery is expected to last under perfect conditions (ambient temperature has a major impact on battery life). plans are both affordable and straightforward. The TALK (tm) plan costs just $20 per month and includes 100 minutes per month of airtime anytime day or night. The TALK-A-LOT (tm) lan costs just $30 per month and offers unlimited weekend calling, plus 100 minutes per month of airtime any other time day or night. Additional talk time on both plans is just 20 cents a minute and long-distance in Canada and the US is an additional 20 cents per minute. Each is charged by the second from the very first second, resulting in savings of approximately 20 per cent compared to per-minute billing. And just to make things more personal, Clearnet gives all clients unlimited local calling on their birthdays every year - a world first in wireless. Activating a Clearnet PCS phone couldn't be easier. Clients need only visit a Clearnet PCS retailer or dealer, buy their phone, take it home and call Clearnet's activations centre to set up an account. In Alberta, Clearnet PCS is available at retail outlets operated by Batteries And Beyond, Battery Depot, Canadian Tire, Computer City, Doppler Computer Superstores, Future Shop, Grand And Toy, London Drugs, Sony Stores, Staples and Wireless Wave. Clearnet PCS is also available at independent wireless dealerships, consumer-oriented Clearnet retail stores and Clearnet Business Communications Centre (CBCC CBCC Community Based Child Care CBCC Colorado Black Chamber of Commerce CBCC Cloudbase Country Club (governing body of hang gliding sites in western WA) CBCC Conviction By Civil Court ) dealerships in both Calgary and Edmonton. Clearnet (TSE, ME- NET.A; NASDAQ- CLNTF) is a leading Canadian wireless communications company that has increased its employee roster tenfold since 1994 to more than 1,800 people in locations across Canada, including more than 200 employees in offices, retail locations and switch centres in Calgary and across Western Canada. CONTACT: Clearnet Communications Inc. Tracy Josling, 403/703-1136 tjosling@clearnet.com http://www.clearnet.com |
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