Com21 and Muscatine Power & Water Partner to Help Low-Income Households Pay Energy Bills.Business Editors/High-Tech & Energy Writers MILPITAS, Calif. & MUSCATINE, Iowa--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 21, 2000 Com21's Committed to Community Holiday Program to Work Through Iowa East Central T.R.A.I.N. Assisting Low-Income Households This Winter Com21, Inc. (Nasdaq:CMTO CMTO College of Massage Therapists of Ontario ), a global supplier of system solutions for the broadband access See broadband and wireless broadband. market, is partnering with Muscatine Power and Water (MP&W), Iowa's largest municipally-owned utility, to assist low-income households with their utility bills this holiday season. As part of Com21's Committed to Community Holiday Program, the two companies have agreed to donate $5 to the Iowa East Central T.R.A.I.N. (Teaching, Rehabilitating, Aiding Iowa's Needy) office for each new cable modem cable modem Modem used to convert analog data signals to digital form and vise versa, for transmission or receipt over cable television lines, especially for connecting to the Internet. installation between now and December 31. Iowa East Central T.R.A.I.N. is the non-profit administrator of the local Project Share Program, a volunteer energy assistance program for needy households. The program assists low-income individuals and families in paying their utility bills. Utility customers in the local area have the option of making an automatic monthly contribution with their utility bill toward the Project Share Program. T.R.A.I.N. screens applicants for the program and then distributes funds to those who qualify. "Because we are a customer-owned municipal utility, we have a commitment toward making Muscatine a great place to work and live," said Gary Wieskamp, Director, Utility Relations of MP&W. "Being a reliable neighbor is more than a business slogan for us -- most of our employees are also Muscatine residents. Our support of community programs like this contributes directly to the economic and social vitality of the area." "This time of the year, it's especially important to remember those in our communities who may need a little extra assistance in obtaining the basic necessities that most of us take for granted," said Craig Soderquist, Com21 president. "That's what our Committed to Community Holiday Program is designed for -- to build up and strengthen the communities we serve." About Muscatine Power and Water MP&W is Iowa's largest municipal water and electricity utility, providing water, electricity, and communication services to the over 24,000 citizens of Muscatine, Iowa Muscatine is a city in Muscatine County, Iowa, United States. The population was 22,697 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Muscatine CountyGR6. Muscatine is also the only town in the world with that name. . Besides providing traditional utility services, MP&W offers the largest variety of bandwidth and data over cable connectivity options in the state to meet the rigorous demands of its customers. These include high-speed data, voice and video services via a fiber-optic municipal area network (MAN), along with V-LAN (Virtual Local Area Network), cable TV and cable modem Internet/data services over an extensive hybrid fiber cable (HFC 1. (networking) HFC - Hybrid Fiber Coax. 2. (hardware) HFC - hydrofluorocarbon. ) network. The utility also provides other communication products and services such as wireless telephone service. For more information about MP&W, please go to www.mpw.org. About Com21 Com21, Inc. is a leading global supplier of system solutions for the broadband access market. The Company's DOCSIS (Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification) A cable modem standard from the CableLabs research consortium (www.cablelabs.com), which provides equipment certification for interoperability. , DVB (Digital Video Broadcasting) An international digital television (DTV) standard that is the European and Far Eastern counterpart of the North American ATSC standard. , and ATM-based products enable cable operators and service providers to deliver high-speed, cost-effective Internet and telephony applications to corporate telecommuters, small businesses, home offices, and residential users. To date, Com21 has shipped over 900,000 cable modems worldwide, along with over 1,300 headend controllers. Com21 systems offer commercial service in cable systems passing 16 million households worldwide. Com21 is an ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. 9001 registered company with over 500 employees worldwide. The Company's corporate headquarters is located in Milpitas, California Milpitas (IPA pronunciation: mɪlpitʌs; inhabitants are called 'Milpitans') is a city in Santa Clara County, California. It is located with San Jose to its south and Fremont to its north, at the eastern end of Highway 237 and generally between Interstate freeways 680 and , USA, with its European headquarters in Delft Delft (dĕlft), city (1994 pop. 91,941), South Holland prov., W Netherlands. It has varied industries and is noted for its ceramics (china, tiles, and pottery) known as delftware. Founded in the 11th cent. , The Netherlands. In addition, Com21 maintains engineering development centers in Ireland, Israel, Maryland, and New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , as well as sales and support offices in the United States and Canada, Europe, Asia, and Latin America. Note to Editors: Com21 is a registered trademark of Com21, Inc., Milpitas, California, U.S.A. |
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