DirectNet Premieres Collect Calling Service for Russian Consumers; DirectNet Offers Collect Calling Service to the United States.NEWPORT BEACH Newport Beach, residential and resort city (1990 pop. 66,643), Orange co., S Calif., on Newport Bay and the Pacific Ocean; inc. 1906. It is a popular seaside resort and yachting center. Manufactures include electrical and medical equipment, computers, boats, and adhesives. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 16, 1998--DirectNet Telecommunications Monday announced it is offering collect calling to 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. from Russia. Although collect calling is commonplace in the United States, its use to date has been extremely limited in Russia. With this new low-cost service, DirectNet hopes to change that. "DirectNet's new collect calling service will keep Russian consumers in touch with friends and relatives in the United States -- this is particularly important in view of the current Russian economic crisis," said Dan Gee, president of DirectNet. "The country is in turmoil and our collect calling service is filling a real need for convenient communications out of Russia." "Although novel today, we believe collect calling to America from Russia will quickly catch on," said Irina Grishanova, director general at DirectNet's Moscow office. "DirectNet's service is simple and economical -- a definite departure from the norm for the Russian consumer." Based in Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, , DirectNet was developed to bring advanced telecommunications services to emerging and transitioning economies. The company has built and now operates its own extensive fiber optic network in Russia. "We're an Orange County firm, but we provide the latest telecommunications technology to areas that need it most," said Gee. DirectNet's collect calling service provides a competitive, per minute rate, designed not to be a burden on the receiving party in the United States. In fact, using DirectNet, the cost of a ten minute collect call will typically average 35 to 50 percent less than other calling plans offering similar services that originate in Verb 1. originate in - come from stem - grow out of, have roots in, originate in; "The increase in the national debt stems from the last war" Russia and terminate in the United States. Collect calling is easy. Callers simply dial 755-8385 to reach a Russian speaking operator. The operator will ask them for the number they wish to call in the United States. When the called party accepts the charges, the caller can then begin speaking. About DirectNet DirectNet Telecommunications was founded shortly after the breakup of the Soviet Union to provide Russia with advanced digital international telecommunications services. An American company with retail operations in Russia and the Czech Republic Czech Republic, Czech Česká Republika (2005 est. pop. 10,241,000), republic, 29,677 sq mi (78,864 sq km), central Europe. It is bordered by Slovakia on the east, Austria on the south, Germany on the west, and Poland on the north. , DirectNet has a diverse customer base, which includes Fortune 500 corporations, international institutions, accounting and law firms This list of the world's largest law firms by revenue is taken from The Lawyer and The American Lawyer and is ordered by 2006 revenue:[1]
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 and in Russia at Moscow and St. Petersburg. Additional switching hubs and operations centers are scheduled to open soon in London and Tokyo. For additional information about DirectNet's Russian collect calling program, contact Michelle Machado at DirectNet, 949/474-1001. |
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