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Frontier Communications Sells Next-Generation 9-1-1 Systems to Six New York Counties
Frontier Communications (NASDAQ:FTR) announced today that it recently
completed four separate sales with six New York counties for
next-generation capable 9-1-1 communications systems. These sales are in
addition to Frontier's 9-1-1 state-of-the-art system sale to Monroe
County and the City of Rochester, N.Y., in the second half of 2014.
The systems were sold to counties within and outside of Frontier's
traditional service footprint in New York, with some counties partnering
on a joint purchase. The featured equipment in all sales is the Airbus
DS VESTA 4 system, a state-of-the-art IP-based integrated communications
system that provides full redundancy and allows call takers to set up in
a mobile environment in the event of evacuation. The new systems also
provide more detailed and comprehensive reporting, enabling users to
better analyze call data. In addition, they are next-generation 9-1-1
ready and capable of transmitting text, data and video images to 9-1-1
centers.
The contracts include:
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Yates and Seneca counties -- Yates
and Seneca counties jointly purchased the Airbus Vesta platform.
Deployed in a geo-diverse fashion, one-half of the system resides
respectively in each county. The connections between the two halves
ensure that if there is service or emergency issues on one side, the
other side of the systm is designed to pick up and seamlessly handle
calls.
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Chemung County and City of Elmira
-The County of Chemung and the City of Elmira contracted with Frontier
for the standalone geo-diverse capable Airbus Vesta 4 system upgrade
and equipment maintenance.
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Fulton and Montgomery counties -
Both counties in Upstate New York contracted with Frontier to share a
geo-diverse Airbus Vesta 4 system that will provide full redundancy.
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Rockland County - The
Rockland County purchase comprised six upgraded geo-diverse capable
Airbus Vesta 9-1-1 systems deployed to the towns of Ramapo,
Orangetown, Haverstraw, Spring Valley, Suffern and Stony Point. Each
of these sites will also purchase INdigital's Textty, a text-to-911
product that is the basis of much of the next-generation 9-1-1
upgrading process. The texTTY platform provides text messaging to
and from 9-1-1 services via smartphones, tablets, hotspots and
other text-capable devices.
"We are very pleased to be selected to deliver innovative,
next-generation capable 9-1-1 systems to counties and cities within
Frontier's service footprint and also to those outside of our service
area," said Kevin Smith, Senior Vice President and General Manager of
Frontier's New York operations. "These sales demonstrate that Frontier
is recognized as a reliable, expert partner that designs and delivers
leading-edge communications solutions to meet the needs of our
customers, wherever they may be located."
About Frontier Communications
Frontier Communications Corporation (NASDAQ: FTR) offers broadband,
voice, video, wireless Internet data access, data security solutions,
bundled offerings, specialized bundles for residential customers, small
businesses and home offices and advanced communications for medium and
large businesses in 28 states. Frontier's approximately 17,800 employees
are based entirely in the United States. More information is available
at www.frontier.com.
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