ANCHORAGE, Alaska, March 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Wireless carrier Alaska
DigiTel announced today a service contract with the Municipality of Anchorage,
which will save the city an estimated $12,000 a month.
The contract, which drops the average per-minute cost of cellular service
from the current 16 cents per minute to just 4 cents per minute, is for an
estimated 600 lines. Those employees expected to benefit from the service
reside in the Police and Fire Departments, the Department of Transportation,
and the Mayor's Office.
Alaska DigiTel was selected after exhaustive bidding process, beating out
Alaskan Communications Systems and Dobson Communications, which owns Cellular
One. It won the account, in large part, because of its competitive pricing on
phone plans, attractively priced phones for city employees and their families,
and flexibility in billing options.
As part of the package, municipal employees receive a car charger, belt
clip and ear bud. When municipal employees receive their new phones, they
will receive active phones with their previous numbers ported into the Alaska
DigiTel network. Furthermore, Alaska DigiTel included free system-wide
mobile-to-mobile calling for the customer's family, giving these new customers
another great way to save money.
"Alaska DigiTel is committed to building the right wireless solution for
the Municipality of Anchorage," said Thomas Struder, who along with Kathy
Benedetti are Alaska DigiTel's Sales Managers. "At the center of this
commitment is the Alaska DigiTel customer service department, which provides
outstanding customer service with a friendly personal touch. This
personalized involvement with customers can be seen at all levels of the
company."
Thomas Struder added that he believes the contract with the Anchorage
Municipality will open the door for pending negotiations with other larger
companies.
"We hope other companies in our area will see the value and benefit of not
only doing business with, but supporting, a local company with local customer
service agents, local management, and a growing wireless network," said
Struder. "And, when you have a staff like we do, who are specifically trained
to work with the Municipality and can be trained to work with new company
clients, it makes doing business with Alaska DigiTel a real pleasure, and
virtually hassle-free."
SOURCE Alaska DigiTel
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Related links:
http://www.alaskadigitel.com
CONTACT:
Elizabeth Williams of Alaska DigiTel,
+1-907-222-9205, or ewilliams@akdigitel.com
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