Pac-West to Supply Integrated Communications Services to Leading Alarm Company
STOCKTON, Calif., April 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Pac-West Telecomm, Inc.
(Nasdaq: PACW), a rapidly growing provider of integrated communications
services to business customers and Internet service providers in the western
U.S., today announced that Bay Alarm, the leading independent alarm company in
California, has signed a service agreement extension under which Pac-West will
provide a complete package of telecommunications services to support Bay
Alarm's security systems.
"We are very pleased that Bay Alarm has chosen to continue its service
agreement with Pac-West," said Brian Johnson, Pac-West's senior vice president
of sales. "We have benefited from Bay Alarm's support for many years both as
a customer and as an early investor in the company. Bay Alarm's decision to
extend their service agreement with us affirms our strategy of providing small
and medium-sized business customers with bundled communications services at a
competitive price."
Roger Westphal, Bay Alarm's president and chief executive officer, said,
"Bay Alarm's reputation as a quality provider of security systems and support
throughout California depends to a large extent on the reliability of Pac-
West's network. In addition to competitive rates and reliable service, Pac-
West is extremely responsive to our needs, which is the primary reason we have
maintained our relationship with them for so many years. When we need
assistance, we get to talk to "real people" who care about our business."
About Pac-West
Founded in 1980, Pac-West Telecomm, Inc. (Nasdaq: PACW) is a rapidly
growing provider of integrated telecommunications services to Internet service
providers (ISPs) and small and medium-sized businesses. With operations
currently in California, Nevada and Washington, Pac-West is expanding
throughout the western U.S. and expects to have operations in ten western
states by the end of 2000.
Pac-West supplies Internet infrastructure services to over 100 ISPs that
can either collocate and maintain their own equipment at Pac-West's switching
facilities, or subscribe to a managed modem service and have Pac-West supply
and maintain the equipment. For its small and medium business customers,
Pac-West bundles state-of-the-art telephone equipment, including design,
installation, and maintenance, with local, long distance, and data services.
More information about the company is available at http://www.pacwest.com.
About Bay Alarm
Bay Alarm Company, the leading independent alarm company in California,
was founded in 1946 and has grown to be the largest independently owned and
operated security company in the United States, providing protection for over
65,000 homes and businesses. Bay Alarm was recently ranked by Security
Distributing & Marketing Magazine as the 12th Largest Alarm Company in the
nation, competing with national companies around the country. More
information about the company is available at http://www.bayalarm.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
The foregoing discussion contains forward-looking statements. Pac-West's
future performance is subject to numerous risks and uncertainties that could
cause actual results to deviate substantially from those discussed in these
forward-looking statements. Factors that could impact the variability of
future results include: successful execution of the company's expansion
activities into new geographic markets on a timely and cost-effective basis;
the pace at which new competitors enter the company's existing and planned
markets; competitive responses of the Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers;
execution of interconnection agreements with Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers
on terms satisfactory to the company; maintenance of the company's supply
agreements for transmission facilities; continued acceptance of the company's
services by new and existing customers; the outcome of legal and regulatory
proceedings regarding reciprocal compensation for Internet-related calls and
certain of the company's product offerings; the ability to attract and retain
talented employees; and the company's ability to successfully access markets,
install switching electronics, and obtain the use of leased fiber transport
facilities and any required governmental authorizations, franchises and
permits, all in a timely manner, at reasonable costs and on satisfactory terms
and conditions, as well as regulatory, legislative and judicial developments
that could cause actual results to differ materially from the future results
indicated, expressed or implied, in such forward-looking statements. These
and other factors are discussed in the company's Prospectus dated November 3,
1999, and the company's annual report on form 10-K as filed with the SEC.
For investor information on Pac-West Telecomm via fax at no additional
cost, please dial 1-800-PRO-INFO (732-544-2850 outside the U.S.) and enter
code PACW.
SOURCE Pac-West Telecomm, Inc.
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Related links:
http://www.pacwest.com
CONTACT:
Media, Brian Johnson, Senior Vice President
of Sales of Pac-West Telecomm, Inc., 209-926-3300,
bjohnson@pacwest.com, Graham Westphal, Vice President of Bay
Alarm, 925-935-1100, or general, Virginia Turner, investors,
Chris Wood, or media, Mary Wallace of The Financial Relations
Board, 415-986-1591
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