Telecommunications Services Provider Helps Enable Free, IP Videophone
Communication between Pennsylvania National Guard Locations and Iraq Bases
PITTSBURGH, May 2 /PRNewswire/ -- TelCove, a leading provider of
business critical telecommunications services to enterprise customers and
carriers, today announced their participation in and donation of
communication links to the See Your Troops initiative, sponsored by the
Department of Military and Veterans Affairs. The See Your Troops initiative
is implementing a network of videophone stations across Pennsylvania,
enabled through TelCove's donation of network connectivity, to enable free
video or phone communication between deployed soldiers in Iraq and their
friends and families at home. These stations will be located in National
Guard armories in Philadelphia, Scranton, Harrisburg, Mt. Pleasant,
Johnstown, and Fort Indiantown Gap.
The Department of Military and Veterans Affairs is holding a gala
kickoff event at Fort Indiantown Gap (Building 8-80) on Tuesday, May 2nd at
2:00 PM (14:00 hours). At this location, media can observe a See Your
Troops station that will be made accessible to families and soldiers who
want to see and speak to deployed soldiers.
Vendor and organization participants in this effort include:
- See Your Troops Foundation: provided the original vision and momentum
for this project. See Your Troops Foundation is also providing free
videophones and IP service to all participating locations, plus
videophones for use by deployed troops in Iraq.
- TelCove: Providing network connectivity, Internet Access service, and
technical support for all 6 Pennsylvania See Your Troops locations.
- Cisco: Providing routers with a CSU/DSU interface and configuration
support to enable the IP videophones to interface with TelCove's
network at each location.
- Black Box Network Services: Providing technician time and all materials
to extend TelCove's service to the designated locations in Johnstown,
Mt. Pleasant, Harrisburg, and Scranton.
- Eastern Telephone & Telecommunications: Providing technical service,
time and all material to extend TelCove's network to the Philadelphia
location.
"TelCove was one of the original participants in the 2005 demonstration
project for the See Your Troops initiative. And, TelCove is privileged to
continue our support for this important initiative by providing broadband
transport and Internet connectivity to enable communication between
soldiers and their families," said John Flinko, Regional Vice President for
TelCove. "TelCove employees recognize the daily sacrifice our troops and
their families make. So, we are pleased to join with these other vendors,
the See Your Troops Foundation, and the Department of Military and Veterans
Affairs to bring these separated armed forces families closer together
through technology."
About TelCove
TelCove, Inc., is a leading provider of business-critical
telecommunications services offering enterprises, carriers, and government
organizations superior Internet, Data, and Voice solutions via its
reliable, secure metropolitan and intercity fiber-optic network. TelCove's
service product strategy is to provide next-generation communication
transport and services to continually improve the business efficiency and
productivity of its customers. TelCove operates in 70 markets throughout
the eastern half of the United States. For more information about TelCove,
Inc., please go to http://www.TelCove.com.
Cisco, Black Box, and Eastern Telephone & Telecommunications are
trademarks owned by their respective companies.
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CONTACT:
Sherry Davis Guth, Senior Director, Marketing
and Communications of TelCove, +1-724-743-9525, or
sherry.guth@TelCove.com
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