ATLANTA, May 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Preferred Networks, Inc. (Nasdaq: PFNT)
(PNI), a leading outsourcing services provider to the wireless industry,
reported that in response to the satellite service interruption affecting the
majority of the paging industry today, PNI is working with its customers to
provide network and engineering solutions.
PNI reported that it experienced no service interruption on its
157.740 MHz networks in the Southeast markets controlled by its Atlanta
Technical Control Center (TCC) and in certain cities controlled by its
Northeast and Mid-Atlantic TCCs. Service has been restored in several
additional major cities and PNI expects that the majority of its major markets
will be in service by later today. Less populated markets which were affected
by the satellite interruption may take at least 48 hours to restore to
service.
PNI currently provides network and engineering services to multiple
wireless companies, including the ten largest paging companies in the country.
PNI's engineering services company, Preferred Technical Services, Inc. (PTS),
is also working today with its customers to assist them in re-establishing
service on their networks.
Preferred Networks, Inc., headquartered in metropolitan Atlanta, provides
outsourcing solutions to the wireless industry which allow companies to offer
branded wireless services directly to subscribers, while relying on PNI to
provide high-quality network, technical, and product services. PNI offers its
services through its wholesale paging networks as one of the largest carrier's
carriers in the U.S., and through its wholly owned subsidiaries: Preferred
Technical Services, Inc., a provider of paging network equipment installation,
maintenance and engineering services, and EPS Wireless, Inc., a national
provider of paging and cellular product repair services, sales of new, used
and refurbished paging and cellular products and inventory management
services. PNI's address on the World Wide Web is: http://www.pni.net.
Safe Harbor Statement Under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act
of 1995: The statements contained in this release which are not historical
facts, such as those concerning future financial performance and growth, are
forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties,
including those identified in the Company's December 31, 1997 Annual Report
and March 31, 1998 Form on 10-Q, and actual results could differ materially
from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements.
SOURCE Preferred Networks, Inc.
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