CHICAGO, Aug. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- USN Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq: USNC)
today announced that it will now resell Ameritech (NYSE: AIT) cellular
services throughout Ameritech's wireless territories. The Ameritech agreement
will provide USN with the ability to offer wireless services in Illinois,
Indiana, Michigan, Ohio and Wisconsin. USN currently offers wireless services
to its customers in the Northeast and several Mid-Atlantic states.
"This agreement represents a major milestone in USN's strategy of bundling
wireless with local and long-distance services for our customers in the
Midwest and Northeast," said J. Thomas Elliott, chairman, president and CEO,
USN Communications. "Cellular is a service often requested by our customers.
With this agreement, we can now offer cellular across nearly all of our
footprint making it a core product offering for USN." Added Elliott, "The
acquisition of Connecticut Telephone provided us with significant wireless
back office capabilities. This product expansion leverages those capabilities
over a wider customer base."
USN's direct sales force will offer cellular service as part of their
"value-added" bundle of services. The company expects to be able to offer
cellular service to Midwest customers within 30 days.
Certain of the statements made in this press release are forward-looking
in nature. Actual results may differ materially from those projected in
forward-looking statements. USN believes that its primary risk factors
include, but are not limited to: the number and size of competitors in its
markets; law and regulatory policy; dependence on technology and third
parties, including provisioning and billing systems and services; and the mix
of products and services offered in its target markets. Additional
information concerning these and other potential important factors can be
found in USN's SEC filings. USN undertakes no obligation to update publicly
any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future
events or otherwise. Any statements should be evaluated in light of these
important factors.
USN Communications is one of the largest and fastest growing independent
competitive local exchange carriers. The company delivers "powerful
connections" for small to medium-sized businesses by integrating a complete
range of communications services, including local, long-distance, cellular and
Internet, supported by unparalleled customer service. Founded in 1994, USN
has 50 offices located throughout the Midwest, Northeast and Mid-Atlantic and
currently provides telecommunications service in more than 45 states.
For more information on USN Communications, visit the company's Web site
at http://www.usncomm.com.
SOURCE USN Communications, Inc.
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Communications, 312-906-3575, both of USN Communications
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