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Ketchikan.
12 Dec 2003.
Seaport Telecommunications
of Ketchikan and Globalstar USA announced today that Seaport
Telecommunications has become a Globalstar dealer, selling
equipment and service plans from its Seaport Cyber locations
in Ketchikan, Juneau, Skagway. Seaport’s Montana partner
R&R Satellite of Lewistown will also carry the line.
As part of the marketing
plan Seaport is in the process of installing Globalstar units
on the Alaska Marine Highway ferries
These public payphones can be used with major credit
cards, collect calls, and with pre-paid cards purchased at a
vending machine on board.
Seaport Telecommunications
will provide the Globalstar 1600 hand held phone on a rental
basis to kayakers, cruise ship passengers, recreational
cruisers, and other people needing a telephone solution in
areas not covered by cellular towers.
The Globalstar fixed units are a solution being
implemented by remote lodges, cruise lines, the ferry system;
and are rapidly being installed nationwide in hospitals, law
enforcement buildings and mobiles, schools, and communication
and transportation hubs as the homeland security people have
recommended backups
for all critical infrastructure.
The public payphone solution
being provided by Seaport Telecommunications includes NCIC of
Houston Texas as the operator services provider and
International Telecom of Anchorage as the pre-paid platform.
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