ETC
RECEIVES ORDERS TOTALING OVER $2 MILLION FROM
LOCAL EXCHANGE CARRIER
Waukesha, WI—December 15, 1998
ETC (Electronic
Tele-Communications, Inc.) announced the receipt of
orders totaling over $2 million for its Digicept® DNA
Module from a leading local exchange carrier. The
Digicept® DNA Modules will supply voice announcements
and enhanced services such as time and temperature for
the carrier’s network. All orders will be shipped in
1998 to meet the carrier’s requirements for Y2K
compliance by the end of the year.
"These orders will
contribute to a strong fourth quarter, one of ETC’s
most profitable in recent history," said Dean
Danner, CEO of ETC. "Our success with the Digicept®
DNA is due to the product’s modularity and enhanced
services that can differentiate a carrier in a highly
competitive market."
ETC’s Digicept® DNA
Modules deliver digital voice messages to wireline or
wireless telephone customers. These announcements give
information related to changed numbers or area codes,
payment options ("press 1 to use a credit
card"), network status ("all circuits are busy
now"), voice prompts for services ("to activate
call forwarding") and other announcements related to
the Advanced Intelligent Network. Repair technicians also
utilize automatic number announcements to verify the
phone number of a line.
ETC designs, manufactures,
and services quality telecommunications products that
provide network solutions for domestic and international
access providers. Headquartered in Waukesha, Wisconsin,
ETC also has operations in Atlanta, Georgia and
Pleasanton, California. ETC is traded on The NASDAQ
SmallCap Market under the symbol ETCIA (Electel).
Certain statements in this
press release which are not historical facts are
"forward-looking" statements as defined in the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Any
"forward-looking" statements are provided in
compliance with the "Safe Harbor" provision of
the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
"Forward-looking" statements involve a number
of risks and uncertainties including, but not limited to,
technology changes, backlog, acquisitions, status of the
economy, governmental regulations, sources of supply,
expense structure, product mix, major customers,
competition, litigation, and other risk factors detailed
in the Company’s filings with the Securities and
Exchange Commission. Investors are encouraged to consider
the risks and uncertainties included in those filings.
Digicept is a registered
trademark of Electronic Tele-Communications, Inc.
http://www.etcia.com
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