Teletouch Mobilizes to Restore Mission Critical Wireless Messaging Communications Services to Gulf Coast Area Following Hurrican
08 September 2005 - 5:32AM
Business Wire
Teletouch Communications, Inc. (AMEX:TLL) announced today that it
mobilized teams of technicians and engineers to restore and
maintain mission-critical wireless messaging communications
services for its emergency medical, utility and other customers
throughout Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama following Hurricane
Katrina. "Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath knocked out a
significant number of our transmitter sites in the Gulf Coast
region. Most of our transmitters in New Orleans and Gulfport were
destroyed, while other towers in the region were completely blown
away. Some remaining transmitters are still under water," stated
T.A. "Kip" Hyde, Jr., Teletouch CEO. "In response, we have
mobilized emergency response teams to key tower sites in Louisiana,
Mississippi and Alabama." "Our hospital facilities were an
immediate priority, and most of our hospital customers have
continued to receive service throughout the emergency period. We
have shipped generators, rerouted switches, lines and manned
certain sites on a 24-hour basis to maintain and restore critical
communications links." Hyde continued, "We have also been working
closely with one of our largest customers, Entergy Corporation
(NYSE:ETR), a leading power company in the region, to assure that
they have vital communications service in markets that were hardest
hit by Katrina. Our goal was to provide critical communications
coverage to their crews in the field as quickly as possible.
Entergy continues to make steady progress, and has restored power
to nearly 674,000 customers." For the most recent updates and
details on Entergy's comprehensive power restoration efforts,
please go to http://www.entergy.com/corp. "At this time, I'm
pleased to report that Teletouch's wireless messaging services have
been restored to much of the original service area impacted by the
storm. The devastation caused by Katrina and its aftermath is
almost immeasurable. Our hearts go out to all of the affected
families, workers and victims of this catastrophic event. We will
continue to focus on restoring communications services throughout
the affected areas to assist our customers, especially emergency
personnel and the Entergy crews that are working to restore gas and
electric power in the region," concluded Hyde. About Teletouch
Teletouch Communications, Inc., a proven U.S. leader in wireless
messaging and related network management, provides a complete suite
of mobile asset tracking solutions using sophisticated, yet
cost-effective GPS-based hardware and software products for fleets,
hazardous materials and "worker-down" emergency notification
applications. In addition to its telemetry business, Teletouch
offers two-way radio communications, cellular and wireless
messaging services throughout the United States. Teletouch's common
stock is traded on the American Stock Exchange under stock symbol:
TLL. Additional product, business and financial information for
Teletouch is available at www.Teletouch.com. This release contains
certain "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section
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