DTE Energy and Visa USA Surprise Michigan Cardholder with NFL Experience
01 February 2006 - 3:05AM
PR Newswire (US)
Visa and DTE Energy Promotion Offers Fans Prizes for Using Their
Visa Card to Pay Bills DETROIT, Jan. 31 /PRNewswire/ -- DTE Energy
customer, Gustave Gunderson Jr., of Wyoming, Mich., won two tickets
to the ultimate game on the ultimate stage, by simply using his
Visa card. He has won tickets for two to Super Bowl XL in Detroit,
MI, which takes place on February 5, 2006. From November 7, 2005
through January 4, 2006, fans were automatically entered into the
promotion when they used their Visa card to pay their DTE Energy
bill. Gunderson, 49, said he has been using DTE Energy's eBill
option as long as it has been available. "I'm looking to pay all my
bills on line and I started using eBill as soon as I found out
about it," he said. He said he knew about the contest but figured
his chance of winning the tickets was about one in a million. "I'm
very excited," he said. "The Super Bowl is a once in a lifetime
thing, something I wouldn't go to unless this happened to me." "The
NFL drives fan passion and consumer loyalty in a way that no other
American sports league can match," said Joyce Hayes-Giles, senior
vice president, Customer Service, DTE Energy. "We are extremely
excited to offer Gustave Gunderson this opportunity and to partner
with Visa in celebrating the unpredictable nature of the NFL in a
fun way that surprises and rewards our customers." About DTE Energy
DTE Energy is a Detroit-based diversified energy company involved
in the development and management of energy-related businesses and
services nationwide. Its largest operating units are Detroit
Edison, an electric utility serving 2.1 million customers in
Southeastern Michigan, and MichCon, a natural gas utility serving
1.2 million customers in Michigan. The DTE Energy portfolio of
businesses also includes non-utility subsidiaries supplying a broad
range of project and energy management services, primarily to large
industrial and commercial customers. In 2004, DTE Energy posted
revenues of approximately $7.1 billion. Information about DTE
Energy is available at http://www.dteenergy.com/ . About Visa USA
Visa USA is the nation's leading payment brand and largest payment
system, enabling banks to provide their consumers and business
customers with a wide variety of payment alternatives tailored to
meet their evolving needs. Visa USA is committed to increasing the
choice, convenience, acceptance, and security of Visa payments for
all stakeholders in the payment system -- Members, cardholders and
merchants. Through its 13,500 Member financial institutions, more
than 488 million Visa-branded cards have been issued to cardholders
in the United States. Last year, U.S.-based financial institutions
relied on Visa's processing system, VisaNet, to facilitate $1.3
trillion in transactions with unparalleled reliability. Worldwide,
cardholders in over 150 countries carry more than 1 billion
Visa-branded cards, accounting for more than $3 trillion in annual
transaction volume. Visa offers a trusted, reliable and convenient
way to access and mobilize financial resources -- anytime,
anywhere, anyway. First Call Analyst: FCMN Contact: DATASOURCE: DTE
Energy; Visa USA CONTACT: Michael Rolnick of Visa USA,
+1-415-932-2384, ; Steve Hickok of Fleishman Hillard,
+1-212-453-2353, ; or John J. Austerberry of DTE Energy,
+1-313-235-8859, Web site: http://www.dteenergy.com/
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