BILL.L Regulatory News (BILL)

31 Jan 2007 14:00

BSG Clearing Solutions, a subsidiary of Billing Services GroupLimited (AIM:BILL), the telecom industry's clearing and settlementprovider, today announced Dobson Communications Corporation(Nasdaq:DCEL), the third largest GSM wireless provider in the U.S.,has renewed its agreement with BSG for financial clearing services. £ Under the agreement, BSG will continue to provide GSM financialclearing to Dobson Communications related to its 1.6 million customersand markets located in 17 states. £ "Offering wireless operators like Dobson a convenient, singlesource for all their clearing needs gives them the ability to morequickly grow their services and capture new sources of revenue,"commented David Wasserman, General Manager, N.A. wireless for BSG."Dobson is a superb, forward-thinking customer, and we're delighted tocontinue working with them." £ BSG will automate Dobson financial clearing, providing a dedicateddebt collection team for improved revenue assurance, as well ascustomized financial reporting in real-time for its 50 roamingpartners in the domestic United States, Canada, and Mexico. £ About Dobson Communications Corporation £ Dobson Communications is a leading provider of wireless phoneservices to rural markets in the United States. Headquartered inOklahoma City, the Company owns wireless operations in 17 states, withmarkets covering a population of approximately 12.4 million. TheCompany serves approximately 1.6 million customers. For additionalinformation on the Company and its operations, please visit its Website at http://www.dobson.net. £ About BSG Clearing Solutions £ BSG Clearing Solutions is a leading global provider of clearingand settlement, payment services, and financial risk managementsolutions for communications service providers. The company processesover 20 billion transactions annually for 750 of the world's largestcommunications companies throughout North America, Europe and Asia.With a ubiquitous, scalable platform and an extensive portfolio ofclearinghouse services for fixed-line, wireless, Wi-Fi, and broadbandnetworks, BSG monetizes network transactions by facilitating thefinancial exchange of its customers' services. BSG meets the needs oftoday's complex network interconnections and anticipates therequirements of converging technologies, allowing for rapid andreliable deployment. BSG Clearing Solutions is an operating subsidiaryof Billing Services Group Limited, which is publicly traded on theLondon Stock Exchange (AIM) under the ticker symbol BILL. For moreinformation, visit www.bsgclearing.com. £ All company or product names are trademarks and/or registeredtrademarks. Copyright Business Wire 2007