BILL.L Regulatory News (BILL)

25 Apr 2006 10:12

Billing Services Group Limited25 April 2006 For Immediate Release 25 April 2006 BSG Clearing Solutions Announces New BSG Roaming Information Service (RIS) Web Interface Provides Central Point of Access For All Roaming Partner Activity Russelsheim, Germany-- April 25, 2006 - BSG Clearing Solutions GmbH, a globalprovider of clearing and settlement, payment services, and financial riskmanagement solutions for communications service providers, today announced theimmediate availability of its Roaming Information Service (RIS), which storesand manages all relevant roaming information for its wireless operatorcustomers. The service is available to operators throughout Europe and Asia. BSG's Roaming Information Service is a dedicated, online, information databasethat tracks and stores in-depth, business-relevant information aboutrelationships and partners. RIS also helps manage the complete roaming cyclefrom the pre-roaming phase through live and ongoing relations by enablingvisibility into historical service-centric data. By providing optimaltransparency and customization capabilities, BSG enables operators to readilyaccess agreements, records, rates, and service details that help them managetheir relationships and input to the clearing system. Atul Devani, Chief Executive of Wireless Services for BSG Clearing Solutionscommented, "By centralizing roaming partners' relevant data into onecomprehensive application, operators can easily gain the intelligence they needto monitor subscriber and partner behavior and make informed decisions regardingfuture relations. RIS is another enhancement to our service portfolio thatsimplifies the clearing process for our customers and greatly increasesefficiency." These additional features are available with the on demand RIS Web interface: •Maintenance of all AA.14 and IR.21 documents and all additional roaming related documents •Document creation directly from RIS database into AA.14, XML, PDF or MS Word formats •Workflow functionality showing roaming set up process •Distribution of AA.14 upon request from roaming partners •Accessibility of roaming agreements, services in client network, services used while roaming in visited network and daily exchange rates •Operator-specific contact and service information •Queries and customized views for all available information Contacts:Erin BrennanBlanc & Otus Public Relations - US media relations+1 512 372 6653ebrennan@blancandotus.com Trudie ParsonsBlanc & Otus Public Relations - UK trade media relations+44 (0) 207 413 3229tparsons@blancandotus.co.uk Bobby Morse / Jeremy Garcia / James StrongBuchanan CommunicationsTel: +44 (0)20 7466 5000jeremyg@buchanan.uk.com About BSG Clearing Solutions BSG Clearing Solutions is a leading global provider of clearing and settlement,payment services, and financial risk management solutions for communicationsservice providers. The company processes over 20 billion transactions annuallyfor 630 of the world's largest communications companies throughout NorthAmerica, Europe and Asia. With a ubiquitous, scalable platform and an extensiveportfolio of clearinghouse services for fixed-line, wireless, Wi-Fi, andbroadband networks, BSG monetizes network transactions by facilitating thefinancial exchange of its customers' services. BSG meets the needs of today'scomplex network interconnections and anticipates the requirements of convergingtechnologies, allowing for rapid and reliable deployment. BSG Clearing Solutionsis an operating subsidiary of Billing Services Group Limited, which is publiclytraded on the London Stock Exchange (AIM) under the ticker symbol BILL. For moreinformation, visit www.bsgclearing.com. All company or product names are trademarks and/or registered trademarks. ### This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange