29 Jan 2010 07:08
KCOM GROUP (KCOM.L) TO DELIVER MANAGED SERVICE TO PHONES4U
Group's Kcom business to provide
consolidated telecoms service to high street retailer
KCOM Group PLC today announces that Kcom, its managed communications services business has signed a five year contract with the leading high street retailer Phones4U. Kcom will consolidate all the group's telecoms services from multiple suppliers into a single source.
The agreement includes the provision of a new wide area network for data for all the stores, internet access, leased lines, inbound and outbound switched voice calls and conferencing facilities, and support and maintenance to Phones4U's corporate network. The contract with Phones4U is a significant landmark deal following KCOM Group's strategic agreement with BT Wholesale. It allows Phones4U to reduce operating expenditure and provides the company with a new state of the art scaleable wide area network as a platform for new services. It simplifies Phones4U's account management and allows the company to benefit from the extended range of services resulting from KCOM Group's agreement with BT Wholesale.
Commenting on today's announcement, Bill Halbert, Executive Chairman of KCOM Group said:
"We are delighted to be announcing this important contract win with Phones4U which is an example of our strategy of focusing our managed communications services business direct sales efforts on higher value added services, contracted on a multi-year basis. The contract illustrates the new opportunities available to us following our agreement with BT."
For further information please contact:
KCOM Group PLC:
Bill Halbert, Executive Chairman
Paul Simpson, CFO Tel: 01924 882952 (PA: Annette Watling)
Maitland:
Brian Hudspith/ Amanda Martyr Tel: 0207 379 5151
About KCOM Group PLC
The KCOM Group delivers communications services to a range of businesses and consumers, with an emphasis on exceptional service delivery.
Its Kcom business provides communications services for national multi-site enterprise and public sector organisations across the UK. As an independent provider of these services, supported by its BT Wholesale partnership, Kcom is able to offer advanced network capability and related added value services, coupled with a flexible approach to delivering its customers' requirements.
Its Kingston Communications business provides a range of communications services to businesses and consumers in Hull and East Yorkshire. Eclipse Internet delivers a portfolio of internet based communications services. These are designed to help small businesses and home based workers to exploit the power of the internet to achieve business success.
For more information on the KCOM Group, please go to www.kcomplc.com.