C Spire waives activation, monthly fees for priority service that aids critical mobile communications for emergency first responders

Provider move encourages police, fire and other designated emergency response agencies to use Wireless Priority Service for essential mobile communications during times of crisis or natural disaster

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May 29, 2015, 05:11 ET

RIDGELAND, Miss., May 29, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- With the 2015 Atlantic hurricane season just around the corner, C Spire is waiving the one-time activation charge and monthly service fee for Wireless Priority Service (WPS), which gives eligible emergency response agencies and personnel a higher priority connection to its mobile communications network during a crisis or natural disaster.

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C Spire is waiving the one-time activation charge and monthly service fee for Wireless Priority Service, which gives eligible emergency first responders a higher priority connection for mobile calls during a crisis or natural disaster. Above, emergency personnel rescue Hurricane Katrina victims on the Mississippi Gulf Coast in August 2005.
C Spire is waiving the one-time activation charge and monthly service fee for Wireless Priority Service, which gives eligible emergency first responders a higher priority connection for mobile calls during a crisis or natural disaster. Above, emergency personnel rescue Hurricane Katrina victims on the Mississippi Gulf Coast in August 2005.

WPS gives emergency service personnel, including federal, state and local government officials, police, fire and other designated public health and safety first responders, a higher-priority connection to C Spire's network during natural disasters like hurricanes, terrorist attacks and major accidents by dialing *272 before the destination phone number on pre-authorized mobile phones.

While priority calls do not preempt calls in progress, WPS allows authorized users to gain priority access to the next available wireless channel on the C Spire network, thereby increasing the probability of call completion during emergencies and times of crisis, according to Eric Hollingsworth, senior vice president of Network Operations for C Spire.

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About C Spire
C Spire is a diversified telecommunications and technology services company that provides world-class, customer-inspired wireless communications, 1 Gigabit consumer Internet access as well as a full suite of dedicated Internet, wireless, IP Voice, data and cloud services for businesses.  This news release and other announcements are available at www.cspire.com/news. For more information about C Spire, visit www.cspire.com or follow us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/cspire or Twitter at www.twitter.com/cspire.

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