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Colombia’s ETB Signs Multi-Year Billing Agreement with FTS
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FTS
November 18, 2009
ETB and FTS Continue to Consolidate Their Strategic Relationship
Boca Raton, FL -- FTS (LSE: FTS), a global provider of billing, CRM and
policy control solutions for communication, content and service
providers, today announced that ETB (Empresa de Telecomunicaciones de
Bogotá), the largest local telephone company in Bogotá and the second
largest telecommunications company in Colombia, has signed an agreement
to extend services and support for ETB’s entire billing environment for
the next three years. ETB also recently deployed FTS’ Leap™ RevChain v
7.2 Billing solution. |
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ETB provides local telephony services to
over 2 million subscribers, nationwide long distance services, Internet
and connectivity services. In recent years, the Colombian operator
registered a sharp increase in the number of subscribers and in the
portfolio of services it offers.
ETB is a long-time customer of FTS’ Leap RevChain billing. In addition
to providing the operator with maintenance, onsite support and change
control services, the deployment enabled ETB to be one of the first
providers to comply with regulatory changes.
“FTS’ Leap RevChain solution has been in operation at ETB for over four
years,” said Yanet Garcia, ETB’s VP Informatica (IT). “This long-term
agreement is a natural extension of the excellent business relationship
between the companies. We are confident that Leap RevChain will continue
to provide us with the tools we need to accurately and flexibly
undertake our rating and billing processes”.
“This agreement is in line with FTS’ strategy to further explore and
penetrate the CALA market,” said Shaul Ganel, President, FTS Americas.
“It continues to be exciting for us to team up with a growing, dynamic
customer like ETB. Over the course of our relationship ETB has continued
to keep us challenged and helped us push the product to be the best in
its class. The Colombian operator is taking full advantage of Leap
RevChain’s billing and rating features.”
FTS’ Leap RevChain is a full, end-to-end, rating, billing and
customer-care solution for the service-provider market throughout the
Americas, supporting voice, data and content services. Comprised of
integrated applications that are designed to address all the critical
billing requirements of service providers, the solution was designed to
deliver the increased throughput and response time required for rating
and billing millions of complex usage records.
About ETB
ETB is a provider of integrated and innovative communications solutions.
Founded in 1884 to provide telephone services to the residents of
Bogotá, the company developed into a nationwide telecommunications
operator that provides a variety of services in a competitive market.
ETB anticipates the needs of its clients and develops its business with
the highest standards of quality and service. The company is supported
by committed human capital, the latest technologies, and efficient
business management. http://www.etb.com.co/.
About FTS
FTS (LSE: FTS) is a leading provider of Billing, CRM and Business
Control solutions for communications and content service providers. By
analyzing events from a business standpoint rather than just billing
them, FTS allows providers to better understand their customer base and
leverage business value from every event and interaction. FTS deploys
its full range of end-to-end, stand-alone and add-on solutions to
customers in over 40 countries and has implemented solutions in
wireless, wireline, cable, content and broadband markets including
multiple cross-network installations. Serving the evolving needs of both
traditional and next generation service providers, the company’s
operations comprise four international R&D locations and
strategically-located sales support offices worldwide. For more
information please visit http://www.fts-soft.com/. |
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