EMBARQ (NYSE:EQ) today announced that ATLANTIC-ACM, a leading
telecommunications research consultancy and benchmarking firm, has
presented EMBARQ®
Business Markets with three Retail Metro Carrier Excellence Awards. The
awards, presented after the first day of the 2008 Goldman Sachs
Communacopia Conference, honor EMBARQ’s
industry leading customer feedback in the areas of Customer Service,
Provisioning, and Large Business and Enterprise Data Quality and Price.
“EMBARQ is continuously recognized by our
business customers for the products and level of service we provide and
to be honored by ATLANTIC-ACM for our efforts reinforces the belief that
we are providing effective solutions that maximize the return on
telecommunications spending,” said Tom McEvoy,
president of EMBARQ Business Markets. “We are
appreciative of our customers and ATLANTIC-ACM for recognizing the
EMBARQ Business Markets team with this honor.”
Presented by ATLANTIC-ACM CEO Dr. Judy Reed Smith, the awards were
derived from the latest edition of ATLANTIC-ACM’s
Metro Carrier Report Card, which evaluated carriers in key performance
areas based on more than 2,000 carrier ratings by retail customers.
About ATLANTIC-ACM
Boston-based ATLANTIC-ACM is a leading provider of strategic research
and consulting services, serving the telecommunications and information
industries. In addition to producing the industry’s
principal benchmarking, sizing and opportunity studies, the company
assists clients in evaluating telecommunications opportunities for
successful investment, market entry, and long-term planning. For more
information, visit ATLANTIC-ACM’s website at www.atlantic-acm.com.
About EMBARQ
Embarq Corporation (NYSE: EQ), headquartered in Overland Park, Kansas,
offers a complete suite of communications services. The company
has approximately 18,000 employees and operates in 18 states. EMBARQ is
included in the S&P 500 and is in the Fortune 500®
list of America’s largest corporations.
For consumers, EMBARQ offers an innovative portfolio of services that
includes reliable local and long distance home phone service, high-speed
Internet, wireless, and satellite TV from DISH Network®
-- all on one monthly bill.
For businesses, EMBARQ Business has a comprehensive range of flexible
and integrated services designed to help businesses of all sizes be more
productive and communicate with their customers. This service portfolio
includes local voice and data services, long distance, Business Class
High Speed Internet, wireless, satellite TV from DIRECTV®,
enhanced data network services, voice and data communication equipment
and managed network services.
For more information, visit embarq.com.
EMBARQ
Roman Blahoski, 952-448-5613; roman.w.blahoski@embarq.com
