DANBURY,
Conn., November 27, 2001 -- Pitney Bowes, Inc
(NYSE:PBI) has signed an agreement with NECA Services
to provide an electronic bill presentment and payment
solution for its more than 1,100 Exchange Carrier/Service
Bureau customers. Digital Document Delivery (D3), offered
by Pitney Bowes docSense, will deliver substantial added
value to the NECA customers while generating productivity
improvements.
The
more than 1,100 exchange carriers participating in NECA
Billing & Collection programs are able to provide
their subscribers with a single bill for all of their
local and long distance telephone services. This amounts
to over 100 million billing transaction each year for
this customer base.
"We
are very happy with our decision," said Raymond Wolitz,
executive director, NECA Services. "Our relationship
with Pitney Bowes docSense is an excellent partnership,
and we look forward to collaborating together on our shared
vision of giving NECA customers the industry's best online
bill payment experience."
Karl
Schumacher, president, Pitney Bowes docSense, shares Wolitz's
enthusiasm. "Gaining NECA as a customer underscores
the success of our digital solution. Because the billing
volume of NECA exchange carriers ranges in size from hundreds
to millions of records per month, scalability and flexibility
were major factors in their choice of D3. Receiving this
commitment validates the strength of our electronic bill
presentment and payment solution."
"In
keeping with NECA's business practice, we performed exhaustive
due diligence on the market, analyzing different vendors
in relation to the needs of our exchange carriers,"
said Wolitz. "Our research proved that Pitney Bowes
docSense had the strongest match to our customer requirements.
Our choice took into account both the functionality of
the D3 solution and the strong reputation of Pitney Bowes.
"NECA
Services offers a range of administrative services, including
billing and collection and governmental universal service
programs, to the telecommunications industry.
Pitney
Bowes Inc. is a $4 billion global provider of integrated
mail and document management solutions headquartered in
Stamford, Connecticut. Pitney Bowes docSense is the company's
global provider of premier solutions for the creation
and distribution of efficient and effective documents
in paper and digital form. For more information go to
www.pbdmt.com.
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