Yadkin Valley Telephone Company Deploys Tekelec IAS Revenue Assurance Solutions (email this article)

MORRISVILLE, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 31, 2005-- Tekelec (Company Profile, Past Stories, Case Studies) (NASDAQ: TKLC - News), a leading developer of telecommunications products for next-generation fixed, mobile and packet networks, today announced that Yadkin Valley Telephone Company has deployed the Tekelec Integrated Application Solutions (IAS) to recover lost revenues, protect network investments and create new revenue-generating services.

The North Carolina-based independent operating carrier (IOC), which has a 50-year history delivering communications services throughout the state, provides a variety of local and long distance, wireless, Internet and cable television services across 34,000 access lines. The Tekelec IAS provides Yadkin Valley with critical business intelligence data, enabling the carrier to identify phantom traffic, report percent interstate usage (PIU) discrepancies by carrier and verify interconnect billing.

"Tekelec gives us visibility into our network traffic, enabling us to identify sources of revenue loss, recover lost revenues and manage our relationships with other carriers to ensure future revenues," said Jim Crabtree, general manager, Yadkin Valley Telephone Company. "At the same time, the Tekelec IAS delivers data we need to develop services to attract new subscribers and improve the bottom line."

The Tekelec IAS is fully integrated with Yadkin Valley's existing Tekelec EAGLE 5® Signaling Application System. The combined signaling and applications solution reduces operational expenses, increases revenues and accommodates the carrier's future growth.

"IAS is unique in that it provides our customers with the ability to tap into rich signaling data to create their own business reports," said Eric Gehl, president and general manager of Tekelec's Communications Software Solutions Group. "We deliver solutions that help IOCs and other operators maintain profitability."

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Tekelec is a leading developer of now and next-generation switching and signaling telecommunications solutions, business intelligence tools and value-added applications. Tekelec's innovative solutions are widely deployed in traditional and next-generation wireline and wireless networks and contact centers worldwide. Corporate headquarters are located in Calabasas, Calif., with research and development facilities and sales offices throughout the world. For more information, please visit www.tekelec.com.