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IRIDIUM MAKES DONATION TO APCO SILENT KEY
SCHOLARSHIP
September 2, 2008, Washington, DC - The
Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International today
announced that Iridium Satellite LLC has donated $17,000 to the association's
Silent Key Scholarship Fund which provides current and future public safety
communications professionals with training and educational opportunities in
honor of deceased APCO International members. An Iridium representative
presented a check to APCO President, Chris Fischer, at the 74th
Annual Conference and Exhibition last month in Kansas City, Mo.
The $17,000 donation represents $5 for every used satellite
phone turned in under the Trade-Up to Iridium program. So far, Iridium has had a
total of 3,400 new activations since the program was launched in January. The
Trade-Up to Iridium rebate program, themed "Reliability to the Rescue," provides
pricing incentives for North American customers switching from competing mobile
satellite services (MSS) providers to Iridium.
"Our donation to the Silent Key Scholarship Fund is our way of
supporting the public safety communicators' community," said Don Thoma,
executive vice president of Marketing, Iridium. "A large percentage of the
subscribers taking advantage of the Trade-Up to Iridium program are first
responders involved in disaster-relief and recovery operations, who cannot
afford to take chances with their communications equipment when lives are at
stake. This trade-in program ensures that participating public servants have
uninterrupted access to dependable MSS to support their vital operations in any
place at any time."
"We deeply appreciate Iridium's thoughtful donation to this
fund," said Fischer. "Even more exciting is the fact that Iridium will donate an
additional $5 for every competitor handset turned in from now until the end of
the promotion on September 30, 2008."
About APCO International
The Association of Public-Safety
Communications Officials (APCO) International is the world's
oldest and largest professional organization dedicated to the
enhancement of public safety communications. APCO International
serves the professional needs of its 15,000 members worldwide by
creating a platform for setting professional standards,
addressing professional issues and providing education, products
and services for people who manage, operate, maintain and supply
the communications systems used by police, fire and emergency
medical dispatch agencies throughout the world. |
