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SkyTel Communications, Inc.
 NEWS FROM THE STANDARD
Sure, They're Bigger. But Are They Better?
Oct 08 1999 12:00 AM PDT

News Briefs
Aug 23 1999 12:00 AM PDT

Alsop Injects $9 Million Into Start-up
Jul 22 1998 12:00 AM PDT

 PROFILE
At the place where sky meets world, business horizons open up -- or so hopes SkyTel Communications. The company, which was acquired by WorldCom in 1999, provides wireless messaging services, marketed mainly to business users. It has more than 1.3 million customers and offers a wide range of messaging services, including basic paging (SkyPager), one-way e-mail and voice messaging (SkyWord), two-way alphanumeric text messaging (SkyWriter), and wireless e-mail (BlackBerry and SkyTel eLink). The SkyTel Messaging Center allows clients to manage their voice mail, e-mail, and faxes from their pagers.

 COMPETITION
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 FINANCIAL OVERVIEW
Fiscal Year-End: December
1998 Sales (mil.): 518.30
1-Yr. Sales Growth: 27.0%
Employees: 3,600
Revenue per employee: $143,972.22

 KEY PEOPLE
• Jim Myers
    CEO
• Terri Hudson
    CFO

 CONTACT INFO
515 E. Amite St.
Jackson, MS 39201
US
Phone: 601-944-1300
Fax: 601-944-7106
Online: Web Site

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