TeleCommunication Systems, Inc. Announces Million Dollar FCCI Communications Cabling Contract

Business Wire, Jan 10, 2000

Business Editors/Hi-Tech Writers

TAMPA, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 10, 2000

TeleCommunication Systems, Inc. (TCS) announced today the receipt of a million dollar plus contract award from W.G. Mills, General Contractor, for the installation of all communications cabling in the new FCCI Insurance Group corporate center located in Sarasota, Florida.

FCCI is one the largest workmen compensation carriers in the Southeast. This new single tenant facility will open in early 2001 will consist of over 300 thousand square feet. This location will initially be occupied by a staff of 400.

The one-year effort by TCS, starting in January 2000, will include the installation and testing of over 8000 "zoned" communication locations with multi-port outlets installed in raised access flooring.

This advanced approach allows for maximum space efficiency and flexibility. Over 1.5 million feet of cooper and fiber optic cabling will be installed with over 35,000 cable terminations. This project will be managed and staffed from TCS's regional office in Tampa, Florida.

"This will be the largest commercial cable plant/infrastructure project ever performed by TCS and will demonstrate our ability to provide our customer with a technological showcase of telecommunications capability," said R.T. Davis, TCS's Vice President of the Southeast Region.

Founded in 1987, TeleCommunication Systems, Inc., Annapolis, MD, develops network application software and provides systems integration solutions for wireless and wireline telecommunications networks. TCS's flagship software products were among the first intelligent network solutions for telecommunications carriers and other major technology-based customer organizations.

TCS specialists use established system methodologies and industry standards to develop optimized solutions at competitive prices. Visit the web site at http://www.telecomsys.com.