INSTALLS inc Awarded FCC Contract for Digital TV Conversions

INSTALLS inc Awarded FCC Contract for Digital TV Conversions

Firm Wins Business to Help 'Underserved Populations' Transition to Digital TV

BUFFALO, N.Y., May 20 /PRNewswire/ -- The Federal Communications Commission has contracted with INSTALLS inc, America's leading in-home services company, to provide underserved populations in-home assistance for the government's transition to nationwide digital television. Beginning immediately and running through the end of June, INSTALLS will provide in-home converter box installation services (basic and expert) to more than 35,000 homes across the country - in 35 states - from California to Florida to Maine. Customers in need of assistance should reference the list of approved states and contact information at the end of this release.

"This win is especially significant because it mirrors our founding mission," says Thomas Hunt, President and CEO of INSTALLS. "We started our business by installing satellite/antenna combination services in rural areas that traditional cable television providers had ignored."

In addition, Hunt applauds the FCC's commitment to the HUBZone Program, as INSTALLS has been committed to and headquartered within HUBZones for more than 15 years. Lee Hess, Co-Founder and Chairman of INSTALLS, says, "Our commitment to assist these underserved populations, by employing people from these communities and providing services to them, has propelled INSTALLS into its role as the acknowledged leader in installation services."

"This award represents another major milestone in our growing government service segment," says John Nettina, Chief Operating Officer for INSTALLS. "Large scale deployments are nothing new to us. Our proprietary systems together with our disciplined and 'hands-on' approach to technician management are unsurpassed."

"Those qualities have helped us grow our business in all areas," continues Nettina, "but especially in our expanding commercial services footprint, including the enterprise-level, educational and government arenas."

About INSTALLS inc, LLC

Headquartered in Buffalo, N.Y., INSTALLS is a 15-year-old leading supplier of installation services to clients including Best Buy, Dell, SONY, and COSTCO.com and everywhere in between. Today, INSTALLS contracts a network of skilled, trained and background-checked technicians that numbers more than 8,000 strong. The organization has managed over 5 million service events in its 15-year history. Its services are available from coast to coast in almost any geographic location.

INSTALLS clients depend upon them for prompt, quality in-home services and INSTALLS delivers on that promise with their proprietary software and specialized approach. The world's most famous brands have successfully used INSTALLS' systems to deliver smooth, efficient and timely installations for a wide variety of national programs, including home theater, computer networks and more. Visit www.installs.com for additional information.

About the Digital TV Conversion Program

Specifically, the FCC wants to ensure that senior citizens, those with disabilities, people for whom English is not their first language and others are given the additional help they need to successfully complete the transition to digital television signals. For information on INSTALLS' DTV conversion assistance program, visit http://dtvhelp.installs.com/ or call 1-800-582-4250.

The following is the approved list of states in which INSTALLS may provide DTV conversion service:

   Alabama                  Maine             Oregon   Arizona                  Maryland          Pennsylvania   Arkansas                 Massachusetts     Rhode Island   California               Michigan          South Carolina   Connecticut              Mississippi       Tennessee   Delaware                 Nevada            Texas   District of Columbia     New Hampshire     Utah   Florida                  New Jersey        Vermont   Georgia                  New York          Virginia   Indiana                  North Carolina    Washington   Kentucky                 Ohio              West Virginia   Louisiana                Oklahoma    INSTALLS inc, LLC   Now, more than ever..."We're Everywhere."  

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Source: INSTALLS inc, LLC

CONTACT: Beth Clune, +1-716-332-1434, beth.clune@installs.com

Web Site: http://www.installs.com/

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