Big River Telephone’s On-Demand Teleconferencing Usage Skyrockets

Cape Girardeau August 8, 2005—Big River Telephone announced today that it hit an all-time high in Teleconference Network Utilization this past weekend.   The web-based teleconferencing system, complete with on-demand features and an interactive web interface to control conference calls, was heavily used by the Fantasy Gaming Market.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Big River Teleconferencing Center gives the user total control of the conference call by means of a web-enabled interface. The moderator, or “leader,” of the call can manage a more productive teleconference call from his desk by simply using his own computer and a browser.   All the features and functionality are at the moderator’s fingertips and no additional equipment or special software is needed.

“Our easy-to-use Web Based Teleconference system recorded all time usage highs over the weekend.  We expect the system to break all monthly utilization records because of the “Fantasy Football” drafts that are taking place,” stated Kevin Cantwell, President of Big River Telephone Company. “Last year we saw a surge in usage but those numbers are being dwarfed.  Fantasy Football leagues like the idea of drafting players and interacting with their league rivals in a live conversation.  They also have told us they will tape the call and make sure everyone has agreed to any terms and conditions.  The system allows for a verbal record to address any league issues during the year”.

Big River Telephone, with over twenty years of experience, is one of the oldest competitive telephone company providers in the country, as well as the largest in the region. The Cape Girardeau-based company operates an Advanced Data network that delivers local, long distance, data, and internet services to residences and businesses. Big River Telephone brings network service solutions to eastern Missouri, southern Illinois, and western Kentucky, and has the capabilities to meet customer business needs throughout the United States.