SkyTel Communications, Inc. - SKYT- Profile

SkyTel Communications, Inc., formerly known as Mobile Telecommunication Technologies Corp., provides wireless messaging services in the United States with the help of a ground-based transmitter system, leased satellite facilities, proprietary messaging technology and software using two dedicated channels licensed by the Federal Communications Commission. The company, through its consolidated subsidiaries and joint ventures, operates nationwide one-way messaging systems in 12 countries, primarily in Latin America and has 237,000 international one-way messaging units in service. One-way messaging accounted for 67% of 1998 revenues; advanced messaging, 27%; international messaging, 6% and other, nom.