KVH Provides Free Satellite Calls to Philippines for Maritime Customers
November 13 2013 - 10:58AM
The devastation of Typhoon Haiyan has left many Filipino seafarers
on vessels around the world desperate for news from home. To help
these mariners, KVH Industries, Inc., (Nasdaq:KVHI) has announced
that effective immediately all phone calls to the Philippines from
vessels using its mini-VSAT BroadbandSM service will be free during
this emergency.
"Filipino seafarers represent more than 20% of the world's
mariners. In support of the many seafarers whose family and friends
have been affected by the devastating typhoon in the Philippines,
as of today, there will be no charge for calling the Philippines on
any KVH TracPhone® system with mini-VSAT Broadband service, on any
vessel, anywhere in the world," said Martin Kits van Heyningen,
KVH's chief executive officer. "We are also offering free digital
daily Filipino newspapers from our NewsLink group so that seafarers
can keep abreast of the situation. Not knowing if loved ones are
safe is extremely difficult in any emergency situation, and it is
particularly wrenching for a seafarer who may be halfway around the
world from home."
The free Voice over IP (VoIP) calls will be for the vessel's
operations/company phones as well as for crew calling phones. In
cases where crewmembers currently use a prepaid KVH calling card,
the toll rate for calls to the Philippines will be zero. The
complimentary newspapers with local news from the Philippines will
be provided to any vessels that request them, whether the vessels
are KVH customers or not. To receive NewsLink's Tagalog-language,
digital daily newspaper free, Filipino seafarers are encouraged to
send an e-mail to freenews@newslinkservices.com.
KVH's Crewtoo® social media network for seafarers is also
providing up-to-the-minute information regarding relief efforts on
the ground in the Philippines. Typhoon Haiyan, one of the most
powerful storms to ever hit land, struck the central regions of the
Philippines on November 8th with devastating impact.
For more details, see the KVH Press Room, www.kvh.com, and the
KVH blog, www.kvhmobileworld.com.
About KVH Industries, Inc.
KVH Industries is a leading provider of in-motion satellite TV
and communications systems, having designed, manufactured, and sold
more than 175,000 mobile satellite antennas for applications on
vessels, vehicles, and aircraft. KVH is also a leading news, music,
and entertainment content provider to many industries including
maritime, retail, and leisure. In addition to Crewtoo and NewsLink,
KVH's content-related maritime-industry brands include Walport®
Maritime Training Films and Walport Entertainment On-Board. KVH is
based in Middletown, RI, with facilities in Illinois, Denmark,
Norway, the U.K., Singapore, the Philippines, Belgium, Holland,
Cyprus, and Japan.
This release contains forward-looking statements that involve
risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements include, for
example, statements regarding the functionality, characteristics,
quality, cost, and performance of KVH services and technology. The
actual results could differ materially from those expressed in the
forward-looking statements. Factors that may cause such differences
include, among others, access to sufficient and uninterrupted
satellite capacity to provide the service; uncertainty about the
scope of customer demand; and KVH's dependence on the availability
of third-party satellites and services to support broadcasts to
mobile antennas. These and other risk factors are discussed in more
detail in KVH's most recent Form 10-Q filed with the SEC. KVH does
not assume any obligation to update its forward-looking statements
to reflect new information or developments.
KVH, Crewtoo, NewsLink, TracPhone, and Walport are trademarks of
KVH Industries, Inc. "mini-VSAT Broadband" is a service mark of KVH
Industries, Inc.
CONTACT: Jill Connors
Media & Communications Manager
KVH Industries, Inc.
401-851-3824
jconnors@kvh.com
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