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Sept. 14, 2005
UH Sports Goes Global Through Webcasting Agreement among Hawaiian Telcom, KFVE (K5) and UH Athletics

University of Hawaii at Manoa sports are going global thanks to a webcasting agreement by Hawaiian Telcom, K5 “The Home Team” and the UH Athletics Department.

In total, 70 UH men’s and women’s telecasts will be available in 2005-06, including football, men’s & women’s volleyball, men’s basketball, baseball and women’s soccer. The K5 telecasts will be webcast live and then archived on the Internet, allowing high-speed Internet subscribers to view games any time, any where.

“This partnership is using the power of the high-speed internet to shrink the sea and link UH fans on all the islands and around the world,” said Hawaiian Telcom CEO Mike Ruley. “Hawaiian Telcom is proud to support the university and to be the global webcasting provider for its athletic programs. Video streaming of UH sports is one more way that we’re enhancing Hawaii’s ability to reach out to the world.”

“This provides UH outstanding exposure on a global scale,” Herman Frazier, UH Athletics Director, said. “Fans, alumni, recruits, and family and friends of our student-athletes around the world will have access to numerous K5 telecasts, allowing them to follow our teams. This is a tremendous outreach tool for athletics and the entire university.”

John Fink, General Manager of KHNL/KFVE, said, “We’re excited to be taking our coverage of UH athletics to a global audience. Now, K5 can be your Home Team anywhere you are in the world. I congratulate Hawaiian Telcom for the vision and expertise to make this possible.”

Fans can purchase “iTickets” for a single game ($9.95), a full season of one sport ($39.95) or an all-season pass ($69.95) good for all UH athletic events produced by K5. Just visit www.hawaiiantelmedia.com, www.K5thehometeam.com or HawaiiAthletics.com.

About Hawaiian Telcom
Hawaiian Telcom is the state’s leading telecommunications provider, offering a wide spectrum of telecommunications products and services, which include local and long distance service, high-speed Internet, wireless services, and print directory and Internet directory services.