LINK2GOV
Announces Contract With the City of - Mobile, Alabama
To
Enable Payment of Parking Tickets Over the - Internet
Business Editors/High Tech Writers
NASHVILLE,
Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 30, 2000--System Provides
Faster, Easier and More Convenient Alternative to Traditional
Methods at Lower Cost to the City of Mobile
Richardson
M. Roberts, President and Chief Executive Officer of LINK2GOV
Corp., today announced a contract with the City of Mobile,
Alabama, under which it has developed and is operating
an Internet system designed to enable citizens to pay
parking tickets over the Internet. The system is accessible
24 hours a day, seven days a week by going to www.ci.mobile.al.us
and following the simple directions. Citizens can pay
their parking ticket using their credit card for a small
fee per transaction.
Mr.
Roberts said, "This contract is another example of the
potential for the Internet to fundamentally change how
people and businesses interact with federal, state and
municipal government. By developing this Internet system
for the City of Mobile, we are helping the city achieve
two fundamental goals. First, we are improving citizens'
access to government, not only by providing them an on-line
method for handling their parking ticket payments, but
also because of the extensive information and links related
to the City of Mobile that are available on the site.
Second, we are substantially lowering the processing cost
to Mobile for each parking ticket paid through the site
compared with manual methods. We look forward to working
with the City of Mobile in this application as well as
to discussing opportunities to pursue additional ways
to help Mobile streamline government transactions with
people and business."
Michael
C. Dow, the Mayor of Mobile, added, "We also are very
enthusiastic about electronically automating the payment
of traffic tickets in Mobile. While traditional options
remain available to those people without Internet access,
we believe an increasing number of people will be drawn
to the Internet alternative because it is so quick and
easy to use. This program is just one of a number of Internet
initiatives underway for the City of Mobile, and we are
excited about the potential benefits to both citizens
and government of bringing more government-to-citizen
and government-to-business transactions on line."
LINK2GOV
Corp. is a leading provider of technologically advanced
electronic government solutions that enable citizens and
businesses to complete transactions with government entities
over the Internet or telephone. LINK2GOV's unique Internet
and interactive voice response (IVR) solutions provide
users easy, convenient and timely access to government
entities for completing transactions such as driver's
license renewals and vehicle registrations, while providing
governments a means to enhance operating efficiencies.
Currently, the Company is operating Internet and/or IVR
applications under 56 contracts with state or local agencies
in nine states, including Alabama, Arizona, Florida, Georgia,
Hawaii, Indiana, New Mexico, and Texas, as well as the
District of Columbia.