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Business
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2011
Business [Abstract]  
Business
 
(2) Business  — USA Mobility is a leading provider of wireless messaging, mobile voice and data and unified communications solutions in the United States. In addition, through Amcom, the Company provides mission critical unified communications solutions for contact centers, emergency management, mobile event notification and Smartphone messaging. The combined product offering is capable of addressing a customer’s mission critical communication needs. Amcom is a recognized leader in delivering software solutions, which enable seamless, critical communications. Amcom’s unified communications suite (include solutions for contact centers, emergency management, mobile event notification, and messaging) connects people across a universe of devices that is constantly expanding. Amcom’s products are used by leading organizations in healthcare, hospitality, education, business, and government.
 
USA Mobility provides one-way and two-way messaging services. One-way messaging consists of numeric and alphanumeric messaging services. Numeric messaging services enable subscribers to receive messages that are composed entirely of numbers, such as a phone number, while alphanumeric messages may include numbers and letters which enable subscribers to receive text messages. Two-way messaging services enable subscribers to send and receive messages to and from other wireless messaging devices, including pagers, personal digital assistants and personal computers. USA Mobility also offers voice mail, personalized greeting, message storage and retrieval and equipment loss and/or maintenance protection to both one-way and two-way messaging subscribers. These services are commonly referred to as wireless messaging and information services.