CANADA PAYPHONE DIALS UP DEAL WITH FTD.COM
By Adnews Staff
Vancouver-based Canada Payphone Corporation has signed a one-year agreement with FTD.COM. The advertising and e-commerce deal will allow users of Canada Payphone's Grapevine Network Terminals to order and send floral arrangements and specialty gifts through FTD.COM. Bruce Clark, president and CEO of Canada Payphone, said the agreement is the first of a series the company plans to sign. Canada Payphone is a national provider that installs AT&T Canada-branded payphones, interactive public Internet terminals and Grapevine Network Terminals across Canada. Currently there are 300 Grapevine Terminals and Clark says over the next year that number will increase to 7,000. Corporate communications for Canada Payphone are handled by Alliance Communications Inc. of Vancouver.