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Preferred Voice Completes Deployment for Three Telecom Carriers
Carriers Set to Launch Revenue Generating Voice Dialing Services
DALLAS, TX. Dec. 12, 2001-- Preferred Voice, Inc. (OTC BB:PFVI) said
today that it has completed installations and service deployment with three
additional wireless and wireline carriers, bringing the number of carriers that
are now marketing Preferred Voice's speech driven services to 15 with access to
over 820,000 carrier subscribers. The company said the three new carriers,
Tennessee based Advantage Wireless and DTC Communications and Highland Cellular
based in West Virginia, will be launching it's Voice Dialing services over the
next quarter.
These carrier installations and planned product launches
are part of an aggressive market expansion plan announced by Preferred Voice in
August of 2001. In that announcement, the company stated that it had 26 carrier
installations scheduled over the next 6 months. The company now has over 150,000
voice dialing subscribers with 13 additional carrier installations planned for
December 2001 and January 2002.
According to Bill Schereck, Preferred
Voice President and Chief Operating Officer, "Our commitment to successfully
executing our market expansion plan is firm. And as we keep to that commitment,
our customer base will continue to expand, as will our revenues."
Preferred Voice's voice recognition services are delivered over their
own private SS7 VoIP network to carriers across the nation. By utilizing this
network, along with their own proprietary call management and API programs, the
company provides telecom carriers with the quickest time-to-market and most
marketable service enhancement platform in the industry.
About Preferred
Voice
Based in Dallas, TX, Preferred Voice, Inc. (OTC BB: PFVI) is a
leading voice recognition technology company. Through its Carrier Services
Group, Preferred Voice markets its products and services to wireless, ILEC and
CLEC companies across the United States. These enhanced voice services include
Safety Talk voice activated dialing, voicemail navigation, VAC voice accessed
content, voice calling cards, BusinessConnect voice directory assistance and
EmmaPR voice telephone receptionist. Preferred Voice's Network Services Group
provides carrier connectivity, call management, provisioning and service
delivery solutions for carriers, voice portal providers, wireless application
providers and other enhanced features providers. Preferred Voice has signed
agreements with 45 telecom carriers. These telecom carriers serve more than 5.5
million subscriber lines in 36 states. For more information please visit
www.preferredvoice.com.
SOURCE: Preferred Voice, Inc.
This press
release contains forward-looking statements. Since all statements about
Preferred Voice's plans, estimates and expectations are based on current
projections that involve risks and uncertainties, and are subject to change at
any time, the company's actual results may differ materially from expected
results. Readers should consider these risks and uncertainties, which are
discussed in documents filed by Preferred Voice, Inc., with the Securities and
Exchange Commission. These documents identify important factors that could cause
the actual results to differ materially from those contained in the
forward-looking statements. Preferred Voice, Inc. expressly disclaims any
obligation to update any forward-looking statements.
Company Contact:
Bill Schereck
President / COO
(214) 265-9580
wschereck@preferredvoice.com
Agency Contact:
Ira Weingarten
Equity Communications
(805) 897-1880
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