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Preferred Voice to Begin Marketing Network Services to Carriers and Suppliers
New Services Include Carrier Connectivity, Call Management, Provisioning and
Service Delivery Programs
DALLAS, Texas, October 15, 2001 -
Preferred Voice, Inc. (OTC BB: PFVI) announced today it has created a new
Network Services Group geared to begin marketing several products and services
utilizing its own proprietary switch engineering software and its private VoIP
network. These new services will be aimed at voice portal providers, wireless
application providers and other enhanced features providers desiring to
develope, manage and deliver their services to both wireless and wireline
carriers.
Preferred Voice has fully developed software and management
tools necessary to successfully integrate third party service platforms in all
major telecom switch and network environments, including SS7, ISDN and IS41
protocols. Additionally, the company has designed and deployed an API interface
for seamless integration with carrier billing software and programs to manage
customer subscriptions. Preferred Voice can now offer other value-added service
providers with turnkey network and engineering programs to quickly and
efficiently deliver their products to the telecom industry.
"By
providing our own substantial technological experience and expertise to other
enhanced service suppliers, a whole new wave of telecom applications will now be
viable and deliverable to carrier's subscribers," said Bill Schereck, Preferred
Voice's President and COO. "What we have developed will be viewed as both
desirable and valuable to the entire telecom and voice recognition industries."
The company is in discussions with several enhanced service providers,
voice portal providers and carriers regarding the programs provided by the new
Network Services Group. Further, Preferred Voice anticipates announcing its
first contracts from this sales division before the end of 2001.
About
Preferred Voice
Based in Dallas, TX, Preferred Voice, Inc. (OTC BB:
PFVI) is a leading voice recognition technology company. In addition to the
newly formed Network Services Group, Preferred Voice's Carrier Services Group
markets services to wireless, ILEC and CLEC companies across the United States.
Preferred Voice's 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. All of these voice services overlay on their existing wireless and
wireline phones as a voice alternative to touchtone Preferred Voice has signed
agreements with 40 telecom carriers. These telecom carriers serve more than 4.7
million subscriber lines in 34 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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