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Preferred Voice Adds Another Illinois Wireless Carrier
Preferred's Voice Services To Be Offered By CellularOne Of East Central
Illinois
DALLAS, TX July 11, 2001-- Preferred Voice, Inc. (OTC
Bulletin Board: PFVI) announced today that it has entered into a marketing
agreement with Danville, Illinois based Cellular One of East Central Illinois to
begin offering its speech recognition services by the start of the fourth
quarter of 2001. Cellular One will begin making Preferred's voice-activated
dialing service available to its entire subscriber base through a special
arrangement with Preferred Voice. Preferred Voice has similar arrangements with
other major wireless carriers. The Company's voice-activated dialing is a
trend-setting new feature that offers a safer alternative to touch-tone dialing
to place phone calls, especially while driving.
"We are committed to
adding services that will not only enhance the overall value of our offerings,
but improve the safety of their use," stated Kathleen Robbins, General Manager
of Cellular One of East Central Illinois. "Preferred Voice's new voice activated
services deliver on that commitment."
"More and more wireless carriers
are recognizing the tremendous value that our products deliver" said Bill
Schereck, President and COO for Preferred Voice, "This agreement with Cellular
One marks our 33rd marketing agreement to date and underscores Preferred's role
as the premiere speech recognition provider to telecommunications carriers."
Preferred Voice markets innovative speech recognition services to
wireless and wireline telecommunications providers across the United States.
These services do not require the subscriber to buy or install any extra
equipment and overlay on their existing carrier networks and switching
equipment. Carriers can begin marketing these new services with little
investment through Preferred Voices unique revenue sharing program.
About Cellular One of East Central Illinois
Cellular One is
marking its 10th anniversary of providing quality wireless communications
services to an 11-county area in East Central Illinois. The company prides
itself in offering the latest in technological advances with local, personalized
service. For more information, please visit www.cellular1.net.
About
Preferred Voice, Inc.
Based in Dallas, TX, Preferred Voice, Inc. (OTC BB:
PFVI) is a leading voice recognition technology company that markets its
services to wireless, ILEC and CLEC companies across the United States.
Preferred Voice's enhanced voice services include voice activated dialing,
voicemail navigation, voice accessed content, voice calling cards and 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 33 telecom carriers that serve more than 4.6 million
subscriber lines in 34 states. For more information and, please visit
www.preferredvoice.com.
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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