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Preferred Voice Announces Plans To Launch Services In Illinois
First Cellular Of Southern Illinois To Start Offering Preferred's Voice
Services In Q4
DALLAS, TX July 9, 2001-- Preferred Voice, Inc. (OTC
Bulletin Board: PFVI) announced today that it has entered the Illinois wireless
market and will be offering its speech recognition services through its alliance
with First Cellular of Southern Illinois. Preferred's leading edge technology
enables wireless carriers nationwide to offer voice-activated services to their
subscribers using current equipment and existing calling plans. 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. First Cellular of Southern Illinois 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. Service will be available in
early fourth quarter of this year.
Preferred Voice markets innovative
speech recognition services to wireless and other telecommunications providers
across the United States. These services include voice activated dialing, voice
mail navigation, voice directory assistance, voice calling cards, voice
telephone receptionist and other voice recognition services that does not
require the subscriber to buy or install any extra equipment. Additionally, all
of these voice services overlay on their existing wireless phones as a voice
alternative to touchtone.
"Our list of carrier partners continues to
grow as more and more wireless providers demonstrate their commitment to voice
recognition services and to the safety concerns of their subscribers," said Bill
Schereck, President and COO for Preferred Voice, " This agreement with First
Cellular of Southern Illinois is yet another positive step in insuring
Preferred's role as the only viable speech recognition provider to
telecommunications carriers."
" We're excited to be able to bring voice
recognition services to our subscribers through this agreement with Preferred
Voice," Terry Addington President of First Cellular of Southern Illinois
commented, "These new voice services will deliver the safest and most convenient
wireless user experience possible."
About First Cellular Of Southern
Illinois
First Cellular of Southern Illinois is a completely locally
owned and operated wireless communications firm whose cellular network includes
over 70 cell sites throughout Southern Illinois Illinois RSA 8 and 9. Since
1993, the company's subscriber base has grown by over 2500 percent. Thanks to
this explosive growth, First Cellular now employs over 170 people and was
recently named the 17th largest cellular provider nationwide by RCR Wireless
News Magazine.
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 a live demonstration, 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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