Preferred Voice Secures
Contract From MetroPCS to Provide Complete Ringback Tone Platform
Callers Will Be Entertained While Waiting to Connect
Dallas,
Texas, January 25, 2006 Preferred Voice,
Inc. (OTC BB: PFVI), a leading provider of mobile personalization
and content services announced today that they have signed a contract with
MetroPCS Communications, Inc., to provide their ringback tone platform. The
Preferred Voice platform replaces the traditional ringing sound (or ringback)
heard by the calling party when a call is connecting to a wireless, wireline, or
broadband connection. Preferred Voice provides a complete end-to-end solution
including the technology platform, proprietary ringback software, and a robust
content library.
The application will enable MetroPCS
subscribers to entertain callers who are waiting for them to answer by playing
various types of music, movie sound clips, and greetings from numerous
celebrities instead of the traditional ring, ring.
"The Preferred Voice ringback application will
be a great addition to MetroPCS catalogue of services, says Roger Linquist,
CEO and President of MetroPCS.
"Our market-proven technology,
expertise, and ability to personalize and customize services based on the
carriers requirements, gives us a clear advantage as we continue to expand our
market leadership," said Preferred Voices Vice President of Business
Development Les Gay. "Ringback is just
the latest trend in mobile entertainment and personalization services to capture
the imagination of service providers and subscribers. We anticipate a new wave
of applications that leverage music content and video targeting specific
subscriber segments to deliver even more entertainment value to subscribers
and, of course, revenues to mobile operators."
About
Preferred Voice
Based in Dallas, TX, Preferred
Voice, Inc. (OTC BB: PFVI) is a pioneer and leader in the design, development
and deployment of enhanced telephony services to telecommunications carriers
globally. PVI's My Phone Services Suite includes tightly integrated
products including Rockin RingbackTM, Push-To-ConnectTM
conferencing on demand, Emma PRTM the telephone receptionist,
and a complete Content Suite of games, graphics, wallpapers, and ringtones.
Preferred Voice solutions are designed with an intense focus on customers who
derive strategic value from their networks. In turn, these carriers rely on
Preferred Voice to create competitive advantage for their businesses. For more
information visit www.preferredvoice.com
About MetroPCS Communications,
Inc.
Dallas-based MetroPCS
Communications, Inc. is a provider of wireless communications services.
MetroPCS holds 23 licenses through its subsidiaries in the greater
Miami,
Tampa,
Sarasota,
Atlanta,
San Francisco,
Dallas,
Detroit and
Sacramento
metropolitan areas. MetroPCS has
over 1.5 million subscribers and offers customers flat rate plans with unlimited
anytime local and domestic long distance minutes with no contract. MetroPCS is
among the first wireless operators to deploy an all-digital network based on
third generation infrastructure and handsets. For more information, visit the
MetroPCS web site at www.metropcs.com.