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July 1, 1996 CONTACT: Rob Kasbow, Director of Marketing, Intellivoice Communications (810) 488-0180, Ext. 606, fax, 810-488-2101 Bell Atlantic NYNEX Mobile Introduces Intellivoice Voice Activated Dialing to New Markets ATLANTA, GA -- Intellivoice Communications is pleased to announce that Bell Atlantic NYNEX Mobile has extended its roll-out of the Intellivoice EasyDial(TM) Voice Activated Dialing system to the Pittsburgh, PA, Greenville/Spartenburg/Columbia, SC, and Charlotte/Hickory, NC markets. Marketed under the service mark TalkDial(SM), the new option provides a safe, accurate, simple, and convenient means to dial calls simply by speaking the number or by speaking a name stored in the caller's personal dialing directory. "TalkDial gives our customers the convenience and added safety of being able to dial a phone number simply by speaking," says Jim Akerhielm, regional vice president for Bell Atlantic NYNEX Mobile's Southeast Region. "Now, customers can easily and conveniently conduct their business and personal matters without having to manually dial each phone number into the keypad." Caroline Roberts, company product manager of TalkDial for the Southeast region said that the main benefit to the motorist "...is that it's hands-free. And it's fun!" The proprietary Intellivoice EasyDial technology supports a broad range of regional accents with a high level of accuracy across a base of over 3.5 million potential Bell Atlantic NYNEX Mobile subscribers. TalkDial is now available in five of the six Bell Atlantic NYNEX Mobile regions covering major cities across the Eastern United States including Boston, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Washington DC/Baltimore, and Greenville/Spartenburg. New York, the last major region, is slated to go on-line with the service later this year. For more information on the Intellivoice EasyDial Voice Activated Dialing system or on other Intellivoice voice activated services for wireless networks, look for them on the Internet at www.intellivoice.com or call a Intellivoice sales representative on 800-749-6501. NYNEX is a global communications and media company that provides a full range of services in the northeastern United States and high-growth markets around the world, including the United Kingdom, Thailand, Gibraltar, Greece, Indonesia, the Philippines, Poland, Slovakia and the Czech Republic. The Corporation is a leader in the telecommunications, wireless communications, cable television, directory publishing and entertainment and information services. FAX copies of recent NYNEX news releases are available free of charge, 24 hours a day. Call 1-800-331-1214 and an automated system will provide instructions.
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