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800-555-1414 Toll Free Information Service Selects Lucent To Begin Full Operations September 1997.


HURST, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 22, 1997--Universal Directory Services, Inc. (UDSI UDSI Universal Directory Services, Inc ) has selected Lucent switching equipment for its live operator centers.

Installation at the Ft. Worth, Texas, main corporate call center begins the first week of September and will be fully operational to accept consumer request for toll free numbers within three weeks. The UDSI 800-555-1414 number provides information on toll free numbers as an alternative to AT&T's 800-555-1212.

Custom computer design by SofDesign International of Richardson, Texas Richardson is a suburb in Dallas County and Collin County, Texas. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 91,803, while according to a 2006 estimate, the population had grown to 99,200. , will allow UDSI to provide more complete information, including toll free numbers on a worldwide basis.

Susan Edwards was announced as the Nationwide Call Center Director. Edwards previously directed United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area.  training and customer service call centers for Mitsubishi Motors Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (三菱自動車工業株式会社  . Edwards indicated UDSI will open up additional call centers to accommodate its nationwide coverage. She is currently reviewing markets that would be advantageous for UDSI to locate call centers with the ability to employ up to 300 additional operators.

UDSI allows long distance carriers, resellers and the individual business owner to list their toll free numbers for a nominal monthly fee. UDSI will launch a nationwide consumer awareness advertising campaign the last quarter of 1997. Included for the 1998 awareness campaign, the company will include national publications, radio, television, billboards and sporting events.

The operator service will complement the existing internet 800 directory site at http://www.inter800.com or http://www.800-555-1414.com . The site receives over 1.2 million monthly hits and, in addition to 800 directory telephone numbers, the consumer may enter key word searches based on location, industry, services, etc.

UDSI announced it will introduce the service to the long distance industry at the ACTA conference in Reno, Nev., the week of Aug. 25. UDSI is a subsidiary of Preferred Carrier Services, Inc. (PCS (1) (Personal Communications Services) Refers to wireless services that emerged after the U.S. government auctioned commercial licenses in 1994 and 1995. This radio spectrum in the 1. ) of Hurst, Texas Hurst is a city in Tarrant County, Texas, United States. The population was 36,273 at the 2000 census. Hurst is part of the Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent School District (HEBISD). , and additional information may be obtained by calling 1-800-414-4442.

CONTACT: Preferred Carrier Services, Hurst

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, 817/514-6644

james@pcs-tele.com
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