Century introduces Interactive Fax Product.

DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 10, 1995--"Fax it to me," are four little words most business people hear several times a day.

A new product offering of Century Interactive Fax, a division of Interactive Communications, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Century Telephone Enterprises, Inc., takes traditional fax transmission one step further by adding full interactive features and complete customer control to the process.

"The core of the company's product mix is made up of four services, FaxMail, BroadcastFax, FaxOnDemand and FaxGuardian(R), all designed to provide fax users with greater access and convenience to their fax-related correspondence with less time and more control than a conventional fax machine provides," said Paul Eason, vice president of Century's Business Development Group.

Century's first platform serves the Dallas market with a second platform for that market planned for later this year. "We plan to have a site in Austin by the end of 1995 with future sites planned for Houston, El Paso, San Antonio and Corpus Christi," says Eason. Future plans call for the creation of networks of platforms in other areas of the country.

"With the postage increase and business dependence on faxes, our services will be even more attractive," Eason says. Arrangements are being finalized with independent agents of office equipment suppliers where the agents will be indirect sales channel for Century Interactive Fax.

Interactive Communications, Inc., headquartered in Dallas, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Century Telephone Enterprises. Inc., (NYSE:CTL). With headquarters in Monroe, La., Century is a diversified telecommunications company with operations in 14 states. Century is the 16th largest local exchange telephone company based on access lines, and the 17th largest cellular company based on population equivalents owned. -0-

An Overview of Century Interactive Fax Products

For more information, contact Paul Eason, at 318/387-4621

FaxMail

FaxMail allows customers to control when and where they receive faxes. With FaxMail, a separate fax line is not needed since the fax is sent to the customer's personal fax mailbox that is maintained by Century. The FaxMail user can then access their fax mailbox, and with the keypad of a telephone, direct the digitally stored fax to the fax machine of their choosing. Paging features are also available for fax notification.

FaxMail also provides the user with voloo annotation features and increased security for sensitive documents as well as an affordable, easy means to reroute faxes to groups or individuals.

FaxOnDemand

Century's FaxOnDemand system provides callers with instant access to information through their telephone and fax machine. Callers may choose the information they wish to receive from a menu, entering their receiving fax number and receive the information instantly from a services or products provider equipped with FaxOnDemand.

FaxOnDemand offers customers the greatest flexibility in receiving information quickly as well as freeing employees from addressing envelopes and overnighting information. The system will also furnish marketing-oriented caller activity reports measuring activity by time of day, area of the country and product interest.

FaxGuardian(R)

FaxGuardian(R) offers an administrative function for businesses that depend on keeping their lines of communication open with their customers. For heavy fax usage, FaxGuardian(R) stores all in-bound faxes that can't get through when a fax machine is unavailable, then automatically sends the documents to the fax when it is free.

BroadcastFax

Century's BroadcastFax service provides a software solution for distributing hundreds of faxes simultaneously with virtually no follow up needed by the sender. The system allows for specific time release of faxes and allows users to customize fax distribution lists for hundreds of locations. It automatically retries faxes that are busy and provides confirmation reports to the user. Best of all, users maintain complete control over distribution lists.

CONTACT: Century Telephone Enterprises, Inc.

Paul Eason, 318/387-4621