[May 11, 2005] Rural Telecommunications Group to Offer One Voice's MobileVoice Service to all Association Members; Up to 40 Carriers Totaling 2 Million Subscribers to Receive Group Pricing for MobileVoice Services Tweet SAN DIEGO --(Business Wire)-- May 11, 2005 -- One Voice Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB:ONEV), developer of 4th Generation voice solutions for the Telecom and Interactive Multimedia markets, today announced that Rural Telecommunications Group, Inc. (RTG) has signed a Cooperative Buying Group Agreement with One Voice Technologies to make available special pricing to its membership for One Voice's MobileVoice(TM) service. The MobileVoice service includes Voice-Dialing, Group Conference Calling, Reading and Sending E-mail, Voice-to-Text SMS Messaging and Voice Driven Phone Book applications, all powered by One Voice's patented voice technology. "This agreement is a very unique opportunity for our membership," said Jessica Bridges, Chief Executive Officer of RTG. "The opportunity for our carrier members to acquire volume pricing is a great advantage for them. We have approximately 40 carrier members that can benefit from One Voice's MobileVoice service. Each carrier may enter into an agreement with One Voice to offer the MobileVoice services, all at exceptional pricing based on our buying power as a group. I believe this is the first agreement of this type for members of the rural wireless community. It is certainly a great opportunity for all of our members." "Our company currently is contracted with One Voice for their MobileVoice service," said Mike Higgens Jr., President of RTG and CEO of West Central Wireless. "This agreement with One Voice and the RTG is a great opportunity for our members. We as carriers need to add services that appeal to the entire subscriber base. In my opinion, the Email and Phone Book features of MobileVoice are very appealing to subscribers and will help with retention, extending service plans and attracting new subscribers. We look forward to working with One Voice and strongly encourage our membership to immediately take advantage of the pricing afforded by our buying power as a group." "This agreement is one of the best opportunities for carriers that has come along in a long time," said Jack Johnson, Vice President of Telephony Sales at One Voice. "We have heard for years that wireless carriers would like to pool their subscribers to receive better pricing from vendors. This agreement is one of the first of its kind for this market. I look forward to working directly with all of the 40 carriers that are members of the RTG." About Rural Telecommunications Group, Inc. RTG is a Section 501(c)(6) trade Association dedicated to promoting wireless opportunities for rural telecommunications companies through advocacy and education. RTG's ASSOCIATION MEMBERS have joined together to speed delivery of new, efficient, and innovative telecommunications technologies to the populations of remote and underserved sections of the country. RTG's ASSOCIATION MEMBERS provide wireless telecommunications services, such as cellular telephone service and Personal Communications Services, among others, to their subscribers. RTG's principal offices are at 10 G Street, NE 7th Floor Washington, DC 20002. www.ruraltelecomgroup.org About One Voice Technologies, Inc. One Voice Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB:ONEV) is the world's first developer of 4th Generation voice solutions for the Telecom and Interactive Multimedia markets. Our Intelligent Voice(TM) solutions employ revolutionary, patented technology that allows people to send messages (E-mail, SMS, Instant Messaging and paging), purchase products, get information and control devices - all by using their voice. The company is headquartered in San Diego, California. For more information, please visit http://www.onev.com FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENT DISCLAIMER Some of the statements made in this press release discuss future events and developments, including our future business strategy and our ability to generate revenue, income and cash flow, and should be considered forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These "forward-looking" statements can generally be identified by words such as "expect," "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "intend," "plan," and similar expressions. These statements involve a high degree of risk and uncertainty that exists in the Company's operations and business environment and are subject to change based on various factors that could cause actual Company results, performance, plans, goals and objectives to differ materially from those contemplated or implied in these forward-looking statements. Actual results may be different from anticipated results for a number of reasons, including the Company's new and uncertain business model, uncertainty regarding acceptance of the Company's products and services and the Company's limited operating history. MobileVoice is a trademark of One Voice Technologies, Inc. [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]