Illinois Valley Cellular Taps INFONXX for Directory Assistance, Enhanced Information Services

Illinois Valley Cellular announced today that INFONXX, Inc., has been selected to provide basic directory assistance services and enhanced information services to their customer base.

Bethlehem, PA (PRWEB) November 13, 2004 -- Illinois Valley Cellular announced today that INFONXX, Inc., has been selected to provide basic directory assistance services and enhanced information services to their customer base. Bethlehem, Pa.-based INFONXX is the world's premier provider of directory assistance and enhanced information services.

IV Cellular, of Marseilles, Ill., provides wireless phone service to an eight-county region of north-central Illinois along the east-west Interstate 80 corridor. In addition to standard directory assistance services, IV Cellular subscribers can now choose movie, restaurant, horoscope and weather information, as well as Spanish-language services through INFONXX's TeleMás® service.

According to Tom Walsh, general manager at IV Cellular, the overall services package was ideal for his subscribers. "They appreciate the convenience of having all these services available without having to hang up and dial again," he said. "This new agreement will also help us better serve Spanish-speaking callers."

"In addition to our customer-focused solutions, IV Cellular was guided to select us by our exceptional call completion ratio," said Margaret Scholl, INFONXX CEO North America. "We're very pleased to be serving them and their customers."

About Illinois Valley Cellular

Illinois Valley Cellular is devoted to providing excellent cellular service to the people of north-central Illinois. The company serves the counties of LaSalle, Bureau, Putnam, Marshall, Stark, Livingston, Ford, and Iroquois, an area running from the Indiana state line to south of Chicago, to near Peoria, and then on toward the Iowa state line. The Rural Service Area represents over 250,000 POPs. Illinois Valley Cellular continues an aggressive build-out of its communications network with over 35 towers serving the customers of its service area. The system addresses customer needs with two state-of-the-art digital networks, both TDMA and CDMA. Seven new Illinois Valley Cellular Wireless Solutions Centers opened in 2003.

About INFONXX

As the largest non-carrier directory assistance supplier in the world, INFONXX provides industry-leading products and services including 411 Plus® enhanced directory assistance; TeleMás® Spanish-language services; InfoSave® directory assistance for corporations; MobileSource®, the industry's first access to wireless listings in the United States; and directory assistance via text messaging through Text DirectSM. Based in Bethlehem, Pa., USA, INFONXX employs thousands of customer service representatives and support personnel who manage over 210 million listings globally at 11 locations around the world. Visit the company's website at http://www.infonxx.com.

INFONXX, Inc.

3864 Courtney Street, Suite 411

Bethlehem, PA 18017

USA

610.997.1000

888.463.6699

610.997.1050 fax

www.infonxx.com

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