Voice E-mail Expands the Infone Experience; Infone Allows Anyone to Ac

Voice E-mail Expands the Infone Experience; Infone Allows Anyone to Access E-mail from Anywhere with Any Phone

    Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

    PORTLAND, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 7, 2005--Infone(R), the premium personal assistant telephone service offered by Metro One Telecommunications, today announced Voice E-mail(TM), a feature that allows anyone to process e-mail from any phone -- without access to a computer. The addition of Voice E-mail enhances Infone's breadth of services and offers a new development in telecom technology. Voice E-mail is expected to be available by February 1.
    The Voice E-mail feature allows voice-generated e-mail processing without access to a computer, Blackberry(R), or other hand-held e-mail device, as well as most situations in which it may be unsafe or otherwise inappropriate to use such devices. With Voice E-mail, any Infone user can access urgent e-mails, reply to e-mails, compose new e-mails and forward and delete e-mails, all from any phone. And an Infone personal assistant is always there to help.
    Infone charges only 89 cents for any call up to 15 minutes and just 5 cents a minute after that. Infone works from virtually any phone -- there is no expensive equipment to buy and no monthly fee or other ongoing commitment. Sign up is free.
    "Gone are the days of panic when an important e-mail is sitting in your inbox and you are stuck in traffic. Infone is the perfect tool for managing our busy lives and we will continue to provide advanced features to make the Infone experience even more personalized," said Tim Timmins, president and CEO of Metro One. "Our users can now check and send e-mails, in addition to calling a friend, making dinner reservations, obtaining movie listings -- all in one call to Infone."

    Infone Features

    Infone provides 24/7 access to a live personal telephone assistant who can assist with a number of services, including the following:

--	Enhanced Directory Assistance(R), including reverse searches
--	Access to your contact databases in Outlook, Palm, Lotus Notes, salesforce.com and others
--	Appointments and appointment reminders
--	Driving directions
--	TeleConcierge(R) services, including restaurant and hotel reservations, airline arrival and departure information, event times and locations, movie times and advance ticket purchase and more

    Infone's patented StarBack(R) feature allows users to make numerous calls and/or perform other tasks within one 15-minute session. After being connected with the first person, Infone users can press the "*" star key on their phone, return to the operator (free of charge) and be connected with the next listing, check e-mail, ask for directions, etc. StarBack feature can be used up to four times in one call.
    Infone is easy to use and requires no ongoing commitment. Calls cost only 89 cents for any call up to 15 minutes and just 5 cents a minute after that. Your first five calls are free.
    To learn more about Infone and Voice E-mail, please visit www.infone.com.

    About Infone/Metro One Telecommunications:

    Metro One Telecommunications, Inc. is the leading developer and provider of Enhanced Directory Assistance and other enhanced telecom services. The Company operates a network of call centers located strategically throughout the U.S. Metro One handled approximately 434 million requests for information in 2003. Infone is Metro One's premium personal assistant telephone service, for which consumers can sign up by visiting www.infone.com or by calling 888-411-1111. Infone(R) is a registered trademark of Metro One Telecommunications, Inc. For more information, please visit www.metro1.com or www.infone.com.

    This press release contains forward-looking statements that are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, delays in roll out of new services, and other factors detailed in the Company's Securities and Exchange Commission filings. The forward-looking statements should be considered in light of these risks and uncertainties.

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CONTACT: Metro One Telecommunications, Inc. Duane Fromhart, 503-643-9500 or Edelman Stacy Doyle, 503-227-5767 (Public Relations) stacy.doyle@edelman.com or Financial Dynamics Jim Byers, 415-439-4504 (Investors)

KEYWORD: OREGON INDUSTRY KEYWORD: TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORKING INTERNET E-COMMERCE PRODUCT SOURCE: Metro One Telecommunications, Inc.

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