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Companies concerned ut the credit rating of their nts can buy peace of mind nigh a new telephoneed credit checking service )ched by City firm Dun and dstreet.
'he new service, called isVoice, enables companies ihone Dun and Bradstreet's iputer database which holds cut details of all one million :ish companies registered 2ompany House in London. pecially developed voice thesiser allows the comptito 'speak' to enquirers, ponding to requests keyedhrough an ordinary telene keyboard.
'he system is able to pro... information about any reered company's location, wporation, annual accounts financial statements. Addiial information is available ut legal actions affecting company, its bill payment fonriance and business .rigth, and Dun and Brads will provide a credit apisal of the company for any an amount.
)un and Bradstreet claims t the new service will enrage smaller firms to use dit checking procedures. .:ompanies interested in ig the system will be rered to subscribe to Dun and idstreet (anything from . iCi upwards per year), and be charged an average of and for each telephone luiry. (You pay according to amount of information you e‘..) charge is also made by fish Telecom for the tele ■ ne call, which, at present, o a London number only, ugh there are plans to offer 11 numbers around the Intry when the system has wn to a sufficient size.