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LIR CALL has launched a person-to-person vehicle phone service ailed Interconnect, said to be Britain's largest privately operated ationwide system.
Through any one of Air Call's 5 UK centres, a vehicle-based ser anywhere in the country an now talk directly with anyne on the public phone network iroughout the world.
Interconnect follows a £1.2 iillion investment in new techology by the Air Call group, Mich until now only offered this ervice regionally.
Calls can be placed by the carased user by phoning the Air all control centre from the iobile handset; then the Air Call perator puts both parties in wo-way contact.
The nationwide development f Interconnect follows the relaxtion of Post Office regulations overning direct access to the phone network. The direct speech service now extends Air Call's present car phone service, Message Relay, by which users pass on their messages via a telephone secretary.
This service has been offered for over ten years by Air Call, and will continue to operate from all its UK centres.
A 24-hour, seven days a week service, the Interconnect system is said not normally to be subject to restrictions or delays on wavelengths available.
Interconnect can be installed in about four to six weeks in most regions, and each set costs from £75 per month subscription plus a one-time installation fee from £27.