SEOUL, South Korea-SK Telecom said its Voice Touch voice-activated dialing service is available to its digital cellular customers nationwide. The service, which allows customers to place hands-free cellular calls, will be priced at about $3 per month.
To place a call, customers speak the destination of the call, such as “home” or “office,” and the call is automatically connected. The destination of the call can be said in English or Korean.
“Drivers in Korea have found Voice Touch to be extremely convenient,” said Jung Uck Seo, president of SK Telecom. “They enjoy the added safety of calling their home or office, while keeping both hands on the steering wheel.”
Voice Touch customers can store up to 30 names with the service.
SK Telecom’s Digital 011 service is available in 78 cities in South Korea, reaching 90 percent of the population, said the company. It has more than 1.5 million digital subscribers.
