Indicast is a voice portal that provides audio Internet news and information services that can be personalized to each user's needs and interests. Its contract with Centennial the first partnership between a voice portal and a wireless carrier will provide Centennial subscribers mobile access to personalized audio Web content. Customers will have a chance to test the service during a free trial period, and then will be able to keep it for a nominal charge. Details of the pricing structure and the start-up date are still being finalized. Customers may sign up for the service at Centennial's retail locations, through its customer service telephone lines and on the Internet.
Users can choose what they want to hear from a variety of news sources and interest areas.
Indicast carries listings from every theater in the country, sports, weather, business news, instant stock updates, headline news and politics, among others, said Indicast spokeswoman Jennifer Schuman. It will be available to all Centennial customers. The news service can be programmed by the user to select news on specific topics, sports teams or companies, with news items ranging from a few seconds to a few minutes in length. After the initial set-up, users may revise their selections by accessing Centennial's Web site. The News-Sentinel's audio news items will be transmitted to Indicast's servers and updated automatically for broadcast to local Centennial wireless customers.