Language Line Services Launches New Spanish Version of its Personal Interpreter Service for Spanish-Speaking Individuals and Small Businesses Who Need to Communicate in English

Intérprete Personal now makes highly skilled, professional interpretation available on demand to Spanish speaking consumers and small businesses, billed by the minute.

MONTEREY, CA — (7 de septiembre de 2006) — Language Line® Services, the leading provider of language services, announced today the addition of “Intérprete Personal”, a 24-hour, on-demand, over-the-phone interpretation service for individuals and small businesses. Language Line Intérprete Personal allows customers to communicate over the phone from Spanish to English within moments, at a nominal per minute rate. It takes just 2-3 minutes to set up an account on the Spanish version of its Language Line Personal Interpreter Service web page from anywhere in the world http://www.languageline.com/interpretepersonal and, within seconds after receiving a personal identification number (PIN), an interpreter can be on the phone helping the Spanish-speaking customer communicate to anyone, anywhere around the globe in English. Although this service is primarily designed to assist Spanish speakers communicate with English speakers, this same service can also be used to communicate from English to over 170 languages..

Intérprete Personal expands Language Line Services’ mission to reduce language barriers for Spanish speakers needing to communicate in English,” said Louis Provenzano, President and Chief Operating Officer with Language Line. “We are pleased to make interpretation available to the Spanish-speaking public. Now anyone with a credit card can have quick, accurate interpretation from Spanish to English, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.”

Intérprete Personal caters to individuals who find themselves in need of an interpreter at a moment’s notice. The service was created for Spanish speaking individuals and organizations that need immediate access to professional interpretation services, whether they are international travelers, small businesses needing to communicate with English speakers, or individuals in emergency situations. Customers can set up an account within 2-3 minutes, and then be on the phone with an interpreter within seconds.

Intérprete Personal can be accessed 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year, at an affordable, per minute rate which includes the cost of an outbound domestic third-party call to any phone number within the United States or internationally anywhere in the world. Calls are billed to a credit card number that is securely kept on file.

Charges begin when the interpreter joins the call and end when one hangs up. After establishing an account by providing credit card information, customers are issued a personal identification number (PIN) via email, which can be used repeatedly for interpretation services as needed. Accounts can be created online at http://www.languageline.com/interpretepersonal or, for those that don’t have immediate access to a computer or the Internet., by calling 1-800-528-5888 within the United States and Canada or, 1-831-648-7582 if calling from outside North America, to speak with a customer service representative.

About Language Line Services

Language Line Services, the world's leading provider of language services, is recognized as a trusted partner to thousands of U.S. based organizations focusing their marketing efforts on the limited English speaking community, which is growing rapidly in both size and affluence. The company provides access to the industry's fastest service at highly competitive rates to all major sectors including government, healthcare, telecom, financial services and insurance by connecting them to customers, patients and sales prospects in over 170 languages. The growth of the industry has soared with increased immigration and government and regulatory compliance policies mandating organizations provide services to limited English speakers in their own languages. For more information about Language Line Services' suite of video and over-the phone interpretation services, document translation, and bilingual testing and training please call (800) 752-6096 or visit www.languageline.com .