GTEs SuperPages Interactive Service and Signature Groups Dining la Card help consumers tap into dining discounts all over the country.

DALLAS -- GTEs SuperPages Interactive Service offers yet another way to bring value to its users as it becomes Signature Groups Dining la Cards exclusive online Yellow Pages provider, allowing users to quickly and conveniently tap into restaurant discounts all over the country, GTE announced today.

Dining la Card is a discreet dining rebate program with thousands of participating establishments throughout the United States. Members receive 20 percent cash back for the total amount of their bill up to $120 per qualified visit.

This agreement with The Signature Group will only enhance users experience with GTE's SuperPages service as they make decisions on where they want to dine and how much they want to spend, said Pat Marshall, vice president of New Media Services for GTE Directories. Providing our customers with convenient, value-added services is a primary goal for GTE's SuperPages service.

Consumers Save with Dining la Card and GTE's SuperPages Service
Currently, nearly 7,000 Dining la Card member restaurants are listed with GTE's SuperPages interactive service. When consumers use GTEs SuperPages service to search for restaurant listings, Dining la Card member restaurants are marked with a Dining la Card icon that says Click & Save 20%.

Our members value the Dining la Card program as a convenient way for them to save. Working with GTEs SuperPages service now provides an additional convenient way for our members to find participating restaurants when they are at home or when they travel," said Cameron Farah, director of interactive marketing for The Signature Group. We know this relationship will add value to both GTE's SuperPages service and the great discount service Dining la Card provides.

Dining la Card is also featured on GTE's SuperPages interactive service's newest feature Shop OnLine. Shop OnLines electronic commerce capability allows users to make purchases from a wide selection of merchants directly from GTEs SuperPages site. Users who are not members of Dining la Card may subscribe to the club directly from GTEs SuperPages site.

GTEs SuperPages service includes listings for more than 11 million U.S. businesses, Consumer Guide and Best Buy recommendations, mapping, door-to-door driving directions and classified ads, as well as Lycos comprehensive guide to more than 400 U.S. cities. GTEs SuperPages service listings allow users to search by specialized search criteria such as hours of operation, proximity and payment methods accepted, helping businesses of all sizes reach a global market. In October, GTEs SuperPages service received more than 3 million visits.

The Signature Group provides 14 million households with everything from travel services and auto club memberships to financial products. The Signature Group has been marketing products and services directly to customers homes for more than 30 years.

SuperPages Interactive Service is offered by GTE Directories Corporation, a leader in linking buyers and sellers through effective advertising and information media. The company provides sales and other directory-related services for more than 2,400 directory titles, including GTEs The Everything Pages in 16 countries, with a circulation of 84 million. GTE Directories is a part of GTE Corporation, Stamford, Conn., one of the largest publicly held telecommunications companies in the world.