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Pat Fleet

b. 1943

American voice actress known as "the voice of AT&T"

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About Pat Fleet

Born 1943. Pat Fleet is an American model, actor, voice actor and voice actress.

Pat Trumble Fleet is an American voice actress. Widely recognized for the tens of thousands of recordings she has made for US telephone companies such as AT&T, Verizon, Qwest, the former Bell System companies, and others since 1981, she is still most recognized as the person who says "AT&T" in the company's sound trademark, which played prior to any operator assisted or credit card paid call, and on answer when calling AT&T customer service numbers.

She is also the voice for most "star" services (e.g. last-call return, call blocking, etc.) for AT&T local telephone companies, and the voice heard when making AT&T handled calls through 1-800-CALL-ATT (225-5288) and through international AT&T access numbers such as USADirect.

History

Fleet in studio In 1981, working alongside Jane Barbe, she began recording messages for the Audichron Company (now known as ETC) announcing time, temperature and weather, and was the voice of the Bell System's Automated Coin Toll System, quoting rates and collecting charges for coin-paid calls.

In addition, she continues to be the voice for a significant number of telephone company intercept recordings – messages giving reasons for call failure that start with a special information tone and usually begin with the phrase "We're sorry...".

Through the years, her voice became well known through the phone companies' use of her recordings, and through several AT&T internal customer studies it was determined that customers preferred her voice over any other. As a result, she was selected to become the company's signature sound for the AT&T trademark in 1989.

In Back to the Future Part II the automated AT&T message heard at the end of future Marty McFly’s video call was voiced by Pat Fleet, though she is uncredited.

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Pat Trumble Fleet, Patricia Trumble

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Pat Fleet?

American voice actress known as "the voice of AT&T"

When was Pat Fleet born?

Pat Fleet was born on 11 September 1943 in Dayton.

What is Pat Fleet's occupation?

Pat Fleet is a model, actor, voice actor and voice actress.

What nationality is Pat Fleet?

Pat Fleet is American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Pat Fleet

· Wikidata: Q7143457

· DBpedia: Pat Fleet

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MLA: "Pat Fleet." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/pat-fleet/.

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