A main phone of a cordless telephone unit has i) a cordless communicator for establishing cordless communications with a cordless handset; and ii) a voice generator for converting called-party information received from a cordless handset into voice data. The programmable display has two or more modes of operation for displaying information on the panel. The endwalls of the container may be flexible to allow the container to undergo minimal deformation when filled with cheese products. A second dielectric layer comprising a material having a higher dielectric constant than that of aluminum oxide is disposed on the first dielectric layer. As a further alternative, the caller data is broadcast over the communications network, and the corresponding voice message is determined by the remote CPE.