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FEBRUARY 9, 2004
Edison, NJ, February 9, 2004 – Vonage, a leading
provider of digital telephone service, today announced a private-label
partnership with Wireless Telcorp to deploy broadband telephony service to
Wireless Telcorp’s several thousand small business and telecommuter-based
broadband customers. Wireless Telcorp will offer its broadband Internet
subscribers unlimited local and long distance calling throughout the United
States and Canada for a flat rate.
Wireless
Telcorp is the first fixed wireless broadband company with a small
business/telecommuter subscriber base to partner with Vonage to deploy an
affordable telephony service to its customers. Wireless Telcorp subscribers
will be offered all five of Vonage’s full-featured, flat rate service plans
- two small business and three residential. All plans include all the
standard telephony features, such as voicemail, caller ID, call forwarding
and a number of proprietary features at no additional cost. Both business
plans will include a free dedicated fax line.
“By
introducing our first partnership with a fixed wireless provider that
concentrates on connecting telecommuters and small businesses allows
Wireless Telcorp to enhance its offering to its customers, thus making them
more competitive in the small business marketplace, said Cyrus Driver, vice
president, Wholesale Sale Market, Vonage. “Vonage is pleased that Wireless
Telcorp will offer it’s service, which will allow its customers to choose
any area code Vonage offers, regardless of their location. More important,
this program offers businesses the choice to select a local area or a
telephone number from a region they are trying to expand its presence into.”
“It
is our long awaited privilege to partner with Vonage, the now recognized
leader for world class IP based telephony. Our alliance with Vonage's best
of breed--full suite of feature rich telephony services will tip the scales
within the business enterprise for a sole source alternative provider as
opposed to the higher costs and limitations imposed by traditional wireline
resources,” stated Larry Simmons, CEO, Wireless Telcorp. “Wireless Telcorp
now has a marked one-stop advantage to quickly deploy both a scalable high
speed service bundled with a robust carrier class telephone product, to be
branded "The Digital
Voice Choice," for
one fixed low rate.”
About Vonage®
Vonage is redefining communications by
offering consumers and small businesses an affordable alternative to
traditional telephone service. The fastest growing telephony company in the
US, Vonage's service area encompasses more than 1900 active rate centers in
over 113 US markets. Vonage is sold directly through www.vonage.com and
retail partners such as Amazon.com. Wholesale partners such as EarthLink,
ARMSTRONG®, Advanced Cable Communications and the Coldwater Board
of Public Utilities resell the Vonage broadband phone service under their
own unique brands. With more than 100,000 lines in service, Vonage continues
to add more than 15,000 lines per month to its network. Over 5 million calls
per week are made using Vonage, the easy-to-use, feature-rich, flat rate
phone service. Vonage is headquartered in Edison, New Jersey. For more
information about Vonage's products and services, please visit
www.vonage.com or call 1-VONAGE-HELP. Vonage®, Vonage Digital
VoiceTM, Toll Free PlusSM and Virtual Phone NumberSM
are trademarks of Vonage Holdings Corp.
About Wireless Telcorp
Dallas-Fort
Worth, TX based Wireless Telcorp, Inc. is a privately owned fixed wireless
broadband company which owns and operates carrier class networks in tier 2
markets for high-speed data transport to the business enterprise. With an
extensive background and experience in RF network engineering, the Company
has a very focused strategy for a comprehensive suite of solutions delivered
via wireless broadband. Using advanced proven technologies and a success
based deployment strategy, Wireless Telcorp is dedicated to the premise of
affordable services when no other is available, or will position itself as a
competitive alternative to the limited and restrictive flexibilities of
traditional wired resources.
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