[October 05, 2004] Lingo Internet Phone Service Adds International 'Universal' Numbers in Argentina and Brazil MCLEAN, Va., Oct. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Lingo (http://www.lingo.com/), the high-speed Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) phone service, today added "local" phone numbers in Brazil and Argentina to the list of Lingo "International Universal Numbers" that U.S. customers can now sign up for in 12 foreign countries around the globe. Starting today, a U.S. Lingo customer who has relatives and colleagues in the Capital City of Buenos Aires, Argentina, can select a phone number that is "local" to that city, so that their family, friends, and business associates in Buenos Aires can call the Lingo customer on that number at the price of an in-country, local call. In addition to Buenos Aires, Lingo also added more International Universal Numbers in Brazil -- in the Florianopolis and Curitiba markets. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20040909/DCTH016 ) Lingo is the only major U.S. Internet broadband phone service provider to offer customers these international phone numbers from top South American markets. With today's announcement, Lingo International Universal Numbers are currently available for the following cities outside of the United States: * Argentina -- Buenos Aires * Australia -- Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth, Sydney * Brazil -- Curitiba, Florianoplis, Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro * Canada -- Toronto, Vancouver * France -- Paris * Guatemala -- Guatemala City * Hong Kong * Italy -- Milan, Rome * Japan -- Tokyo * Puerto Rico -- Caparra (San Juan) * South Korea -- National, Seoul * U.K. -- London Lingo customers may sign up online for two phone numbers for their Lingo service. In addition to selecting International Universal Numbers, they also have the opportunity to keep their existing phone number, or to select a "U.S. Universal Number" from numbers available in 46 states -- more coverage than most major U.S. VoIP providers are currently able to offer. A Summary of Lingo Calling Plans Lingo plans, all offering unlimited calling to other Lingo subscribers, and all made available free for the first month, include: HOME PLANS: * Unlimited Plan for $19.95 -- Unlimited calling to U.S., Canada and Western Europe, plus all calling features. * Unlimited Asia for $34.95 -- Unlimited calling to U.S., U.K. and many Asian countries, and all calling features. * Basic Plan for $14.95 -- 500 outgoing minutes to U.S., Canada and Western Europe, plus all calling features. * Lingo Link for $7.95 -- Unlimited calling between Lingo customers from anywhere in the world, and selected features. OFFICE PLANS: * Business Unlimited Plan for $49.95 -- Unlimited calls to U.S., Canada and Western Europe, plus a dedicated fax line and great calling features for small businesses. * Business Unlimited International for $99.95 -- Includes everything in the Business Unlimited plan, plus calls to over 30 international countries. INTERNATIONAL PLANS: * Unlimited Plan for $19.95 -- Unlimited calling to Western Europe, U.S. and Canada, and all calling features. * Unlimited Asia for $34.95 -- Unlimited calling to U.S., U.K. and many Asian countries, and all calling features. * International Unlimited for $79.95 -- Includes everything in the core Unlimited Plan, plus calls to over 30 international countries. To learn more about Lingo, and to sign up online for the service, visit http://www.lingo.com/ About Primus and VoIP Primus Telecommunications, Inc., the company that created Lingo, is the principal U.S. subsidiary of Primus Telecommunications Group, Incorporated , a Fortune 1000(R) global telecommunications company with $1.3 billion in annual revenue. Headquartered in McLean, VA, and founded in 1994, Primus Telecommunications Group, Incorporated (Primus) is among the largest international telecommunications concerns. Primus offers voice, Internet, Voice-over-Internet protocol (VoIP), wireless, digital subscriber line (DSL), and other data services to corporate customers, small- and medium-sized businesses, residential customers, and other communications carriers located throughout the United States, Canada, Europe, Asia, and Australia. Primus owns and operates an extensive global network, including a VoIP "backbone" that reaches over 150 countries through 550 points-of-presence throughout the world. Primus first entered the VoIP market in 1999, and now carries more than one billion minutes of international VoIP traffic annually. In addition to offering consumer and business VoIP services to customers outside of North America, this year Primus was the first communications company in Canada to roll out a broadband telephone service for residential customers, called TalkBroadband(TM). Lingo is a trademark of Primus. For more information about Lingo, visit: http://www.lingo.com/ CONTACT: Journalists & Industry Analysts: Gerry A. Simone, +1-703-394-4519, +1-703-627-6833, or [email protected], for Lingo Media Relations, Primus Telecommunications, Inc.; or Investor Relations: John F. DePodesta of Primus Telecommunications, Inc., +1-703-748-8050, [email protected] Photo: NewsCom: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20040909/DCTH016AP Archive: http://photoarchive.ap.org/PRN Photo Desk, [email protected] Primus Telecommunications, Inc. (Lingo) CONTACT: Journalists & Industry Analysts: Gerry A. Simone,+1-703-394-4519, +1-703-627-6833, or [email protected] for Lingo MediaRelations, Primus Telecommunications, Inc.; or Investor Relations: John F.DePodesta of Primus Telecommunications, Inc., +1-703-748-8050,[email protected] Web site: http://www.lingo.com/ [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]