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Vonage(R) Announces Partnership With Campus TeleVideo
[April 14, 2005]

Vonage(R) Announces Partnership With Campus TeleVideo


EDISON, N.J., April 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Vonage, a leading provider of broadband phone service, today announced a partnership with Campus TeleVideo to resell broadband telephony service to more than 120 universities nationwide. These universities include, but are not limited to: UCLA, Penn State University, University of Georgia and Rutgers University. Vonage will offer Campus TeleVideo's subscribers unlimited local and long distance calling throughout the United States and Canada for a flat rate.


Campus TeleVideo will partner with Vonage to deploy an affordable telephony service to its university subscriber base. Subscribers will be offered Vonage's full array of calling plans, which include many of the standard telephony features like caller ID, call waiting and voicemail and a number of proprietary features at no additional cost. These features include web-based voicemail, area code selection, online account management and bandwidth saver as well as a host of others. Campus TeleVideo's customers selecting any of Vonage's calling plans will also benefit from significantly reduced international rates (i.e., London and Hong Kong are 3 cents per minute, Tel Aviv is 4 cents per minute).
"By launching our agreement with Campus TeleVideo, Vonage proves the importance of broadband telephony to enhance an MSO's sustainable revenue growth," said Kevin Guilford, national account manager of Vonage Holdings Corp. "Further, Vonage's partnership is designed to allow Campus TeleVideo's customers -- budget conscious college students and their parents -- the chance to obtain the most innovative phone service without the concern of high phone bills."
"We're excited to be working with Vonage to offer their broadband telephony service to Campus TeleVideo's many college and university relationships," said Edward Lamont, CEO of Campus TeleVideo. "Vonage's services are a perfect match for Campus TeleVideo's efforts to bring the best cable and satellite video and data solutions to the nation's premier institutions of higher learning."
About Vonage(R)
The fastest growing telephony company in North America, Vonage is redefining communications by offering consumers and small businesses an affordable alternative to traditional telephone service. Vonage has pioneered the broadband phone industry setting the standard for pricing, features, call quality and reliability for the entire VoIP category. With more than 550,000 lines in service, Vonage continues to add more than 15,000 lines per week to its network. Over 25 million calls per week are made using Vonage, the easy-to-use, feature-rich, flat rate phone service. Vonage's award winning service is sold on the web and through national retailers like SAM's Club, RadioShack, Best Buy, Circuit City, Staples, Fry's Electronics, Office Depot and CompUSA. Vonage Holdings Corporation is headquartered in Edison, New Jersey. For more information about Vonage's products and services, please visit http://www.vonage.com/ or call 1-VONAGE-HELP. Vonage(R) is a trademark of Vonage Holdings Corp.
About Campus TeleVideo
Campus TeleVideo provides cable television services to 125 of the nation's premier universities and colleges, including UCLA, Penn State University, University of Georgia and Rutgers University. For over 20 years, Campus TeleVideo has specialized in providing turnkey video and data solutions for colleges and universities seeking an alternative to the local cable operator. CTV offers a full range of services from the design and installation of integrated fiber and hybrid fiber coax broadband networks to customizable programming and maintenance support packages for institutions of any size. Campus TeleVideo is a subsidiary of Lamont Digital Systems Inc.
Vonage


CONTACT: Mitchell Slepian, Vonage, +1-732-528-2677,[email protected]; or Brian Benz, Campus TeleVideo, +1-203-661-4771,[email protected]



Web site: http://www.vonage.com/

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