VonageŽ Subscribers can Now Access AccuWeather.com U.S. Forecasts on their Vonage Phones for Free |
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Vonage
2147 Route 27-2nd Floor
Edison, NJ, 08817
USA
Press release date: October 16, 2006
HOLMDEL, N.J., Oct. 16 -- Vonage America Inc., a subsidiary of Vonage Holdings Corp. (NYSE: VG - News), a leading provider of broadband telephone service, today announced that it is partnering with AccuWeather.com, The World's Weather Authority(TM), to offer free U.S. weather forecasts for Vonage customers in the United States. Vonage subscribers can call 700-WEATHER from any Vonage enabled device and get current weather conditions, 5-day forecasts and severe-weather warnings provided by AccuWeather.com. Customers can access weather forecasts for business or vacation travel simply by entering any U.S. 5-digit zip code.
"Making life more convenient for customers is our goal," said Michael Tribolet, president of Vonage America Inc. "We're thrilled that we can give all Vonage users the added convenience of accessing dependable weather forecasts from AccuWeather.com."
"We're pleased to be able to provide our uniquely accurate forecasts to Vonage subscribers," said Jim Candor, AccuWeather Senior Vice President of New Media. "Instead of having to wait for a weather forecast, Vonage subscribers can access the latest weather information anytime and free of charge."
AccuWeather.com is providing weather data to Vonage via synthetic speech markup language (SSML) AccuWeather's forecasts, which cover every location in the U.S., are translated by Vonage into a realistic-sounding synthetic voice that subscribers hear when they call 700-WEATHER for a forecast.
About Vonage Vonage (NYSE: VG - News) is a leading provider of broadband telephone services with over 2 million subscriber lines. Our award-winning technology enables anyone to make and receive phone calls with a touch tone telephone almost anywhere a broadband Internet connection is available. We offer feature-rich and cost-effective communication services that offer users an experience similar to traditional telephone services.
Our Residential Premium Unlimited and Small Business Unlimited calling plans offer consumers unlimited local and long distance calling, and popular features like call waiting, call forwarding and voicemail - for one low, flat monthly rate. Vonage's service is sold on the web and through national retailers including Best Buy, Circuit City, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and Target and is available to customers in the U.S., Canada and the United Kingdom. For more information about Vonage's products and services, please visit www.vonage.com.
Vonage Holdings Corp. is headquartered in Holmdel, New Jersey.
About AccuWeather, Inc. AccuWeather, The World's Weather AuthorityŽ, presents accurate, localized forecasts and severe weather bulletins via the Internet, mobile devices and IPTV, through the airwaves, and in print to over 106 million Americans each day. AccuWeather delivers a portfolio of customized products and services to media, business, government, and institutions, and informs millions of visitors worldwide through the free AccuWeather.com website. AccuWeather also provides content onto more than 20,000 third-party Internet sites, including CNN Interactive, ABC's owned and operated stations, The Washington Post, and The New York Times. Visit www.accuweather.com for more information.
Mitchell Slepian | 23 Main Street | Holmdel, NJ 07733 t: 732.528.2677| c: 732.688.1721 e: mitchell.slepian@vonage.com w: www.vonage.com
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