Broadband Phone Service is available in Killeen, TX.February 20, 2004 - Leveraging power of existing broadband connections, phone service offers unlimited local and long distance calling and includes features such as call waiting, call forwarding, and voicemail. Users near Santa Fe Plaza Depot can keep their current numbers or choose telephone numbers within 254 area code. Additional services include call hunt, return, and transfer; caller ID and caller ID block; repeat dialing; and Web-based account management.
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Original Press release
Vonage
2147 Route 27-2nd Floor
Edison, NJ, 08817
USA
Vonage® Launches Service in Killeen, Texas
The City Without Limits now has a Phone Service Without Limits
Edison, NJ, February 18, 2004-- Vonage, a leading provider of broadband phone service, today announced the availability of service in Killeen, Texas.
High-speed Internet subscribers can now take advantage of Vonage's broadband phone service offering free unlimited local and long distance calling, which includes the most popular features like call waiting, call forwarding and voicemail for one low, flat monthly rate. Vonage customers near the historic Santa Fe Plaza Depot can now keep their current numbers or choose telephone numbers within the popular (254) area code.
"Vonage is excited to be expanding its service in the hometown of the largest army base in the free world, Ft. Hood, as it is now able to offer military families and others the ability to select the most cost-effective alternative to the current bell carriers with their local area code," said Jeffrey A. Citron, chairman and CEO. "Killeen's residents and small businesses will surely consider Vonage's service plans as the telephony solutions without limits, as its offers flat-rate, full featured digital telephony service replete with all of the typical features and a number of proprietary features such as online voicemail and Web-based account management * which are not available from traditional phone carriers in the community," said Jeffrey A. Citron, chairman & CEO of Vonage.
Leveraging the power of customers' existing broadband connections, Vonage sets the standard for the new generation of phone service with the most competitive residential and small business calling plans:
• $14.99/month - Residential Basic Plan - 500 minutes of local, toll and long distance calling throughout the United States and Canada.
• $24.99/month - Residential Unlimited Local Plan - unlimited local calling plus 500 minutes of United States long distance and Canadian calling.
• $34.99/month - Residential Premium Unlimited Plan - unlimited calling throughout the United States and Canada.
• $39.99/month - Small Business Basic Plan - 1500 minutes of calling throughout the United States and Canada, including a free dedicated fax line.
• $49.99/month - Small Business Unlimited Plan - for unlimited calling throughout the United States and Canada, including a free dedicated fax line.
Services and hardware included for free on any of the above plans:
• Voicemail
• Call hunt
• Call waiting
• Call transfer
• Caller ID
• Caller ID block (*67)
• Call forwarding
• International call block
• Motorola VT1000v device
• Area code selection
• Call return (*69)
• Repeat dialing
• Web-based account management
• Bandwidth saver
• Online voicemail retrieval
• Real-time inbound/outbound call record details
• Real-time billing activity
• Great international calling rates:
• Tel Aviv 6 cents per minute
• London 5 cents per minute
• Sydney 6 cents per minute
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.
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