Vonage(R) Launches Service In Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Vonage(R) Launches Service In Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Full-Featured Flat-Rate Calling Comes to the City of Five Seasons

EDISON, N.J., Nov. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Vonage Holdings Corp., the leading provider of broadband phone service, today announced local availability of its service in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. This launch also includes the nearby towns of Burlington, Waterloo, Waverly and Iowa City.

High-speed Internet subscribers nestled just west of the Mississippi can now take advantage of Vonage's broadband phone service offering unlimited local and long distance calling. Each plan includes the most popular features like call waiting, call forwarding and voicemail for one low, flat monthly rate. Vonage customers in Hawkeye country can now keep their current numbers or choose telephone numbers within the popular (319) area code.

"Vonage has expanded its local area code coverage to include eastern Iowa, enabling people in the Heartland to have an intelligent choice in phone service," said Jeffrey A. Citron, chairman & CEO of Vonage Holdings Corp. "Our presence along the Avenue of the Saints corridor gives residents and small businesses the option to choose a plan that provides a heavenly alternative to high-priced, low value traditional phone service from the incumbents."

Using the latest technology, Vonage sets the standard for the new generation of phone service with residential and 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 Premium Unlimited Plan -- unlimited
calling throughout the 50 United States and Canada anytime, anywhere.

* $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 -- 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
* Caller ID * Call transfer
* Call waiting * Repeat dialing
* Call forwarding * Bandwidth saver
* Call return (*69) * Area code selection
* Caller ID block (*67) * International call block
* Web-based account management * Linksys RT31P2 Device
-- Real-time billing activity -- Great international
-- Online voicemail retrieval calling rates:
-- Real-time inbound/outbound -- Tel Aviv 4 cents per
call record details minute
-- London 3 cents per
minute
-- Sydney 4 cents per
minute

About Vonage(R)


Vonage is redefining communications by offering consumers and small businesses an affordable alternative to traditional telephone service. The fastest growing telephony company in North America, Vonage's service area encompasses more than 1975 active rate centers in over 130 global markets. Vonage is sold directly through http://www.vonage.com/ and retail partners such as Amazon.com, RadioShack, Best Buy, Circuit City, Staples, Fry's Electronics and Office Depot. Wholesale partners such as EarthLink, ARMSTRONG(R), Advanced Cable Communications and the Coldwater Board of Public Utilities resell the Vonage broadband phone service under their own unique brands. With more than 300,000 lines in service, Vonage continues to add more than 30,000 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 http://www.vonage.com/ or call 1-VONAGE- HELP. Vonage(R) is a trademark of Vonage Holdings Corp.


Source: Vonage Holdings Corp.

CONTACT: Mitchell Slepian of Vonage, +1-732-528-2677,
mitchell.slepian@vonage.com; or Kristin Capece of Connors Communications,
+1-212-798-1417, kristin@connors.com

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


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