Lingo Internet Phone Service Adds 'Universal' Numbers in Spain

Lingo Internet Phone Service Adds 'Universal' Numbers in Spain

Lingo Customers Can Have Their Own 'Local' Phone Numbers in 14 Countries

MCLEAN, Va., Dec. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Lingo (http://www.lingo.com/), the broadband Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) phone service, has added "local" phone numbers in four of Spain's top markets. U.S. customers coast-to-coast can now sign up for Lingo "International Universal Numbers" in 14 countries around the globe.

(Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20040909/DCTH016 )

U.S. Lingo customers who have relatives and colleagues in Barcelona, Madrid, Valencia or Tenerife, Spain, can now select a phone number that is "local" to that city, so that their family, friends, and business associates in those markets can call the Lingo customer on that number at the price of an in-country, local call.

Providing these International Universal Numbers further emphasizes how the combination of a broadband Internet connection and a telephone can radically alter the cost of placing a telephone call from one part of the globe to another -- transforming an international long distance telephone call into a regular local call.

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 -- Seoul
* Spain -- Madrid, Valencia, Barcelona, Tenerife
* Taiwan -- Tapei
* U.K. -- London



Lingo customers may sign up online for two phone numbers for their Lingo Voice over IP 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 Internet phone service 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 (NASDAQ:PRTL), 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 Internet phone service, visit: http://www.lingo.com/.

CONTACT: Journalists & Industry Analysts: Gerry A. Simone, +1-703-394-4519, +1-703-627-6833, or media@lingo.com, for Lingo Media Relations, or Investor Relations: John F. DePodesta, +1-703-748-8050, or IR@primustel.com, both of Primus Telecommunications, Inc.

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CONTACT: Journalists & Industry Analysts: Gerry A. Simone,
+1-703-394-4519, +1-703-627-6833, or media@lingo.com, for Lingo Media
Relations, or Investor Relations: John F. DePodesta, +1-703-748-8050, or
IR@primustel.com, both of Primus Telecommunications, Inc.

Web site: http://www.primustel.com/
http://www.lingo.com/
http://www.lingonews.com/


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