| Toronto, Canada (December 14, 2006) – Primus Canada is pleased to announce that Primus wireless customers across Canada will now be able to benefit from an expanded wireless footprint. The recently expanded wireless footprint provides customers with the largest integrated voice and data network available in Canada, giving Primus wireless customers the ability to make wireless calls in regions across the country where more than 93 per cent of Canadians reside.
Primus wireless customers can now benefit from increased signal strength, improved coast-to-coast coverage in Canada, as well as extensive and clear coverage in both urban centres and rural areas over an expanded GSM/GPRS network.
“Primus’ expanded coverage offers new and current Primus customers the unparalleled wireless service that they deserve,” said Rob Warden, Vice President, Residential Marketing, Primus Canada. “We know coverage is vital for our wireless customers so we are excited to bring this enhancement to them.”
Primus Canada’s wireless service delivers numerous benefits to customers including improved sound quality over other competitors, fewer dropped calls and better in-building reception which plague other carriers. In addition, customers who are traveling can enjoy wireless coverage in over 180 countries worldwide. Primus Canada offers their customers a range of wireless savings packages and handsets to choose from, aggressive wireless long distance rates, and AIR MILESÒ reward miles when they sign up and based on their monthly spending.
About Primus Canada
Primus Telecommunications Canada Inc. is the largest alternative communications carrier in Canada with over 1,000,000 customers. The Company offers facilities-based voice, data, e-commerce, Web hosting, VOIP and broadband Internet services utilizing ADSL2+ technology. As a leading Internet service provider in Canada, Primus Canada has over 80,000 Internet subscribers served by a national network of Internet points-of-presence (POPs) for dedicated and dial-up access. Primus Canada also offers local services to businesses, bundling them with its long distance and Internet services. The Company has a fully redundant and diverse SONET network across Canada, extending from Quebec City to Victoria. Primus Canada's national network consists of nationwide switches with international connectivity through its parent company's global network, ATM and IP nodes, and colocation facilities at major cities across the country. These network elements provide an integrated and converged backbone for all of Primus Canada's voice, data, VOIP, Internet private line and bundled services. The local colocation network covers over three million households and businesses in Canada utilizing next generation ADSL2+ technology, delivering download speeds of up to 22 Mbps. Primus Canada, one of Canada’s largest MVNO’s (Mobile Virtual Network Operator), also offers Primus Wireless service. Primus Canada is a wholly-owned subsidiary of McLean, Virginia-based Primus Telecommunications Group, Incorporated (OTCBB: PRTL). Primus Canada news and information are available at the Company's Web site at www.primustel.ca.
For more information, please contact:
Rob Warden
VP Marketing, Residential Services
Primus Canada
(416) 207-7064
rwarden@primustel.ca
Andrea Ellison/Jennifer Alsop-Lee
Media Profile
(416) 504-8464
andrea@mediaprofile.com
jennifer@mediaprofile.com
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