Primus Expands Client Base with
Extended Business Partner Program

Toronto (ON), December 19, 2006 – Primus Telecommunications Canada, Inc. (Primus Canada), a leader in facilities-based voice, data, e-commerce, web hosting, VoIP and Internet services utilizing ADSL2+ technology, today announced the launch of its Primus Business Partner Program that offers its partners enhanced solution sets for their customers and increased revenue potential for their businesses.

The Primus Business Partner Program is national in scope and targeted to system integrators, web developers, data telecommunications and VoIP solution providers. The program will enable Primus Partners to offer high-demand services, such as managed services and data centre services, to their customers.

“Primus is committed to reaching the small and medium-sized market effectively with the latest telecommunications products and services,” said A.J. Byers, senior vice president of Primus Business Services. “The new Primus Business Partner Program provides our valued partners with sales incentives and tools to allow them to offer SMEs across Canada the best solutions and customer service.”

Primus Business Services and its partners focus on the needs of 55,000 SME customers where there has been increasing growth and demand for reliable managed services. Offerings include Internet access, web development, website hosting, server colocation in Toronto, Vancouver and Ottawa and managed services (system administration and security) to customers across Canada. Additional services offerings include IP VPN, managed WAN and multi megabit Internet access solutions.

The Primus Business Partner Program offers marketing and sales support for its products and services including news updates, product pricing, on-going training and technical sales specialist support for complex deals. Primus Partners are provided with consultative technical solutions support, pre-sales and on-going customer information, customer account assistance and quality price verification.

Primus’ Referral, Silver, Gold, Premier and Elite Partners receive technical support from Primus and leverage Primus Business Services’ industry expertise with 24/7 available staff and access to managed services.

“The customer service at Primus makes this telecommunications company distinct,” said Debby MacDonald, spokesperson for NOR-Direct Communications, a Norstar telecommunications reseller. “Primus offers a dedicated hotline for its partners. When I have a question or need assistance, I call, leave a message and my call is returned promptly. The hotline is a one-stop shop that saves me time.”
Designed with the needs of partners and their customers in mind, the program offers a competitive compensation structure, partner incentives for special program offers, one time and monthly residual income commissions and web-based access to monthly commission details.

“Primus brings innovative thinking to the table,” said Dean Torgerson, vice president of All Connected, a reseller of services including local, digital and data lines. “We are a small operator based out of Calgary and the strength of the Primus brand helps us expand our customer base. Primus provides a fresh alternative to other telecom products and services.”

About Primus Business Services
Primus Business Services is a leading provider of advanced voice communications, data centre infrastructure and managed information technology (IT) solutions for over 45,000 Canadian businesses of all sizes.  Its dedicated group of certified technicians, system administrators and network engineers deliver and support innovative solutions for over 55,000 businesses.  As a division of Primus Canada, Primus Business Services leverages a national network for voice and data services, and a world-class telecom infrastructure.

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 is also one of Canada’s largest MVNO’s (Mobile Virtual Network Operator) offering Primus Wireless service over the Rogers Wireless network. 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