Vonage Expands Service in Florida

HOLMDEL, N.J., Oct. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Vonage America Inc., a subsidiary of Vonage Holdings Corp. , a leading provider of broadband telephone service, today announced that it now offers local area code selection in Bonita Springs, Cape Coral, Clermont, Gainesville, Inverness, Leesburg and Milton, Florida. Furthermore, the company has also added new rate centers within the state, allowing customers to further localize their telephone number.

High-speed Internet subscribers working and residing in the Sunshine State can now take advantage of Vonage's broadband phone service, featuring unlimited local and long distance calling and popular features like call waiting, call forwarding and voicemail for one low, flat monthly rate. Vonage customers working and residing near the University of Florida or in Lake and Santa Rosa Counties can now keep their current numbers or choose telephone numbers within the popular (352), (239) and (850) area codes. Making their lives even simpler, Vonage allows its customers to personally control the way they communicate. No longer do they need to call their phone company when they want to make changes to their accounts, all they need to do is logon to their personal account and customize their phone service to meet their own needs.

A rate center is the geographic area used for issuing phone numbers. There can be many rate centers within one area code. This expansion offers subscribers the opportunity to further localize their telephone number, as they are now able to select numbers from towns more representative of their geographic location or maintain their own phone number within their own popular are code. The new rate centers offered within the state of Florida include: Hobe Sound, Jensen Beach and Sebastian, and are all within the (352) area code. The company also added the following rate centers within the (386) area code: Deland and Daytona Beach. Vonage continues to offer area code selection throughout the following Florida locations: Boynton Beach, Cape Canaveral, Clearwater, Ft. Lauderdale, Ft. Myers, Jacksonville, Key Largo, Key West, Kissimmee, Lakehurst, Miami, Orlando, Pensacola, Port St. Lucie, St. Petersburg and Tampa.

"With Vonage's greater expansion into the Sunshine State, we now offer residents of Florida more options, including greater area code selection and increased ability to localize or keep their own phone number when they sign up for Vonage's feature-rich, flat-rate calling plans" said Michael Tribolet, president of Vonage America Inc. "We're providing more consumers in throughout Florida broadband telephone service plans that include unlimited calling throughout the U.S., Canada, Puerto Rico, France, Ireland, Italy, Spain and the U.K. that includes all the features they need to let them communicate how and when they want. Unlike traditional carriers, Vonage allows its customers to take control of their phone service by offering them the ability to personally manage the way they make and receive their calls, whether they are home or on the go."

Vonage offers E911, a feature that automatically associates a physical address with the calling party's telephone number to 91% of its subscribers nationwide. This service is currently offered to 99% of Vonage's Florida subscribers.

Utilizing its innovative technology, Vonage sets the standard for the new generation of phone service with residential and business calling plans: *

Vonage pricing plans and features* -- $14.99/month -- Residential Basic 500 Minutes Plan -- 500 minutes of local, toll and long distance calling throughout the 50 United States, Canada and Puerto Rico. -- $24.99/month -- Residential Premium Unlimited Plan -- unlimited calling throughout the 50 United States, Canada, Puerto Rico, France, Ireland, Italy, Spain and the U.K., anytime, anywhere. -- $39.99/month -- Small Business Basic 1500 Minutes Plan -- 1500 minutes of calling throughout the 50 United States, Canada and Puerto Rico, including a dedicated fax line. -- $49.99/month -- Small Business Unlimited Plan -- unlimited calling throughout the 50 United States, Canada, Puerto Rico, France, Ireland, Italy, Spain and the U.K., including a dedicated fax line. -- Features included at no additional charge in all Vonage plans: - Voicemail - Caller ID - Call waiting Call forwarding - Call hunt - Call transfer - Call return (*69) - Caller ID block (*67) - Repeat dialing - Area code selection - Number mobility - Bandwidth saver - Web-based account management - Voicemail retrieval and real-time inbound/outbound calling activity - International calling at significantly reduced rates > Tel Aviv 5 a minute > Hong Kong 4 cents a minute > Sydney 5 cents a minute Vg-a

* Vonage 911 service operates differently than traditional 911. See http://www.vonage.com/911 for details. Monthly rates exclude fees for activation, premium services, regulatory recovery fees & taxes. International calls are billed per minute. First Month Free offer only available for the $24.99 Unlimited Plan and covers only the monthly cost of the plan, other charges & taxes may apply. Credit card & high-speed Internet req'd. Other restrictions may apply. See http://www.vonage.com/ for complete Terms of Service & details.

About Vonage

Vonage is a leading provider of broadband telephone services with over 2 million subscriber lines. Our award-winning technology enables anyone to make and receive phone calls with a touch tone telephone almost anywhere a broadband Internet connection is available. We offer feature-rich and cost-effective communication services that offer users an experience similar to traditional telephone services.

Our Residential Premium Unlimited and Small Business Unlimited calling plans offer consumers unlimited local and long distance calling, and popular features like call waiting, call forwarding and voicemail -- for one low, flat monthly rate. Vonage's service is sold on the web and through national retailers including Best Buy, Circuit City, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and Target and is available to customers in the U.S., Canada and the United Kingdom. For more information about Vonage's products and services, please visit http://www.vonage.com/.

Vonage Holdings Corp. is headquartered in Holmdel, New Jersey. Vonage(R) is a registered trademark of Vonage Marketing Inc., a subsidiary of Vonage Holdings Corp.