International callers across Australia are set to reap the benefits following the announcement today that Primus Australia, a part of Primus Telecommunications Group, Inc. (NYSE: PTGi), has launched two new calling plans that offer unlimited international calling to standard fixed numbers in 50 countries around the world including China, India, Israel, UK and the USA. Named “Passport Easy” and “Lingo 50 Countries”, the new plans are available effective immediately.
"Passport Easy” can be added to an existing or new Primus home phone service for an additional $25.00 per month with no minimum contract term. Lingo is a voice over IP telephony service available to anyone in Australia with a fixed line broadband connection. Both “Passport Easy” and “Lingo 50 Countries” customers receive unlimited international monthly calling to fixed lines in 50 countries around the world.
“Our new international calling plans are a very cost effective way for anyone visiting or living in Australia to call overseas and they provide a great alternative to the irritation and confusion of purchasing calling cards on a regular basis or remembering to top them up. It also removes the need to enter pin codes every time you want to call overseas. Callers simply pick up the phone and call,” said Andrew Sims, Primus Australia’s General Manager of Marketing and Products.
50 Selected Countries:
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Argentina |
Denmark |
India |
Norway |
Spain |
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Austria |
Estonia |
Ireland |
Peru |
Sweden |
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Bahrain |
France |
Israel |
Poland |
Switzerland |
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Belgium |
Germany |
Italy |
Portugal |
Taiwan |
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Brazil |
Greece |
Lithuania |
Puerto Rico |
Thailand |
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Canada |
Guadeloupe |
Luxembourg |
Romania |
Turkey |
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Chile |
Guam |
Malaysia |
Singapore |
UK |
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China |
Hong Kong |
Malta |
Slovakia |
USA |
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Croatia |
Hungary |
Netherlands |
Slovenia |
Vatican City |
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Czech Republic |
Iceland |
New Zealand |
South Korea |
Venezuela |
Calls to non-standard or non-fixed lines (eg mobiles / premium or special numbers) are charged at published rates. A minimum 512kbps broadband speed is required for voice over IP telephony. Usage of the service may count towards your broadband allowance if iPrimus is not the broadband provider.
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About Primus Australia - http://www.primus.com.au
Primus Australia is part of Primus Telecommunications Group, Inc. (PTGi) and is one of Australia’s largest telecommunications carriers. It offers a comprehensive range of high speed broadband, data, Internet, data centre and voice products, servicing both business, residential and carrier sectors. The Primus Australia network provides nationwide coverage through its own backbone network with facilities in 66 cities and 286 DSLAM exchanges across Australia. Primus Australia operates its own fibre network in the five major capital cities, delivering a range of business direct-connect services including IP, Ethernet, ATM, ISDN, high speed broadband, data centre and inbound as well as outbound voice services .
About PTGi - http://www.ptgi.com
Primus Telecommunications Group, Incorporated (PTGi) is a leading provider of advanced communication solutions, including traditional and IP voice, data, mobile services, broadband Internet, collocation, hosting, and outsourced managed services to business and residential customers in the United States, Canada, Australia, and Brazil. PTGi owns and operates its own global network of next-generation IP soft switches, media gateways, hosted IP/SIP platforms, broadband infrastructure, fiber capacity, and data centres located in Canada, Australia, and Brazil. Founded in 1994, PTGi is headquartered in McLean, Virginia.