21st Jun 2006 07:02
Spiritel PLC21 June 2006 For immediate release 21 June 2006 SPIRITEL PLC ("Spiritel" or "the Company") Launches VoipVoucher service for low-cost international calls Spiritel plc (AIM: STP), the telecommunications services business, is pleased toannounce that it has launched VoipVoucher, an international call service thatallows mobile phone and other touch-tone phone users to make low-cost calls viavoice over internet protocol ( VoIP). The service, which offers savings of up to 60 per cent compared with standardinternational call tariffs, allows users to manage their calls through thewebsite www.voipvoucher.com, where they can view their call history, check theircredit balances and perform online top-ups with a credit or debit card or apre-purchased voucher. Users can register up to 10 numbers per calling account, making the service anattractive option for small businesses and for families wishing to save oninternational call costs. The product is simple to use and, unlike traditionalcalling cards, does not require the use of a PIN or account number each time acall is made as the caller's number is automatically recognised by the VoIPplatform. Spiritel intends to market the product, which will compete with traditionalcalling cards, through both retail and distributor channels and to provide awhite-label option for resellers. In addition, users can join the servicedirectly via the VoipVoucher website. Please visit www.voipvoucher.com for further details. Alastair Mills, Spiritel's Chief Executive, commented: "VoipVoucher brings thebenefits of voice over internet telephony to mobile and fixed-line phone users,who frequently incur substantial charges when making international calls." ENDS For further information: Spiritel plc 020 7160 0100Alastair Mills, Chief Executive Buchanan Communications 020 7466 5000Mark CourtMary-Jane Johnson Notes for Editors: About Spiritel plc Spiritel (AIM: STP) is the holding company for a growing group of companieswhose focus is telecommunications services and products. Spiritel, through itsSpiritel Technologies division, has developed a suite of leading-edge VoIPproducts, positioning the Company to benefit from the migration from traditionaltelephony to VoIP services. Expo Communications was founded in 2000 and is oneof Europe's leading call termination businesses focussing on calls from fixedlines to mobiles. Spiritel Technologies' VoIP products are highly complementaryto Expo's termination services as most phone calls made via VoIP requiretermination in the same way as calls from traditional fixed line phones. Spiritel joined the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange in July 2004. For further information please visit www.spiritelplc.com This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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