VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Jan. 5, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- VoIPMDU.COM (www.voipmdu.com) (Pink Sheets:VPMD) today announced that it has signed an agreement with its joint venture partner, UAMA/Teliphone(tm) (OTCBB:UAMA) (www.teliphone.us) to provide an unprecedented VoIP telephony package to a group of current VoIP subscribers and also exclusively to a large number of loyalty points members throughout North America and Europe (See VoIPMDU.COM Press Release dated December 6th, 2004).
The program will be launched in the first quarter of 2005 and will feature two VoIP telephony bundles under the brand name of PlatinumTeliphone(tm). One will consist of an ATA unit and the other will be offered as a wireless product that will be marketed online on a monthly basis with no contract requirements. The packages will include unified messaging with Teliphone's Single Point of Contact Follow Me(tm) System permitting subscribers to have one phone number and be reached on multiple land-based cellular or Internet phone numbers where subscribers may alternate seamlessly between wireless VoIP and cellular environments. The packaging also includes unlimited inbound local calling, use of existing phone numbers, free worldwide calling to other subscribers, preferred area code, web-base billing, call waiting, display, name, voice mail and unified voice/e-mail messages as well as call forwarding, 3 way conferencing, call transfer, travel cards and 16 hours of North American calling per month, as well as access to discounted international calling rates. (For complete information on this VoIP bundle, please see UAMA's Press Release dated December 7th, 2004 titled "UAMA Announces The World's First Fully Integrated Dual-Mode Wireless VoIP and Cellular Phone Service, Teliphone iPCS'(tm).")
VoIPMDU.COM and UAMA/Teliphone(tm) are now implementing a test platform and infrastructure with 200 subscribers in January prior to marketing programs online later in the month. VoIPMDU.COM has a target market of 200,000 subscribers for the year 2005 which represents a monthly revenue stream of $3,500,000 USD. "Our VoIP telephony bundles are the most comprehensive packages in the business. And now, with our partnership with UAMA/Teliphone(tm), we can offer this impressive product suite to wireless and cellular customers as well," stated Richard Kipping, Chairman and CEO of VoIPMDU.COM.
George Metrakos, President of Teliphone Inc. stated, "Teliphone's seamless integration of wi-fi VoIP and cellular phone technology permits our subscribers to drastically reduce their monthly communication costs by benefiting with VoIP without sacrificing the use of a cellular phone."
VoIPMDU.COM is a broadband VoIP telecom company offering local and long distance VoIP services, pay-per-view and video on demand to consumers, business owners and multiple dwelling unit buildings with its joint venture partner, INSINC (www.insinc.com). The two companies offer turnkey solutions for all of their voice/video/data applications including a state-of-the-art billing platform.
Teliphone Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of United American Corporation. Since 2001, the Company has pioneered VoIP technology in Canada. The Company was the first Canadian VoIP service provider to offer a nationwide telecommunication local call coverage service. Teliphone has developed a powerful back office system that provides an integrated web-based personal portal to their subscribers as well as administrative support to the Company.
For more information, please call Richard Kipping (VoIPMDU.COM) at 310-890-3212, or George Metrakos (Teliphone Inc.) at 514-313-6010.
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