Vonage(R) Announces Official Launch Into the United Kingdom

Vonage(R) Announces Official Launch Into the United Kingdom Vonage Hires Kerry Ritz as Managing Director of Vonage UK EDISON, N.J., Jan. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Vonage Holdings Corp., the leading provider of broadband phone service, today announced the local availability of its service to residents in the United Kingdom. Launched on January 6, 2005, UK residents can now access Vonage products through the website http://www.vonage.co.uk/. High-speed Internet subscribers living and working in the United Kingdom can now take advantage of Vonage's broadband phone service offering free unlimited local and long distance calling. Each plan includes the most popular features like call waiting, call forwarding and voicemail for one low, flat monthly rate. UK residents can choose telephone numbers within London and the surrounding area. UK subscribers will also have access to International Virtual Phone Numbers with US, Canadian and Mexico City area codes for 2.99 pounds sterling/month per number. Virtual Phone Numbers are additional phone numbers that ring to the same primary Vonage phone line. "Establishing Vonage within Europe and with a strong central base in the United Kingdom has always been a priority," said Jeffrey A. Citron, chairman and CEO of Vonage. "As a leading provider of broadband phone service, Vonage is rapidly setting the industry benchmark. We are very pleased to demonstrate our commitment to the European market and to offer UK customers our full-featured, cost-effective calling plans." To run operations in the United Kingdom, Vonage has hired Kerry Ritz as managing director of Vonage UK. As managing director he will be responsible for leading the company's operations, planning, development, expansion and profitability in the UK. "Just as we did in the U.S. and Canada, Vonage is building a premier management team to run operations and manage growth for our UK brand," said Jeffrey A. Citron, chairman and CEO of Vonage Holdings Corp. "With extensive experience in communications and leading edge technologies in the UK and internationally, Kerry Ritz was the first step in building that team." Vonage UK Service Offering Calling Plans: Features Included for Free: Residential Unlimited Plan * Voicemail Plus * 9.99 pounds sterling/month * Call Waiting * Unlimited calls to landline * Caller Display phones throughout the UK and * Call Diversion the Republic of Ireland * 3-Way Calling * Dialing Code Selection Small Business Unlimited Plan * Traveling with Vonage * 18.99 pounds sterling/month * Call Transfer * Unlimited calls to landline * Ring Lists phones throughout the UK and * Click-2-Call the Republic of Ireland * Call Return (1471) * Includes Free Fax Line * Withhold Caller Display Simplified Low Mobile Rates for All Plans * Ring Back * 15p - Day * International Call Barring * 10p - Evenings * 5p - Weekends About Vonage(R) UK Vonage is redefining communications by offering consumers and small businesses an affordable alternative to traditional telephone service. The fastest growing telephony company in North America with more than 400,000 lines in service, Vonage customers have made more than half a billion calls using the easy-to-use, feature-rich, flat rate phone service. Vonage is headquartered in Edison, New Jersey. For more information about Vonage's products and services, please visit http://www.vonage.co.uk/ or call 0800 652 5099. Vonage(R) is a trademark of Vonage Holdings Corp. For more information, contact: Jamie Serino Kristin Capece Vonage Connors Communications 732.790.0184 212.798.1417 jamie.serino@vonage.comkristin@connors.com Source: Vonage CONTACT: Jamie Serino of Vonage, +1-732-790-0184, jamie.serino@vonage.com, or Kristin Capece of Connors Communications, +1-212-798-1417, kristin@connors.com, for Vonage Web site: http://www.vonage.com/ http://www.vonage.co.uk/ ------- Profile: International Entertainment