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Vonage(R) and Staples(R) Are the First to Offer Broadband Telephony in
an Office Supply Chain Nationwide
EDISON, N.J., Aug. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Vonage, the leading
broadband phone company, today announced Staples, Inc. (Nasdaq: SPLS)
as the first national office supply chain to offer Vonage services in
all of its approximately 1,200 stores throughout the United States and
online at http://www.staples.com.
High-speed Internet customers, who have a standard telephone, can
sign up for Vonage service by purchasing one of two Vonage starters
kit at Staples, both featuring Linksys devices. Either device will
allow customers to make unlimited calls in the U.S. and Canada for one
low, flat monthly rate starting at $14.99.
"Staples' national roll-out of Vonage's service is evidence of the
transformation of the telecommunications industry and the need to make
broadband telephony more readily available to the general consumer
market," stated Daniel Elwell, director of New Business Development
for Vonage. "We are looking forward to a successful sales
relationship with the world's largest office supply chain."
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