(BSNS WIRE) Mail.com Launches Internet Phone Service Through Partnership Wi Mail.com Launches Internet Phone Service Through Partnership With Net2Phone
Business & Technology Editors
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 27, 2000--
Mail.com Members Can Now Make Domestic and
International Phone Calls Directly From Their PC
Mail.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAIL) a leading global provider of
Internet messaging services, today launched Internet phone service for
its members through a partnership with Net2Phone (NASDAQ: NTOP), a
leading provider of voice-enhanced Internet communication services to
individuals and businesses worldwide. Mail.com members can now make
both domestic and international telephone calls over the Internet to
any telephone, fax machine, or multimedia PC anywhere in the world.
With Net2Phone's "Click2Talk" technology integrated into the
address book of Mail.com's millions of mailboxes, any Mail.com member
with a sound-equipped PC can place a call directly from their e-mail
inbox simply by clicking on their address book entries. Mail.com
members now have access to four advanced IP telephony services: PC to
phone, phone to PC, phone to phone and PC to PC. Current members can
sign-up for the service from the Mail.com Web site at www.mail.com and
new members will be offered the service during the sign-up process. At
sign-up, Mail.com members will receive the first 100 minutes free for
calls anywhere in the world. Calls within the U.S. run about
1(cent)/minute, while, International rates are as low as
3.9(cent)/minute.
"Offering IP telephony services to our members directly from
their e-mail inbox demonstrates our ongoing commitment to developing a
comprehensive suite of communication tools conveniently located within
the e-mail environment," said Lon Otremba, chief operating officer of
Mail.com.
"Not only are we helping Mail.com members save up to 95 percent
off the cost of traditional long distance calls, but combining
Net2Phone's advanced IP telephony technology with our best-of-breed
e-mail service, brings Mail.com one step closer to becoming a fully
integrated communications portal," added Otremba.
"Bringing together two leaders in the online communications space
is a win-win situation for Mail.com members, said Cliff Sobel,
Chairman of Net2Phone. "They get the benefit of our expertise in the
IP telephony industry and can take advantage of these services while
logged into their Mail.com e-mail account from any computer in the
world connected to the Web."
About Mail.com Consumer Messaging Services
Mail.com's Consumer Messaging Services provides reliable and
flexible free e-mail and related messaging services to consumers
around the world. Members can choose from among Mail.com's wide
variety of domain names to personalize their e-mail addresses. We
serve the consumer market directly through the Mail.com flagship site
at www.mail.com as well as through partnerships with top branded Web
sites, including NBC, CBS SportsLine, iWon.com, CNET, Snap.com and
DellNet.com. In addition, we offer Web-based e-mail to Internet
Service Providers (ISPs) including several of the world's top ISPs
such as EarthLink, GTE, Juno and Prodigy. Internet marketers offer
products and services to Mail.com's significant network of users
though online advertising, Mail.com's e-commerce site and
permission-marketing. Ranked fifth in terms of reach, Mail.com
continues to be the only e-mail company recognized by Media Metrix,
the leader in Internet and digital media measurement.
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