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To: caly who wrote (36435)	7/20/1998 1:41:00 PM
From: BuzzVA	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 41046

Thanks to Frank C. for this post. My question is, does FTEL/FNet have any relationship with VIP Calling? Where will the Rimnet international calls be routed thru? Austrailia? New Zealand? Know where I'm heading? ;~) VIP Calling and Rimnet Form Industry's First Internet Telephony Peering Relationship for Japanese Market ( BW)(VIP-CALLING) BURLINGTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 20, 1998-- Leading Japanese ISP and International Internet Telephony Service Wholesaler Join Forces to Expand Internet Telephony Coverage in Asia VIP Calling, Inc. and Rimnet Corporation today announced an agreement to share traffic between their networks in the industry's first Internet telephony peering relationship for the Japanese market. Rimnet is one of the leading Internet Service Providers (ISPs) in Japan and has established that country's largest Internet telephony network. VIP Calling is a leading wholesale provider of international Internet telephony services. The companies' peering relationship provides both organizations with an expanded footprint and a larger worldwide network for customers of both VIP Calling and Rimnet. "VIP Calling is pleased to join forces with Rimnet to establish the first peering relationship for the Japanese Internet telephony market," said Ofer Gneezy, President and CEO of VIP Calling. "This agreement significantly broadens VIP Calling's presence in Asia by enabling us to deliver and originate Internet telephony traffic in Japan, but more importantly, it provides consumers in Japan and those calling Japan with a high-quality, economical alternative to switch-based telephony service." "Strengthening the Asian Internet telephony market is our primary goal," said Takashi Kobayashi, president and CEO of Rimnet Corporation. "Relationships with companies like VIP Calling will enable us to build traffic for our network, and increase Rimnet's worldwide presence in Internet telephony. Additionally, VIP Calling's position as a leader in the Asian Internet telephony market will prove very helpful in leveraging existing customer relationships and building new ones." "VIP Calling and Rimnet are well positioned to address the large and growing market for Internet telephony in Asia," said IDC/LINK analyst, Mark Winther. "By establishing and maintaining peering relationships with overseas partners, both companies can provide their customers with expanded access to economical IP-based telephony services." About Rimnet Rimnet Corporation, based in Tokyo, is a leading ISP and has earned a reputation as a quality service provider in Japan. Founded in 1987 as Rapid Systems, the company specialized in developing software and system integration technologies. Rimnet was also the first company to launch Japan's first voice over IP service. As a Special Type II Carrier, Rimnet plans to leverage its network presence to become a world-class communications carrier. About VIP Calling VIP Calling, Inc., based in Burlington, Massachusetts, is a leading facilities-based carrier utilizing the Internet to provide wholesale international telecommunication services. Founded in 1996, the company has leveraged its engineering and telecommunications expertise to deploy the VIP Calling Network, a state-of-the-art IP telephony network that provides high-capacity, carrier-grade service and multi-company settlements for Internet telephony. The VIP Calling Network enables carriers, prepaid card operators and telephony resellers to reduce costs and increase margins. --30--jm/bos* CONTACT: Rimnet Corporation Michael Long, +81(3)5489-7781 mikelong@rimnet.co.jp or FitzGerald Communications, Inc. Jennifer Richardson, 617/494-9500 ext. 274 jrichardson@fitzcomm.com or VIP Calling, Inc. Gordon VanderBrug, 781/229-0011 gvbrug@vipcalling.com