PRIMUS Canada and CANOE partner to deliver content and value to customers

July 5, 2006; 12:36 AM
PRIMUS Canada and the CANOE Network announced a partnership that will provide PRIMUS Canada’s high-speed and dial-up Internet customers with CANOE Network’s content in a newly co-branded Web portal.

PRIMUS Canada customers can now access www.myprimus.ca for the latest in news, sports, entertainment, travel, technology, health, gaming and more. The relationship promises customers enhanced interactive opportunities and immediate access to PRIMUS’ Web Mail and E-care account management. 

“An alliance with the CANOE Network means enhanced service and increased access to information and resources that are important to PRIMUS Canada residential customers,” said Rob Warden, Vice President, Residential Marketing, PRIMUS Canada. “This opportunity allows us to offer premium Canadian-oriented content and provides an additional and important touch point with our customers.”

“We are pleased to be working with PRIMUS Canada, a relationship that will not only drive new visitors to the CANOE Network, but will offer current users valuable PRIMUS offerings,” said Jose Leal, CANOE Vice President and General Manager.  “CANOE is committed to providing deep, rich and timely content and we welcome PRIMUS Canada customers to explore our information, tools and resources.”

The co-branded content portal will allow customers to have a single point of access to manage their PRIMUS account, e-mail within a Web interface, and tap into a wealth of Canadian and worldwide online content.

The CANOE site is rich with video, print and interactive content including classifieds, personal video and picture galleries, as well as e-commerce sites such as Jobboom.ca, Autonet.ca and ClassifiedExtra.ca

About the CANOE Network
CANOE Inc. is an integrated company offering various services such as e-commerce, information, communication and consulting in information technology. CANOE Inc. owns the CANOE Network, which includes Canoe.ca. The network totals nearly 6.44 million unique on-line visitors per month (source: comScore MediaMetrix May 2006). CANOE Inc. also offers on-line e-commerce services in the fields of employment: Jobboom.com; automobiles: Autonet.ca; personals: Flirt.canoe.ca and; and classifieds: ClassifiedExtra.ca.

Thanks to an experienced and multidisciplinary team, CANOE Inc. is recognized for designing innovative solutions. The CANOE team comprises more than 100 highly qualified experts and is constantly on the forefront of new information and communication technologies. Editions Jobboom is Quebec's undisputed leader in employment and career publishing and Progisia Informatique offers consulting services such as e-commerce, outsourcing, integration and secure transaction environments.

CANOE recently celebrated its 10th anniversary as Canada’s leading destination for online information.

About PRIMUS Canada
PRIMUS Telecommunications Canada Inc. is the largest alternative communications carrier in Canada with over 1,000,000 customers. The Company offers facilities-based voice, data, e-commerce, Web hosting, VOIP and Internet services utilizing ADSL2+ technology. As a leading Internet service provider in Canada, PRIMUS Canada has over 80,000 Internet subscribers served by a national network of Internet points-of-presence (POPs) for dedicated and dial-up access. PRIMUS Canada also offers local services to businesses, bundling them with its long distance and Internet services. The Company has a fully redundant and diverse SONET network across Canada, extending from Quebec City to Victoria. PRIMUS Canada's national network consists of nationwide switches with international connectivity through its parent company's global network, ATM and IP nodes, and colocation facilities at major cities across the country. These network elements provide an integrated and converged backbone for all of PRIMUS Canada's voice, data, VOIP, Internet private line and bundled services. The local colocation network covers over three million households and businesses in Canada utilizing next generation ADSL2+ technology, delivering download speeds of up to 22 Mbps. PRIMUS Canada is a wholly-owned subsidiary of McLean, Virginia-based PRIMUS Telecommunications Group, Incorporated (Nasdaq: PRTL). PRIMUS Canada news and information are available at the Company's Web site at www.primustel.ca.