Provider Exiting Market to Migrate Subscribers
8x8, Inc. provider of Packet8 (http://www.packet8.net) residential,
business and video Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) phone services,
today announced it has signed an agreement with a service provider that
will soon exit the VoIP market calling for the exclusive recommendation of
Packet8 as the replacement VoIP service for its soon-to-be-orphaned
subscribers.
According to the agreement, Packet8 will be the only brand presented
and promoted to the roughly 12,000 subscribers who will be left without
VoIP phone service after the company winds down its VoIP operations over
the next three months. In return, 8x8 will offer these subscribers a
specially-priced Packet8 monthly service plan along with a free month of
service, free activation, free shipping and a free Uniden 165P 5.8 GHz
cordless phone to transition to its award-winning VoIP phone service.
"We look forward to welcoming these VoIP consumers to the Packet8
family of subscribers," said 8x8 Vice President of Sales & Marketing Huw
Rees. "8x8 has been providing VoIP services since 2002 and, unlike many
competitors, has established a strong business model providing subscribers
with solid assurance that our service will be operational for the long term
and that our reputation for quality and reliability will be maintained."
Just over two months ago, SunRocket, the second largest independent
VoIP provider, announced it was shutting down its service and referring its
more than 200,000 subscribers to Packet8. 8x8, now the #2 standalone voice
and video service provider, was recently awarded its 69th U.S. patent for
proprietary VoIP technology employed in the Packet8 service. In addition to
residential service, 8x8 provides more than 8,000 U.S. based small
businesses with the Packet8 Virtual Office hosted iPBX complete business
phone solution.
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