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Easy-to-use software allows users to call and "see" friends and
family worldwide
Yak Communications Inc. (NASDAQ:YAKC), a provider of
telecommunications services to residential and business customers,
announced today the launch of yakForFree (www.yakforfree.com), a
Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) service that allows users to make
- and receive - free unlimited voice and video calls to and from
other yakForFree members all over the World.
In a crowded and competitive VoIP marketplace, yakForFree is
distinguished by its free video capabilities and ease-of-use. By
downloading the free Virtual VideoPhone, which takes less than a
minute, users can make free calls over the Internet using a
high-speed connection.
"yakForFree has the potential to reach millions of people
worldwide, establishing Yak as a premier global VoIP provider," said
Charles Zwebner, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. "With the
video capabilities, friends and family who live anywhere in the World
can now 'see' each other more frequently. The familiar PDA-like
appearance of our Virtual VideoPhone and easy and intuitive download
will appeal to even the most technophobic users."
Users with an off-the-shelf PC camera can take advantage of free,
two-way video calling and streaming video. In addition to video and
Instant Messaging capabilities, yakForFree has all of the features of
traditional telephones, including: Audio Conference for 10, Unlimited
Distributed Conferencing, Quad User Video Conference, Audio and Video
Call Recording, Speaker Phone Mode, Call Transfer, Call Logs & Missed
Call Indicator, Auto Answer & Conference and Do Not Disturb.
Users can search the Yak Community directory listing
(www.yakcommunity.com) for friends and, with the Buddy List feature,
see which contacts are online at any given time. For even more
features and functionality, users can upgrade to one of Yak's three
WorldCity VoIP (www.worldcity.com) paid services to make voice calls
to traditional landline telephones and cellular telephones worldwide
at exceptionally low rates.
"yakForFree will further demonstrate the quality and value of our
VoIP capabilities and is expected to assist Yak transition from a
legacy telephony company, with roots in providing long distance
service to ethnically and geographically diverse communities that
require an economical way to stay in touch with friends and family in
other countries, into a next generation Internet based communications
and commerce company," stated David B. Hurwitz Chief Operating
Officer and President of VoIP Initiatives. "We believe that people
who use yakForFree will be so pleased by the quality and cost of our
video and calling services that they will upgrade to a pre-paid or
subscriber based Yak VoIP service that will allow them to call people
on their phone and/or cellular phones."
Yak WorldCity VoIP Pricing Plans and Features
In addition to yakForFree, the Company offers:
- yakToAnyone: Call family and friends who are not yakForFree
members on their home, business and/or cellular phones. Purchase
prepaid credits ($5.00 - $20.00 in $5.00 increments) to make outbound
calls to any regular domestic or international landline or cellular
phone number. Calls to the U.S. and Canada cost only $.02usd.
- yakBasic: A subscription service that lets you make calls
anywhere in the World from any high-speed Internet connection around
the globe, at extremely low rates. Use your yakForFree Virtual
VideoPhone, and/or add a Yak Phone Adapter ($59.99usd + Shipping &
Handling) to place outgoing calls from a standard telephone. Includes
10 hours of U.S. and Canada outbound calling for $9.99usd/$12.99cad.
(available mid December 2005)
- yakUnlimited: yakUnlimited is an inexpensive replacement for
your existing phone line, or an extremely cost-effective second phone
line for your home or home office. It offers all of the features of
yakForFree and yakBasic, plus a U.S. or Canadian local phone number
to facilitate inbound calling. Unlimited inbound and outbound U.S.
and Canada calling for $19.99usd/$24.99cad. (available mid December
2005)
International calls for yakToAnyone, yakBasic and yakUnlimited
are billed on a per-minute basis at extremely competitive rates.
About Yak Communications:
Yak Communications Inc. (NASDAQ:YAKC) is an Integrated
Communications Provider (ICP) offering a full array of long distance
(1+, toll free and dial-around), local lines, travel cards, cellular
long distance, data services, and broadband voice (VoIP) to
residential and small businesses in North America over high speed
internet access. Yak currently serves approximately 900,000 customers
for its traditional telecom services. For more information, visit
www.yak.com.
Forward Looking Statements:
Statements contained in this news release, which are not strictly
historical are forward looking within the meaning of the safe harbor
clause of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The
Company makes these statements based on information available to it
as of the date of this news release and assumes no responsibility to
update or revise such forward-looking statements.
Editors and investors are cautioned that forward-looking
statements invoke risk and uncertainties that may cause the Company's
actual results to differ materially from such forward-looking
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projections or other characterizations of future events or
circumstances are forward-looking statements. Although the Company
believes that such forward-looking statements are reasonable, we
cannot assure you that such expectations will prove to be correct.
Our actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in
such forward-looking statements as a result of several factors, risks
and uncertainties. These factors, risks and uncertainties include,
without limitation, our ability to satisfactorily address any
material weaknesses in our internal financial controls, our success
in integrating the operations of any newly-acquired businesses, and
associated reduction in costs, the successful implementation of our
business plans including growth of existing product offerings,
strategic acquisitions and development of broadband telephony
products, the successful integration of new management team members,
continued and increased demand for our services, the successful
deployment of new equipment and realization of material savings there
from, competition from larger and/or more experienced
telecommunications providers, our ability to continue to develop our
markets, general economic conditions, changes in governmental
regulation, and other factors that may be more fully described in our
literature and periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission. You are urged to carefully review and consider these
disclosures, which describe certain factors that affect our business.
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