OVERLAND PARK, Kan., Sept. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Federation of
Coffee Growers of Colombia (FNC) has selected Sprint (NYSE: FON) to provide a
complete communications bundle to the organization’s new Juan Valdez Cafe
coffee house chain in the United States. Under the multiyear agreement,
Sprint will provide local, long-distance, Internet and Wi-Fi service to the
recently launched Juan Valdez Cafe locations in New York City and Washington,
D.C., and it is anticipated that Sprint will be the main communications
provider for an additional 25 store openings planned across the country within
the next six months.

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To celebrate its new cafe concept in the United States, Juan Valdez Cafes
are offering for a limited time only coupons that will enable customers to
access Sprint PCS(SM) Wi-Fi Access at no charge at the New York and D.C.
cafes. With Sprint PCS Wi-Fi Access, customers can surf the Web, send email
and access their corporate network at speeds that are up to 100 times faster
than standard dial-up. Users will need a Wi-Fi enabled laptop or PDA.
Following the free coupon trial, Sprint PCS Wi-Fi Access service is available
for $9.95 per connection per location for 24 hours of unlimited access, or a
month-to-month plan is also available.

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TORONTO, /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ Call-Net Enterprises Inc.
today announced a realignment of its organizational structure designed to
improve organizational effectiveness.

Duncan McEwan, the current chief operating officer will take on a new
assignment as executive vice president and chief strategy officer. In this new
role, he will continue to provider leadership to the company. All new product
development, strategic marketing and planning activities will be consolidated
under his leadership.

The business solution and wholesale carrier services business units will
be consolidated and Eric Dobson will become senior vice president of Business
and Carrier Services. Dobson was formerly president of Carrier Services. Phil
Hartling will become senior vice president of Consumer and Small Office Home
Office. Phil was previously vice president, customer service operations and
strategy.

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Links Average Cell Phone with Landline for Extended Power, Convenience and Comfort

Melville, NY WHP Wireless Inc., which is committed to expanding the utility and convenience of all types of communication products, is shipping its Cellsocket cellular phone accessory. Cellsocket, which works with most Motorola cellular phone models, connects to any corded or cordless phone to allow users to conveniently make and receive calls from their home or office phone while using their cellular service.

„Today, cellular service is affordable enough to allow users to treat their cellular phone as a replacement for their long distance carrier or even to replace their regular phone line,“ said Nancy Juarbe, Marketing Director at WHP Wireless. „With Cellsocket, users can make the most of the great deals available from cellular phone carriers, such as free nights and weekend minutes, rollover minutes, or free long distance.“

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Verizon Will Include Linksys ’phone Adapter With 2 Ports’ in Its VoiceWing Broadband Phone Service Installation Kits Starting This November

NEW YORK and IRVINE, Calif., Customers of Verizon’s VoiceWing Broadband Phone Service will enjoy more features and an even faster, simpler service installation starting in November when Verizon begins including a «Phone Adapter with 2 Phone Ports» from Linksys® in VoiceWing installation kits.

The phone adapter is a small piece of equipment that sits on the customer’s desk top and converts analog telephone calls into digital packets that travel over the Internet. It also enables certain calling and call-management features for the VoiceWing service.

«The new phone adapter from Linksys will allow us to provide additional services for our VoiceWing customers in the future and includes technology that will help customers get their service up and running more quickly than ever before,» said Michelle Swittenberg, executive director of consumer and small-business VoIP services for Verizon. «It’s a small, sleek device with two phone ports that will ultimately support our customers’ ability to add another phone line or fax line to their service.»

Charlie Giancarlo, Cisco-Linksys president, said, «Combining Verizon’s VoiceWing Broadband Phone service and our Linksys Phone Adapter provides a complete solution to getting home users up and running with a high quality broadband VoIP phone service. Linksys believes that VoIP will be a leading application with the use of a broadband connection in the home over the next year. Our relationship with Verizon will help to educate the market and drive demand while at the same time offering quality service, support and products that today’s home-user demands.»

Verizon Long Distance introduced VoiceWing Broadband Phone Service in July to provide broadband users nationwide with low-cost flat-rate, unlimited local and domestic long-distance calling services over the Internet. The service works in conjunction with DSL or cable modem broadband connections and includes a wide variety of online call management tools that give customers more flexibility and control over their daily communications. These features include call logs, click-to-dial, enhanced call-forwarding, scheduled call-back, phone-based and online voice mail, personal address book and more.

VoiceWing also offers low international calling rates, 411 directory assistance and a back-up number that directs calls to another phone number in case of a power or broadband outage. The service is portable and gives customers the freedom to use their adapter with any DSL or cable modem broadband connection.

About Linksys

Founded in 1988, Linksys, a division of Cisco Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: CSCO — News) is the global leader in Wireless and Ethernet networking for consumer and SOHO users. Linksys is dedicated to making networking easy and affordable for its customers, offering innovative, award-winning products that seamlessly integrate with a variety of devices and applications. Linksys provides 24/7 Grade «A» product support to all its customers. For more information, visit the Linksys web site at www.linksys.com. Linksys is a registered trademark of Cisco Systems, Inc.

About Verizon

A Dow 30 company, Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ — News) is one of the world’s leading providers of communications services, with approximately $68 billion in annual revenues. Verizon companies are the largest providers of wireline and wireless communications in the United States. Verizon is also the largest directory publisher in the world, as measured by directory titles and circulation. Verizon’s international presence includes wireline and wireless communications operations and investments, primarily in the Americas and Europe. For more information, visit www.verizon.com.

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BellSouth to Provide Link to Live Webcast

ATLANTA, /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ BellSouth Corporation (NYSE: BLS — News) Chairman and CEO Duane Ackerman and CFO Ron Dykes will participate in the Goldman Sachs Communacopia XIII Conference in New York City, NY on Wednesday, October 6.

BellSouth’s session is scheduled to start at approximately 10:25 AM Eastern Time and will be available via a live webcast. A link to the webcast can be accessed on the Investor Relations webcast page of BellSouth’s Web site, [ >>> ] . From the Investor Relations home page, select the «Webcasts & Presentations» option.

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