Comcast Brings the World to Your Fingertips by Offering New International Calling Plans.Comcast Digital Voice Comcast Digital Voice (CDV) is a home telephone product offered in limited markets by Comcast Corporation. It is similar to VoIP, but differs in that it operates on a dedicated server and assigns priority to the information sent over the CDV network, and also means that the ([R]) Consumers Save with Calls to Western Europe Western Europe The countries of western Europe, especially those that are allied with the United States and Canada in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (established 1949 and usually known as NATO). , Asia, Latin America Latin America, the Spanish-speaking, Portuguese-speaking, and French-speaking countries (except Canada) of North America, South America, Central America, and the West Indies. and Mexico PHILADELPHIA -- Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq:CMCSK, CMCSA), the nation's leading provider of entertainment, information and communications products and services, today announced the launch of four international calling plans for Comcast Digital Voice([R]) customers. Comcast's new International Carefree Minutes[TM] plans offer customers flat rates for calls made to more than 30 countries around the world. "We want to make it easy for our customers to stay in touch with their family and friends, even if they live on the other side of the world, and our new international calling plans are another way we provide that capability--and at a great value," said Cathy Avgiris, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Comcast Voice Services. Comcast Carefree Minutes[TM] International Calling plans include: Carefree Minutes[TM] - Western Europe 100 For $4.95 more/month, or less than $0.05 per minute, the Western Europe calling plan provides Comcast Digital Voice customers with 100 minutes to call landline phones in the following countries: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. Carefree Minutes[TM] - Asia 100 For $4.95 more/month, or less than $0.05 per minute, the Asia calling plan provides Comcast Digital Voice customers with 100 minutes to call landline phones in the following countries: China, Hong Kong Hong Kong (hŏng kŏng), Mandarin Xianggang, special administrative region of China, formerly a British crown colony (2005 est. pop. 6,899,000), land area 422 sq mi (1,092 sq km), adjacent to Guangdong prov. , Japan, South Korea, Singapore and Taiwan. Carefree Minutes[TM] - Latin America 100 For $9.95 more/month, or less than $0.10 per minute, the Latin America calling plan provides Comcast Digital Voice customers with 100 minutes to call landline phones in the following countries: Brazil, Columbia, Chile, Peru, Venezuela, Argentina, Ecuador, Guatemala, El Salvador El Salvador (ĕl sälväthōr`), officially Republic of El Salvador, republic (2005 est. pop. 6,705,000), 8,260 sq mi (21,393 sq km), Central America. , Costa Rica Costa Rica (kŏs`tə rē`kə), officially Republic of Costa Rica, republic (2005 est. pop. 4,016,000), 19,575 sq mi (50,700 sq km), Central America. , Panama and Nicaragua. Carefree Minutes[TM] - Mexico 100 For $4.95 more/month, or less than $0.05 per minute, the Mexico calling plan provides Comcast Digital Voice customers with 100 minutes to call landline phones in Mexico. The per minute estimates are based upon 100 minutes of use. Comcast Triple Play customers who sign up for Carefree Minutes[TM] can get the added bonus of one free month of an international calling plan providing 100 minutes of talk time during that month to the designated calling region at no additional cost. In addition to low-cost international calling plans, Comcast Digital Voice customers can benefit from a number of major enhancements, which will be integrated with Comcast's video and high-speed Internet See broadband. services and set to become available this year, including: * Universal Caller ID - customers can view caller information on their phone, TV and PC. * SmartZone[TM] Communications Center - a central online location where Comcast customers can use "viewable voicemail" to listen to calls or forward them like e-mail, send and receive e-mail and, in the future, remotely program their DVRs. * Enhanced Cordless Telephone - will enable home phone users to check e-mail and voicemail, send instant messages and access a "universal" personal address book as well as a yellow pages directory. For more information about Comcast Digital Voice visit www.comcast.com/comcastdigitalvoice/. NOTE: Monthly rates for international calling plans cover the first 100 minutes of calls made to designated regions. Standard international calling rates apply to minutes used outside of the Carefree Minutes[TM] 100 plans. Standard international calling rates can be found by going to http://www.comcast.com/corporate/shop/internationalrates.ashx. Unused minutes do not rollover A graphic element in an application or on a Web page that changes its color or shape when the pointer is moved (rolled) over it. See JavaScript rollover. See also n-key rollover. to subsequent months. Taxes, telephone and other applicable fees extra. About Comcast Corporation Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA, CMCSK) (http://www.comcast.com) is the nation's leading provider of entertainment, information and communications products and services. With 24.7 million cable customers, 14.1 million high-speed Internet customers, and 5.2 million voice customers, Comcast is principally involved in the development, management and operation of broadband cable systems and in the delivery of programming content. Comcast's content networks and investments include E! Entertainment Television, Style Network, The Golf Channel, VERSUS, G4, PBS KIDS Sprout PBS KIDS Sprout (sometimes referred to as PBS Sprout, KIDS Sprout, or just Sprout) is a US digital cable television channel, video-on-demand (VOD) service, and website providing PBS KIDS shows and original programming for preschoolers and their families. , TV One, ten Comcast SportsNet networks and Comcast Interactive Media Comcast Interactive Media (CIM) is a division of Comcast focusing on online media. CIM was created in 2005 and is headed by President, Amy Banse and Executive Vice President of Strategy and Development, Samuel Schwartz. Comcast Interactive Media products include: Comcast. , which develops and operates Comcast's Internet business. Comcast also has a majority ownership in Comcast-Spectacor, whose major holdings include the Philadelphia Flyers NHL NHL Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, see there hockey team, the Philadelphia 76ers NBA NBA abbr. 1. National Basketball Association 2. National Boxing Association NBA (US) n abbr (= National Basketball Association) → Basketball-Dachverband (= basketball team and two large multipurpose mul·ti·pur·pose adj. Designed or used for several purposes: a multipurpose room; multipurpose software. multipurpose Adjective arenas in Philadelphia. |
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