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Service Helps Support Lingo's Plans to Comply With FCC Rules for Emergency Calling MCLEAN, Va., Oct. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Lingo, Inc., a leading VoIP phone service provider, today announced an agreement with Intrado Inc. (NASDAQ:TRDO), a global provider of integrated data and telecommunications solutions, to provide the Intrado V9-1-1(SM) Mobility Service to many of Lingo's VoIP subscribers. V9-1-1 Mobility Service will help support Lingo's plans for complying with the FCC's rules that require VoIP service providers to provide E9-1-1 to subscribers by November 28, 2005. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20040909/DCTH016 ) "Lingo VoIP phone service provides more features while maintaining the fundamental attributes of the land line at a substantially lower cost," said Doug Weeks, Lingo vice president and general manager. "We are very excited about continuing to bring our customers new and enhanced services." VoIP E9-1-1 call delivery requires that the call be routed quickly to the correct public safety agency with accurate caller and location information. To do this, several critical technological capabilities and business agreements must be in place, including: * Selective router access agreements to deliver the call natively * 9-1-1 service provider provisioning agreements for call routing instructions * Network connectivity to deliver VoIP customer records to the PSAP Intrado V9-1-1 Mobility Service is designed to provide a comprehensive solution to meet these technical and business requirements. Additionally, Intrado's unique solution continues to enable VoIP service providers to reduce their time to market and implementation requirements in support of their VoIP emergency calling services. "Intrado is eager to support Lingo's expanded E9-1-1 capabilities," said Stephen Meer, Intrado CTO and co-founder. "As companies like Lingo deploy these effective emergency calling technologies, the industry will continue to see increasing adoption rates by both residential and enterprise users." About Lingo: Lingo, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of McLean, Virginia-based Primus Telecommunications Group, Incorporated (NASDAQ:PRTL), is a leading supplier of consumer VoIP service. Primus is a Fortune 1000 global communications company with operations in North America, Europe, Australia and Asia. Founded in 1994, Primus first entered the VoIP market in 1999 and owns and operates an extensive global network, including a VoIP network which spans 150 countries and carries nearly 2 billion minutes of worldwide VoIP traffic annually. For more information on Lingo or Primus, visit http://www.lingo.com/ or http://www.primustel.com/. About Intrado For more than two decades, telecommunications providers, public safety organizations and government agencies have turned to Intrado for their communications needs. Intrado provides the core of the nation's 9-1-1 network and delivers innovative solutions to communications service providers and public safety organizations, including complex data management, network transactions, wireless data services and notification services. The company's unparalleled industry knowledge and experience reduce the effort, cost and time associated with providing reliable information for 9-1-1, safety and mobility applications. Additional information on Intrado, its products and services, and past press releases can be found at the Company's Web site: http://www.intrado.com/. Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 This announcement contains expectations and other forward-looking statements regarding Intrado's ability to develop and make available V9-1-1 Mobility Service in a manner that allows VoIP providers to meet FCC mandates and to quickly and cost effectively deliver IP telephony 9-1-1 calls to the correct public safety answering point. Readers are cautioned that actual results may differ materially from the forward-looking statements in this release as a result of certain factors, including unforeseen problems and delays in the FCC's mandated deadline and in the development, implementation, and market acceptance of Intrado(R) V9-1-1(SM) Mobility Service, and other factors identified from time to time in filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Existing and prospective investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. Neither Intrado nor Lingo undertakes any obligation to update or revise the information in this press release, whether as a result of new information, future events or circumstances, or otherwise. CONTACT: Cathy Peterson of Lingo, Inc., +1-703-902-2821. http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20040909/DCTH016 http://photoarchive.ap.org/ DATASOURCE: Lingo, Inc. CONTACT: Cathy Peterson of Lingo, Inc., +1-703-902-2821 Web site: http://www.lingo.com/ http://www.primustel.com/ http://www.intrado.com/

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