November 8, 2001 -- PRIMUS Telecommunications Group, Incorporated (Nasdaq: PRTL), a global facilities-based Total Service Provider offering an integrated portfolio of voice, data, Internet, and Web hosting services, announced an expanded suite of Voice-over-Internet Protocol (VoIP) services, including services for carriers anywhere in the world and enterprise services allowing businesses to converge their voice and data networks. According to the company, the expanded suite was made possible through PRIMUS's next-generation global VoIP network.

"We believe we are the first global facilities-based provider to own and operate a global VoIP network which has been integrated with a global public switched voice network and a global ATM backbone owned by the same company," said John Melick, co-President of PRIMUS Telecommunications, Inc. and one of the principal developers and implementers of the Company's VoIP initiative. "The unique benefits of these bridged networks enable us to offer an unparalleled, leading edge VoIP product with greater control of our cost structure. Our global VoIP routes are diverse and fully redundant for greater availability in cases of IP network congestion. As a result, we can provide superior quality of service and reliability on a global basis compared to other offerings in the market today."