Primus announces a new flat-rate calling plan that provides its Lingo digital phone subscribers with some of the lowest rates in the industry to India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. The new Lingo service flat-rate calling plan is offered for a monthly, recurring fee of just $29.95 and includes:

• Low rates to South Asia -- 2.9 cents/minute to India, Pakistan and Bangladesh
• Unlimited local and long distance calls -- within the U.S. and to Canada, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands
• Free state-of-the-art Linksys adapter -- required for Lingo service
• 20+ popular calling features -- including voicemail, call forwarding, and caller ID.

The new plan received an enthusiastic reception at the fourth annual "Best of the Best" South Asian dance competition in Chicago on April 19th, where it was previewed to thousands of South Asians from around the country.

Wired magazine tested and compared eight VoIP services for their Winter 2008 Test issue, Lingo emerged as “Editors’ Pick” for its cost, features and quality. Lingo was tested and compared with Packet8, AT&T, Comcast, SIPphone, Skype, Verizon, and Vonage – and beat them all.

“We are delighted to be chosen as 'Editors’ Pick' among VoIP service providers by a respected magazine such as Wired,” said Srinath Narayan, Vice President of Consumer Markets for Lingo. “Their selection of Lingo validates what we always knew we offered – a product with a wide range of features, high quality, and a very attractive price.”

Lingo launches Lingo Small Business, an innovative offering of three customized calling plans designed to give small office and home office entrepreneurs the communication tools they need to grow and save. Lingo Small Business services run on a customer’s high-speed Internet connection and existing phone and phone number to provide three distinct tiered calling plans for the smart small business.

All plans include the Lingo Small Business Office Assistant, an exclusive package of productivity tools, including a free second phone line that can be used for voice or fax to generate more business; critical conferencing services to close the deal; simultaneous ringing and call forwarding services to help avoid missed business calls and opportunities; voice mail that automatically transcribes into email; and more than 20 other Lingo calling features that can be easily managed 24/7 directly from Microsoft Outlook, Internet Explorer, and Mozilla Firefox. In addition, Lingo Small Business comes with free Lingo equipment, a $50 value.

Lingo has set a new industry low calling rate by slashing the costs to call India to a mere 7.7 cents a minute, including calls placed to mobile phones.

Potential Lingo customers can take advantage of the new low rate of 7.7 cents per minute to India, no matter which calling plan they purchase. Unlike competitors’ offerings, Lingo customers don’t have to wait a full year or apply for service credits to enjoy the reduced calling rate of 7.7 cents per minute to India. Existing Lingo customers have already had their India calling rates reduced to 7.7 cents per minute.

“We are delighted to provide Lingo customers with a lower rate of 7.7 cents per minute to India, which represents a savings of over 50% compared to some of our competition,” said Srinath Narayan, Vice President of Lingo, Inc.

India represents a popular calling destination for Lingo’s broadband phone customers. By reducing the India rate to 7.7 cents per minute, Lingo provides U.S. residents the ability to connect conveniently and inexpensively with their families, friends and colleagues in India.

Lingo broadband phone service is offered by Primus Telecommunications, Inc., which has served the Indian and South Asian community in the U.S. for more than a decade by offering value-priced, high-quality long distance services. Customers can learn more about the service and sign up online at Lingo.com , or by calling 1-866-546-4603.

Lingo announced that subscribers to their global calling plan can now get free calls to four new countries in the Asia-Pacific region. Customers can now call Australia, New Zealand, Singapore and South Korea as much as they want without any per minute charges. This brings the total number of countries included in Lingo's global calling plan to 21 for $21.95 per month.