PRIMUS Telecommunications Canada Inc. and Glentel Inc. announced that PRIMUS's TalkBroadband home phone service, Canada's first Voice Over Internet Protocol (VoIP) phone service, is now available in Glentel's retail mall locations across Canada.

Consumers can subscribe to PRIMUS Canada's TalkBroadband phone service by visiting Glentel's WirelessWave, The Telephone Booth, or La Cabine Telephonique locations. Consumers can purchase PRIMUS Canada's start-up kit for only $19.95, which includes the first three months of service free, with no installation fee and no mandatory purchase of the VoIP gateway hardware. The offer also includes a wide selection of features such as voice mail, Call Waiting, Call Display, 5-Way Calling and Caller ID Block. Customers who choose to purchase the gateway will save $4 per month off their monthly bill following the three-month trial period.

"PRIMUS Canada is dedicated to providing Canadians with leading-edge services, features, and greater savings for home phone services," said Rob Warden, Vice President, Marketing, Residential Services, PRIMUS Canada. "Teaming up with Glentel, a trusted communications supplier, makes our TalkBroadband Home Phone service available to more Canadians searching for quality, value, enhanced features and an alternative to traditional phone service."

TalkBroadband service is a leading-edge technology that transforms High Speed Internet Service into a local telephone connection simply and securely. The Internet-based phone service results in significant savings of up to 65 percent on home phone bills. Customers can choose their own area codes, make free worldwide calls to other TalkBroadband lines, and service can be accessed anywhere there is a High Speed Internet connection.

TalkBroadband subscribers can also receive access to a web portal that allows them to manage calls and service features online, at no extra cost. To name just a few of the options, subscribers can view all call information online, access voicemail online, and set up voicemail notification to e-mail.