SurfCity Networks™, Inc. Moves Into Digital Telephony

Company leverages its broadband customer base to provide cost-effective voice service

Huntington Beach, CA

Huntington Beach, CA - August 30, 2004 - SurfCity Networks, Inc., a Southern California ISP, released its first edition digital phone service. The new service replaces a company's existing SBC or Verizon telephone service with digital voice over IP (VoIP) service.

With Digital Telephony, voice calls and Internet data share the same broadband Internet connection, and do it at a substantial savings to the customer. Since SurfCity Networks is the broadband Internet provider it is in control of the quality of service to ensure the customer has enough bandwidth to deliver crystal clear phone calls. And unlike the telecommunications industry, the lack of government regulation in this area allows market forces to provide cost effective services. Better. Cheaper. That's where SurfCity Networks gets its motto "Don't Pay More, Get More!".

When asked about getting started with VoIP, Rosemary Saylor, Operations Manager, commented, "We felt we shouldn't sell a service we didn't use ourselves so our first customer was actually our own company. We replaced our Verizon phone lines and Norstar Meridian PBX system with our new digital phone service. Our customers are always surprised when we tell them we are speaking to them over the Internet. People comment that the voice quality is actually better than with the old analog land lines." And that makes sense. Instead of sending an analog signal over miles of thin copper wire which pick up interference along the way. VoIP, in contrast, is completely digital from end to end.  

SurfCity Networks has been investigating digital telephony for several years. Only recently has reliable telephony software based upon open standards become available. SurfCity Networks has leveraged its software development expertise and open standard hardware platforms to provide high performance, feature-rich systems at extremely competitive rates. This also gives SurfCity the flexibility to quickly and easily create value-added services tailored to customer needs and adapt to a rapidly changing marketplace.

About SurfCity Networks, Inc.
Founded in 1996, SurfCity Networks is a leading provider of Broadband Internet access, web hosting, and IT services throughout Southern California. SurfCity Networks has been selling Verizon DSL in Southern California longer than any other company (including Verizon Online). SurfCity Networks was part of Verizon's (formerly GTE's) broadband pilot program.

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