T2V GOES GLOBAL

NEWS RELEASE

24 September 2002

IHUG's new text to voice service - T2V - is going global!

Now you can send a 'text to voice' message to friends and family overseas. Another bonus - now your mates can send them to you as well!

"This huge expansion will make communication to family & friends overseas more affordable than ever," says Karli Fountain, IHUG's T2V Brand Manager.

"The T2V service is great for a quick chat and it's ideal if you want to have a bit of fun or deliver a quick message at a low cost," she says.

"It will cost the same to send a T2V to an international destination as it does to send one throughout New Zealand. If you're sending a message to the USA or Canada, there's only one rate of $0.20 regardless whether it's a landline or mobile number."

A total of 32 international destinations will be able to use the T2V service (check www.t2v.net/locations.html for more details).

As well as extending the reach of T2V, IHUG has also updated the T2V website. New features include a new T2V phone book providing customers with a quick & easy reference for frequently called numbers. (Refer too www.t2v.net for further details.)

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