SpeakEasy News

Monday, April 3rd

• SPEAKEASY PRESIDENT FEATURED AS CMU DOW CORNING EXECUTIVE IN RESIDENCE

  Speakeasy has one of the best customer satisfaction rates in the telecommunications industry. Chatterley, who joined the firm in 2003, raised $27 million in new capital, refocused the company from consumer to small business, quadrupled revenue growth rates and positioned the company for long-term profitability....

Monday, November 28th

• Speakeasy Home VoIP Increases Worldwide Calling Area

  The world just got a whole lot closer with the major expansion of Speakeasy's (www.speakeasy.net) calling area for its Home Voice-over IP (VoIP) service. For just $79.90 per month, Speakeasy customers receive their broadband connection, plus digital phone service with unlimited local and long-distance throughout the U.S. and now, free unlimited calling to 22 countries. The change is effective immediately for existing and new customers at no additional cost. Speakeasy Home VoIP service is bundled with a Speakeasy Broadband connection to ensure superior voice and connectivity quality. The cost savings are tremendous: Speakeasy's Broadband plus Home VoIP service can save a customer up to $400 annually over VoIP over Cable or VoIP over phone company DSL....

• Speakeasy Home VoIP Increases Worldwide Calling Area

  The world just got a whole lot closer with the major expansion of Speakeasy's calling area for its Home Voice-over IP (VoIP) service. Speakeasy customers will now receive free unlimited calling to 22 countries in addition to their broadband
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Monday, October 3rd

• Zimbra Breaks Out Collaboration Suite

  Zimbra is betting that the world is ready for a feature-rich e-mail that costs less than Microsoft Exchange Server or Lotus Domino. Speakeasy, a Seattle-based provider of managed broadband mail/VoIP and other services for business and residential use, is taking a look at the service, according to Danny Pickford, vice president of technology. ...

Wednesday, September 21st

• Different Roads to E911 Compliance

  At a time when most emerging voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) service providers were racing to push out services and capture market share, one U.S. company delayed its entry into the market by six months for one reason: E911....

Wednesday, August 31st

• Meru, Juniper Deliver Wireless VoIP

  Meru Networks partnered with Juniper Networks to co-market wireless VoIP products and services, the companies announced today. ...

Tuesday, August 16th

• Speakeasy Delivers With Juniper

  Juniper Networks, Inc. today announced that Speakeasy, Inc., the nation's largest independent broadband services company, has deployed Juniper Networks E- and M-series routing platforms to introduce a new, market leading Bonded T1 service and to support Speakeasy's entire portfolio of innovative broadband services with industry leading scalability, reliability and performance. ...

Saturday, August 6th

• FCC relaxes net access rule

  'The bottom line is we are still confused here as to what is happening,' said Dick Campbell, chief financial officer at Seanet Corp., which provides Internet connections to about 15,000 Puget Sound area customers. "It could put us out of business."...

Wednesday, May 4th

• Speakeasy launches wireless broadband in Seattle

  Speakeasy Inc., a privately owned Internet broadband provider, on Wednesday launched an Internet access service for businesses using new wireless technology that it said was faster and easier to deploy than its current broadband service....

Wednesday, April 27th

• Talk to Me: Speakeasy's Gamecloud Voice Solution Allows Guild Wars Players to Communicate Directly

  Speakeasy's Gamecloud, the online gaming division of the nation's largest independent broadband services company, will provide Teamspeak (www.goteamspeak.com) voice communication software solution for the highly anticipated online roleplaying game, Guild Wars®. Teamspeak will be bundled with the Guild Wars Collector's Edition, which will be available in North America and Europe on April 28, 2005 (estimated retail price is US$49.99). Guild Wars (www.guildwars.com) was developed by ArenaNet®, a wholly owned subsidiary of NCsoft®....

Monday, March 28th

• Covad Dedicated-Loop ADSL Offers Alternative to Bell Customers Who Want ''Naked DSL''

  Covad Communications Group, Inc. (OTCBB:COVD), a leading national provider of integrated voice and data communications, offers 'naked DSL' in the form of its dedicated-loop ADSL service, which has been sold since July 2004 and is used by thousands of customers on the company's nationwide DSL network. Customers use Covad's dedicated-loop ADSL service for broadband access while using Voice over IP (VoIP) service or voice services from their wireless provider or competitive local voice provider. ...

Tuesday, January 25th

• Speakeasy is First Broadband Provider to Officially Customize Mozilla Firefox