MCLEAN, Va., August 15th -- U.S. broadband phone service provider, Lingo (http://www.lingo.com), today announced two new international calling plans designed to better serve consumers’ global calling needs. These new plans offer a low monthly subscription fee and include free minutes to over 40 international countries and cities.

Lingo’s new broadband phone service calling plans will continue to extend Lingo’s leadership in international calling within the Voice over IP (VoIP) market. Since the company’s beginning, Lingo has included free calls to Western Europe as part of its flagship unlimited calling plan and offered phone numbers from many foreign countries. The Lingo international calling plans continue to provide extremely competitive calling rates and options compared to local phone service, cable and VoIP providers.

“We are extremely proud of the success and adoption of our global calling plans,” said Ravi Bhatia, President of Lingo, Inc. “I am committed to continuing to exceed the expectations of our customers through international calling plans with great rates to popular destinations like India and Mexico.”

Lingo’s International Plan includes unlimited calling to the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, plus 300 minutes of calling to over 30 other international locations, such as the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Mexico, Poland, Russia and Greece, for only $34.95 per month.

Lingo’s Asia Plan offers great value by including not only Asian countries, but Pacific Rim ountries and the United Kingdom as well. This Asian focused broadband phone plan offers 300 minutes of calling to countries including Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore, China, South Korea, Malaysia, Taiwan, New Zealand, Australia, and Guam, for only $34.95 per month.

LINGO CALLING PLANS

Lingo broadband phone service plans all offer unlimited phone calls to other Lingo subscribers and are available free for the first month and include:

International Broadband Phone Plans

* International for $34.95 – Unlimited calling to U.S., Canada, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, plus 300 minutes to over 30 international countries.

* Asia International for $34.95 -- Unlimited calling to U.S., Canada, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, plus 300 minutes to many Asian countries, and all calling features. Home Broadband Phone Plans

* Unlimited Plan for $21.95 – Unlimited calling to U.S., Canada, Puerto Rico and 17 Western European countries, plus all calling features.

* Basic Plan for $14.95 -- 500 outgoing calling minutes to U.S., Canada, and Puerto Rico, plus all calling features.

* Lingo Link for $7.95 -- Unlimited calling between Lingo customers from anywhere in the world, plus all calling features. Office Broadband Phone Plans

* Business Unlimited Plan for $49.95 -- Unlimited calls to U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico, plus a dedicated fax line and great calling features for small businesses.

About Lingo

Lingo is one of the most affordable U.S. broadband phone services, offering unlimited (subject to restrictions described in the terms and conditions of service) local and long distance calls anywhere in the U.S., to Canada and to Western Europe, and over 25 calling features -- all for only $21.95 per month. Lingo VoIP users save up to 80 percent over what traditional phone companies charge U.S. consumers for local and long distance calling services. To place and receive calls customers need only a broadband Internet connection, a regular phone, and a "Lingo Box," which is provided when they subscribe.

With more domestic and international coverage than any of the other major VoIP phone providers in the U.S. today, Lingo consumer and small business subscribers can select U.S. phone numbers from over 300 major markets, and international phone numbers from cities in 14 foreign countries. Lingo's VoIP service is sold directly through the web site at http://www.lingo.com.

Lingo was launched in June 2004 by the U.S. subsidiary of McLean, Virginia-based Primus Telecommunications Group, Incorporated (OTCBB: PRTL), a global communications company with operations in North America, Europe, Australia and Asia. Founded in 1994, Primus first entered the VoIP market in 1999 and owns and operates an extensive global network, including a VoIP network that spans 150 countries and carries nearly 2 billion minutes of worldwide VoIP traffic annually.

Lingo is a trademark of Lingo, Inc. For more information about Lingo Internet phone service, visit: http://www.lingo.com.