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Comcast and Vonage Form Collaboration to Address Network Management and Better Meet Customer Needs
PHILADELPHIA,
PA and HOLMDEL, NJ, July 9, 2008 -- Comcast Corporation and Vonage
Holdings Corporation announced today a collaborative agreement to
address the reasonable network management of Internet services. Comcast
committed to work together with Vonage to ensure that network
management techniques are chosen that effectively balance the need to
avoid network congestion with the need to ensure that over-the-top VoIP
services like Vonage work well for consumers.
"This agreement
helps Vonage to ensure that customers have the best possible Internet
experience," said Louis Mamakos, Vonage Chief Technology Officer.
"Although we're competitors with Comcast, this understanding helps our
two companies work together to balance the needs of network management
with consumers' ability to freely access the services, applications and
content of their choice."
"This collaboration with Vonage, and
our outreach to many key participants in the Internet community,
demonstrate that we are committed to provide network management
solutions that benefit consumers and competition" said Tony Werner,
Comcast Chief Technology Officer.
This is the latest in a series
of announcements related to Comcast's network management practices that
demonstrate the company's commitment to ensure that its customers'
ability to use any application or access any content they choose while
avoiding network congestion situations that could affect the consumer
experience. In March, Comcast announced it would move to a
protocol-agnostic network management approach by the end of 2008, and
tests on this approach have already begun. Comcast has announced other
collaborations with BitTorrent, Inc. and Pando Networks, as well as
participation in the P4P Working Group organized by the Distributed
Computing Industry Association (DCIA). Comcast has also participated in
the IETF Workshop on P2P Infrastructure, and will continue to
collaborate in the IETF with other ISPs, P2P providers, and others on
technologies related to network management and P2P application
development.
About Comcast Corporation
Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA, CMCSK) (http://www.comcast.com) is
the nation's leading provider of entertainment, information and
communications products and services. With 24.7 million cable
customers, 14.1 million high-speed Internet customers, and 5.2 million
voice customers, Comcast is principally involved in the development,
management and operation of broadband cable systems and in the delivery
of programming content.
Comcast's
content networks and investments include E! Entertainment Television,
Style Network, The Golf Channel, VERSUS, G4, PBS KIDS Sprout, TV One,
ten Comcast SportsNet networks and Comcast Interactive Media, which
develops and operates Comcast's Internet business. Comcast also has a
majority ownership in Comcast-Spectacor, whose major holdings include
the Philadelphia Flyers NHL hockey team, the Philadelphia 76ers NBA
basketball team and two large multipurpose arenas in Philadelphia.
About
Vonage Vonage (NYSE: VG) is a leading provider of broadband telephone
services with 2.6 million subscriber lines. Our award-winning
technology enables anyone to make and receive phone calls with a touch
tone telephone almost anywhere a broadband Internet connection is
available. We offer feature-rich and cost-effective communication
services that offer users an experience similar to traditional
telephone services. Our Residential Premium Unlimited and Small
Business Unlimited calling plans offer consumers unlimited local and
long distance calling, and popular features like call waiting, call
forwarding and voicemail - for one low, flat monthly rate. Vonage's
service is sold on the web and through national retailers including
Best Buy, Circuit City, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and Target and is
available to customers in the U.S., Canada and the United Kingdom. For
more information about Vonage's products and services, please visit
http://www.vonage.com. Vonage Holdings Corp. is headquartered in
Holmdel, New Jersey. Vonage® is a registered trademark of Vonage Marketing Inc., a subsidiary of Vonage Holdings Corp.

