8×8 Teams With Level 3 to Increase Market Coverage For Its Packet8 Voice Over IP (VoIP) Service

SANTA CLARA, Calif. and BROOMFIELD, Colo., June 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — 8×8, Inc. and Level 3 Communications, Inc. today announced that they have teamed up to add more than 300 U.S. markets to the Packet8 Voice-over-Internet Protocol (VoIP) service.

Using Level 3′s (3)VoIP(SM) Local Inbound Service, 8×8′s Packet8 residential VoIP service now covers more than 2,400 U.S. rate centers, significantly increasing the availability of the service in cities throughout the country, including recently added cities such as Flagstaff AZ, Beverly Hills CA, Bloomington IL and Rockaway NJ.

“Our subscribers have always asked for local calling for those who call them the most. With the addition of these new area codes and calling centers, the Packet8 service covers as broad an area as any VoIP provider,” said Bryan R. Martin, chairman and CEO of 8×8, Inc. “This expanding network further enhances the appeal of the Packet8 service to new customers which, in addition to providing superior quality, remains the lowest priced consumer VoIP solution for unlimited calling to the public switched telephone network.”

“Level 3 continues to work with 8×8 to help the company develop and deploy one of the best consumer VoIP services available today,” said Kevin Dundon, senior vice president of Wholesale Voice Services for Level 3. “One of the key elements of providing a solution with universal appeal is the availability of the largest possible local coverage. Level 3 is well positioned to provide this coverage because our (3)VoIP Local Inbound service now reaches more than 80 percent of the U.S. population.”

(3)VoIP Local Inbound service significantly reduces communications costs for VoIP service providers, foreign carriers, contact center operators, conferencing providers, calling card operators and other service providers that require a reliable and geographically expansive local calling infrastructure. The service complements (3)VoIP Toll Free(SM), Level 3′s toll-free, nationwide calling solution.

The (3)VoIP Local Inbound service enables customers to:

— Establish an immediate local presence in more than 300 markets across the United States;

— Leverage the economics of the Internet;

— Design and deliver new applications quickly and cost-effectively;

— Streamline call flows.

Separately, 8×8 also announced that its Packet8 customer care line is now available 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. Packet8′s customer care line can be reached by dialing 1-888-898-8733.

About 8×8, Inc.

8×8, Inc. offers the Packet8 voice over internet protocol (VoIP) and videophone communications service and Packet8 Virtual Office (http://www.packet8.net/). For additional company information, visit 8×8′s web site at http://www.8×8.com/.

About Packet8 and Packet8 Virtual Office

Packet8 enables anyone with high-speed access to the Internet to sign up for voice over internet protocol (VoIP) and videophone communications service at http://www.packet8.net/ . Customers can choose a direct-dial phone number from any of the more than 270 area codes and 2400 local prefixes offered by the service, and then use an 8×8-supplied terminal adapter to connect any telephone to a broadband internet connection and make or receive calls from a regular telephone number. For $19.95/month, Packet8 subscribers can make unlimited calls to any telephone number in the United States and Canada, and unlimited calls to any other Packet8 subscriber anywhere in the world. Calls to non-Packet8 numbers outside the United States and Canada are charged at the additional per-minute rates available at http://www.packet8.net/about/international.asp . All Packet8 accounts come with voice mail, caller ID, call waiting, call waiting caller ID, call forwarding, hold, line-alternate, 3-way conferencing, web access to account controls, and real-time online billing.

Packet8 Virtual Office allows business users anywhere in the world to be part of a virtual PBX that includes auto attendants, conference bridges, extension-to-extension dialing, ring groups and a host of other business class PBX features, while still enjoying unlimited phone calls anywhere in the United States and Canada and the same low, per-minute international rates available in Packet8′s residential plans. With Packet8 Virtual Office, each extension has its own direct dial telephone number which can be any telephone number on the Packet8 network, regardless of geographical location, and can make unlimited extension-to-extension calls anywhere in the world.

About Level 3

Level 3 is an international communications and information services company. The company operates one of the largest Internet backbones in the world, is one of the largest providers of wholesale dial-up service to ISPs in North America and is the primary provider of Internet connectivity for millions of broadband subscribers, through its cable and DSL partners. The company offers a wide range of communications services over its 22,500 mile broadband fiber optic network including Internet Protocol (IP) services, broadband transport and infrastructure services, colocation services, and patented softswitch managed modem and voice services. Its Web address is http://www.level3.com/.

The company offers information services through its subsidiaries, Software Spectrum and (i)Structure. For additional information, visit their respective Web sites at http://www.softwarespectrum.com/ and http://www.i-structure.com/.

NOTE: The Level 3 logo is a registered service mark, and (3)VoIP and (3)VoIP Toll Free are service marks of Level 3 Communications, Inc. in the United States and/or other countries. (3)VoIP and (3)VoIP Toll Free services are provided by Level 3 Communications, LLC.

8×8, the 8×8 logo, Packet8, the Packet8 logo and Packet8 Virtual Office are trademarks of 8×8, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

Forward-Looking Statement

Some of the statements made by Level 3 in this press release are forward-looking in nature. Actual results may differ materially from those projected in forward-looking statements. Level 3 believes that its primary risk factors include, but are not limited to: changes in the overall economy relating to, among other things, the September 11 attacks and subsequent events, substantial capital requirements; development of effective internal processes and systems; the ability to attract and retain high quality employees; technology; the number and size of competitors in its markets; law and regulatory policy; and the mix of products and services offered in the company’s target markets. Additional information concerning these and other important factors can be found within Level 3′s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Statements in this release should be evaluated in light of these important factors.

8×8, Inc.

CONTACT: Joan Citelli of 8×8, Inc., +1-408-316-1290, orJCitelli@8×8.com

Web site: http://www.level3.com/

Web site: http://www.8×8.com/