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PRIMUS Business Services Opens Newest Internet Data Centre in Vancouver

Posted on: Wednesday, 27 September 2006, 12:00 CDT

PRIMUS Telecommunications Canada Inc. (PRIMUS Canada), a leader in

facilities-based voice, data, e-commerce, web hosting, VOIP and Internet

services utilizing ADSL2+ technology, today announced the opening of its

first Internet Data Centre (IDC) facility in Vancouver. The new facility

brings to three the number of Internet data centres owned and operated

by PRIMUS Canada.

With the expansion of its business services in the Lower Mainland,

PRIMUS Business Services is able to provide small, medium, and large

enterprises expertise to manage and colocate IT infrastructure and

mission-critical business applications. PRIMUS Business Services offers

security services, managed server administration, managed operating

system/application patching, data backup, remote monitoring and business

continuity services. Additionally, PRIMUS'

cost effective and outstanding service enjoyed by customers at the

Ottawa and Toronto facilities will extend to the new Vancouver facility.

The "class A"

facility features a first in the Lower Mainland colocation market with

its earthquake proof cabinets situated on base-isolation platforms that

counteract the damaging effects of the shocks and tremors associated

with earthquakes.

"With the opening of its Vancouver IDC, PRIMUS

Canada is realizing the vision to expand its network of superior

colocation services," said A.J. Byers, PRIMUS

Canada, Senior Vice president, Business Services. "The

facility's earthquake-sensitive features

ensure the needs of the Lower Mainland market are met by providing

critical uptime to Vancouver businesses, even in the event of a natural

disaster."

The Internet Data Centre offers businesses a secure, safe and reliable

location to colocate their IT infrastructure. The data centre is

equipped with redundant UPS power and a diesel generator, advanced

environmental controls including HVAC, gas fire suppression, biometric

access control systems and a multi-homed network for 100 per cent uptime.

About Primus Business Services

Primus Business Services, part of PRIMUS Canada, delivers telecom

solutions to over 55,000 small, medium and large business customers

nationwide. The company offers a full-range of business communication

services including Internet access, web hosting, colocation, managed

services and voice.

About PRIMUS Canada

PRIMUS Telecommunications Canada Inc. is the largest alternative

communications carrier in Canada with over 1,000,000 customers. The

Company offers facilities-based voice, data, e-commerce, Web hosting,

VOIP and Internet services utilizing ADSL2+ technology. As a leading

Internet service provider in Canada, PRIMUS Canada has over 80,000

Internet subscribers served by a national network of Internet

points-of-presence (POPs) for dedicated and dial-up access. PRIMUS

Canada also offers local services to businesses, bundling them with its

long distance and Internet services. The Company has a fully redundant

and diverse SONET network across Canada, extending from Quebec City to

Victoria. PRIMUS Canada's national network consists of nationwide

switches with international connectivity through its parent company's

global network, ATM and IP nodes, and colocation facilities at major

cities across the country. These network elements provide an integrated

and converged backbone for all of PRIMUS Canada's voice, data, VOIP,

Internet private line and bundled services. The local colocation network

covers over three million households and businesses in Canada utilizing

next generation ADSL2+ technology, delivering download speeds of up to

22 Mbps. PRIMUS Canada is a wholly-owned subsidiary of McLean,

Virginia-based PRIMUS Telecommunications Group, Incorporated (OTCBB:PRTL).

PRIMUS Canada news and information are available at the Company's Web

site at www.primus.ca

Source: Business Wire

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