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Press Releases Archive (by year)
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2007 Press Releases

Speakeasy Selected as a PHONE+ Top 50 Channel Program
FOR RELEASE: November 20, 2007

Speakeasy Simplifies IT Management by Offering Voice, Broadband and Managed Services in One Solution
TransACT Takes Advantage of All Three Services
FOR RELEASE: November 12, 2007

Speakeasy Announces Two New Voice Services for Small Business
FOR RELEASE: October 30, 2007

Speakeasy and Polycom Offer SMBs More VoIP Choices
Speakeasy VoIP adds Polycom desk and conference phones
FOR RELEASE: September 19, 2007

Speakeasy Announces Flexible New VoIP Calling Plans for Small Business
FOR RELEASE: September 19, 2007

Speakeasy's New ADSL2 Features Download Speeds Of Up To 15 Mbps
FOR RELEASE: September 13, 2007

Speakeasy's Continued Success Garners Industry Awards
FOR RELEASE: August 29, 2007

Speakeasy's Business VoIP Plans Enhanced with Advanced Options, Lower Calling Rates
FOR RELEASE: May 3, 2007

Best Buy Acquires Speakeasy
Addition of VoIP Communications Provider Gives Small Businesses a Single Source for All of Their Technology Needs
FOR RELEASE: March 27, 2007

Speakeasy Channel Program Cites Record Growth with Expansion of Revenue-Generating Opportunities for Partners
FOR RELEASE: February 28, 2007

Speakeasy Expands Business Class Voice and Data Offerings to Include Managed Services for Small Businesses
FOR RELEASE: February 21, 2007

Towerstream Launches High Availability Fixed Wireless Broadband Solution in Seattle; Continuing Expansion to Largest U.S. Cities
Towerstream and Speakeasy Partner for Nationwide Distribution of Wireless Broadband Services
FOR RELEASE: January 30, 2007

2006 Press Releases

Speakeasy's ONE Advances VoIP Options Nationwide
Specially Designed Plan Saves SMBs Thousands of Dollars By Eliminating Upfront Costs
FOR RELEASE: December 6, 2006

Speakeasy Selects Empirix Hammer XMS for VoIP Monitoring
VoIP service provider makes Quality of Service top priority
FOR RELEASE: October 10, 2006

Speakeasy to Offer Linksys IP Desktop Phone Aimed at SOHO & Small Business
FOR RELEASE: October 10, 2006

Speakeasy's Vision Realized With VoIP Growth
FOR RELEASE: September 12, 2006

Speakeasy Partners with World Telecom Group as a new provider of voice and data services.
FOR RELEASE: August 23, 2006

Speakeasy Hires Top-Level Customer Service Executive
FOR RELEASE: June 27, 2006

Vodavi and Speakeasy Announce Agreement for Hosted VoIP Solutions
FOR RELEASE: June 21, 2006

Speakeasy Founder Launches New Venture
FOR RELEASE: April 4, 2006

Speakeasy Broadband and VoIP Services Continue to Grow
FOR RELEASE: March 14, 2006

Speakeasy Announces New Business VoIP Customers
FOR RELEASE: March 14, 2006

Speakeasy Program Increases Partner Revenue and Client Satisfaction
FOR RELEASE: March 14, 2006

Speakeasy Expands with New Cupertino, CA Office
FOR RELEASE: March 13, 2006

Speakeasy Business VoIP Chosen By Top Northwest Companies
FOR RELEASE: February 16, 2006

2005 Press Releases

Speakeasy Appoints Regional Sales Director
FOR RELEASE: November 30, 2005

Speakeasy Home VoIP Increases Worldwide Calling Area
Expansion Brings More Cost Savings to Consumers
FOR RELEASE: November 28, 2005

Speakeasy Receives Prestigious VoIP Industry Award
FOR RELEASE: November 3, 2005

Speakeasy Appoints Andrew Hyde as New Chief Financial Officer
FOR RELEASE: July 19, 2005

Speakeasy Chooses Edgewater Networks to Facilitate Delivery of its Business VoIP Services
FOR RELEASE: September 20, 2005

It's All in the Name: Speakeasy Does What Speakeasy Says
National Survey Gives Kudos To Seattle Company As Favorite Brand Name
In Voice Over IP Service Category
FOR RELEASE: September 15, 2005

Speakeasy Delivers Innovative Broadband Services with Juniper Networks Routing Platforms
Independent Broadband Service Company Uses E- and M-series Routing Platforms in Nationwide Network to Introduce New Bonded T1 Service
FOR RELEASE: August 16, 2005

Speakeasy Unaffected by FCC Ruling
FOR RELEASE: August 8, 2005

Speakeasy's Private WAN Advances Remote Office Connectivity for Small and Medium Businesses
Trend signals downfall of antiquated Frame Relay Networks
FOR RELEASE: June 21, 2005

Speakeasy Already Compliant with All Aspects of FCC Order Requiring Safer 911 Services by VoIP Providers
Speakeasy VoIP Service Meets and Exceeds Mandate Elements, Placing Company Months Ahead of the Industry
FOR RELEASE: May 24, 2005

Seattle Space Needle Anchors Speakeasy Wireless Broadband Service, Defining WiMAX Future
Alvarion and Intel Join To Support Deployment of High Density, Point-to-Multi-Point, WiMAX-class Service
FOR RELEASE: May 4, 2005

Talk to Me
Speakeasy's Gamecloud Voice Solution Allows Guild Wars Players to Communicate Directly
FOR RELEASE: April 27, 2005

Speakeasy Launches Integrated Business Voice Over IP (VoIP)
Complete business-class VoIP solution delivers wireline call quality, integrated with industry-leading online productivity features and business-class connectivity.
FOR RELEASE: April 4, 2005

Speakeasy is First Broadband Provider to Officially Customize Mozilla Firefox
Broadband subscribers to benefit from tabbed browsing, increased privacy and security features, built in pop-up blocking and more
FOR RELEASE: January 25, 2005

Speakeasy's Reputation Soars Among Macintosh Users
Broadband Provider to be Featured in Macworld Booth #2017
FOR RELEASE: January 11, 2005

Speakeasy's Gamecloud Selected to Host America's Army
Honor Game Servers in U.S.
FOR RELEASE: January 7, 2005

2004 Press Releases

Speakeasy Adds Marketing and Sales Executives
Ginny Hutchinson named Chief Marketing Officer
Jason Hausske announced as Vice President, Sales
FOR RELEASE: November 18, 2004

Speakeasy Announces First Wireless Broadband City
Solution to be tested with business customers in Seattle
FOR RELEASE: November 9, 2004

Level 3 HomeTone^SM VoIP Solution Enables Broadband Provider Speakeasy to Offer Residential Phone Service in U.S.
Complete Level 3 Solution Easy to Install and Use, and Offers Features of Traditional Local and Long Distance Phone Service Including 911
FOR RELEASE: October 19, 2004

Speakeasy's Gamecloud Debuts at World Cyber Games in San Francisco, October 6-10, 2004
Endeavor to Deliver Speed, Service and Community
FOR RELEASE: October 6, 2004

Speakeasy Launches VoIP Solution For Broadband Consumers
New Speakeasy Voice offers superior quality and reliability
FOR RELEASE: September 21, 2004

Speakeasy Receives Funding for Wireless Projects from Intel
Investment to Support WiMax Initiatives
FOR RELEASE: August 25, 2004

Speakeasy Announces Additions to Board of Directors
Board expanded to include two world-class operating executives
FOR RELEASE: August 23, 2004

Speakeasy First To Offer New Nationwide Dedicated Loop DSL
Phone lines no longer needed for new high performance "OneLink" ADSL
FOR RELEASE: July 6, 2004

Speakeasy Expands Broadband Gaming Network with Acquisition of GameDaemons
FOR RELEASE: June 23, 2004

OSDN and Speakeasy Launch New Broadband Program Offering Fastest
ADSL Service to the OSDN Network
New partnership provides range of unique high-end services, including first nationwide availability of fastest 6.0/768 ADSL service.
FOR RELEASE: March 25, 2004

Speakeasy Builds on Success and Plans for Dramatic Growth with
$24 Million Financing Round
3i and BV Capital Lead Investor Group in Largest Independent Broadband Services Provider
FOR RELEASE: March 16, 2004

Covad and Speakeasy Unveil Faster Consumer DSL Service
3.0/768 ADSL Offered For Less Than $70 Per Month
FOR RELEASE: January 28, 2004

2003 Press Releases

Speakeasy Cited Among Nation's Fastest Growing Private Companies on Inc. 500 List for Second Consecutive Year
Broadband Services Provider Ranked #41 nationwide in 2003 entrepreneurial survey.
FOR RELEASE: October 21, 2003

Speakeasy Unveils New Broadband Services, Setting Industry First
Customers to experience faster connections, more ways to go WiFi and personalized technology assistance.
FOR RELEASE: September 15, 2003

Speakeasy Expands Leadership Team
Telecom Executive Bruce Chatterley announced as President and CEO; Founder/Chairman Mike Apgar to Drive Product Development and Strategic Planning
FOR RELEASE: August 18, 2003

Speakeasy Introduces WiFi NetShare
A first-of-its-kind service allowing Speakeasy subscribers to easily (and legally) extend their broadband connectivity to their neighbors via WiFi—all while reducing their monthly broadband bill.
FOR RELEASE: July 8, 2003

Speakeasy and Metallica Unleash Broadband Music Experience
St. Anger CD Owners Rewarded with Direct Access to Live and Rare Music
FOR RELEASE: June 2, 2003

Transaction Transport Technologies (T3) and Speakeasy Announce Partnership
FOR RELEASE: April 29, 2003

Speakeasy Signs Agreement with Ingram Micro
Collaboration to Answer Business Channel Demand for Comprehensive Broadband Services
FOR RELEASE: April 23, 2003

Expertcity Strikes New Partnership with Speakeasy
GoToMyPC Remote-Access Service Available to Broadband Subscribers
FOR RELEASE: February 3, 2003

Speakeasy Brings Premium Internet Radio Service to its Members
Listen.com's RHAPSODY Radio PLUS Offered to Speakeasy Subscribers at No Charge
FOR RELEASE: February 3, 2003

2002 Press Releases

Speakeasy Offers Customer-Friendly Transition Program for Stranded DirecTV DSL Subscribers
FOR RELEASE: December 18, 2002

Speakeasy Breaks with Mainline ISPs, Embraces Wi-Fi and Promotes Shared Broadband Connections
FOR RELEASE: November 19, 2002

Lindows.com, Inc. partners with Speakeasy to provide dialup and broadband services to LindowsOS users.
FOR RELEASE: October 30, 2002

Speakeasy Offers Free Sony PlayStation®2 or Microsoft Xbox™ to New Broadband Subscribers
National Broadband Service Provider Speakeasy Providing Choice of Consoles to New Gaming Package Customers Through September 30
FOR RELEASE: September 23, 2002

Speakeasy's Innovative Broadband Bank Program Gives Dialup Consumers Risk-Free Path to DSL Services
Speakeasy sets new industry standards with financial incentives for dialup customers and newly reduced price points for broadband access
FOR RELEASE: June 24, 2002

Worldcom Introduces Private Label DSL Service for Large Enterprises and Internet Service Providers
WorldCom's Nationwide DSL Network Provides Seamless Connectivity for Speakeasy and ClearPath
FOR RELEASE: June 13, 2002

Speakeasy Receives $6 Million Equity Infusion
Venture Capital Investment Reaffirms Speakeasy's Market Leading Position
FOR RELEASE: June 10, 2002

Speakeasy and Valve Release Survey Results of 250,000 Internet Game Players
Survey Shows Over 77% of Half-Life, Counter-Strike Players Use Broadband Connection
FOR RELEASE: May 16, 2002

Speakeasy Partners with Cognigen to Broaden Reach in Residential and Business Markets Nationwide
Companies Join Forces through Speakeasy.s Channel Partner Program
FOR RELEASE: April 22, 2002

Speakeasy Introduces Easy-To-Use Managed Internet Security Service for Residential Broadband Customers
Low Cost MyFirewall™ Solution Protects Consumers from Intrusion and Online Identity Theft
FOR RELEASE: February 25, 2002

Internap Network Services First to Join Speakeasy's Channel Partner Program
New Channel Partner Program Offers Broadband-based Revenue Streams for Partners
FOR RELEASE: February 13, 2002

Speakeasy Hosts Tournament for id Software's Return to Castle Wolfenstein™
ISP Partners with Activision, id Software, and the Online Gaming League
to Offer Largest Online Competition to Date
FOR RELEASE: February 6, 2002

Speakeasy Expands Reach; Brings Superior Internet Services to Business Market
New Attractively Priced and Packaged Services Ideally Suited to the Needs of Small and Medium-sized Businesses
FOR RELEASE: January 23, 2002

Speakeasy First ISP to Launch Listen.com.®'s Rhapsody™Music on Demand Service
Free Trial Provides Added Value to High-Speed Network Customers
FOR RELEASE: January 15, 2002

Speakeasy and PNY Launch Broadband Gaming Promotion Featuring NVIDIA Graphics Technology
ISP Will Provide Free GeForce3 Graphics Cards with DSL Service
FOR RELEASE: January 08, 2002

2001 Press Releases

Covad Expands Availability of TeleXtend T1 Service
Adds Nine More Markets, Leading ISPs to T1 Line-up
FOR RELEASE: December 19, 2001

Speakeasy, Valve Software Launch 11 City Half-Life TV Network
First-Ever PC Game Broadcast Network Built to Support 80,000 Simultaneous Viewers
FOR RELEASE: December 06, 2001

Speakeasy Sponsors #1 Counter-Strike Team for $150,000 Cyber Athlete World Championships
Local video game team leaves for 4 day video game competition in Dallas, TX
FOR RELEASE: December 06, 2001

Speakeasy's Ellis Island Transitions @Home Customers with Ease
ISP Offers No Upfront Cost, 1st Month Free, Complimentary Dialup
FOR RELEASE: December 04, 2001

Speakeasy Rescues Stranded ICCX, Wolfe.net, Rocky Mountain Internet (RMI) DSL Customers
ISP's Highly Successful Ellis Island Program Can Smoothly Migrate Service Prior to
December 10, 2001, Disconnection Date
FOR RELEASE: December 04, 2001

Covad Announces Fully Funded Business Plan With SBC Agreements Valued at $150 Million
FOR RELEASE: November 13, 2001

Valve/Speakeasy Gamer survey results in!
FOR RELEASE: October 3, 2001

Speakeasy Sponsors The Speakeasy Offensive
ISP Expands Competitive Online Gaming Involvement with Second Official Sponsorship
FOR RELEASE: June 27, 2001

Speakeasy and EMusic.com Partner to Provide Broadband Digital Music Service
Companies Offer a Legitimate, Seamless MP3 Download Experience for Online Music Fans
FOR RELEASE: June 14, 2001

Speakeasy Opens Doors to Stranded Northpoint Customers
ISP Offers Reinstallation Cost Reduction for Business and Residential Services
FOR RELEASE: April 04, 2001

SPEAKEASY will be hosting Lansanity
Northwest CyberAthletes Compete for $4000 in Prizes
FOR RELEASE: January 30, 2001

PhoneFree Announces Partnership With Speakeasy To Provide
Broadband Voice Services
FOR RELEASE: January 18, 2001

ViAir to Extend Internet Service Provider's Email Services to Wireless Users
Speakeasy To Begin Technical Trials of PhoneFree Gemini™
FOR RELEASE: January 9, 2001

2000 Press Releases

Speakeasy Launches Ellis Island Project in Response to Current Upheavals in the DSL Industry
FOR RELEASE: November 27, 2000

Team Abuse and Speakeasy Form Strategic Network and Sponsorship Alliance
FOR RELEASE: September 27, 2000

Speakeasy Network Launches New Broadband Gaming Arcade Using the Playmachine Game Platform; Gamers Score Big!
FOR RELEASE: April 26, 2000

2007 News Headlines

Speakeasy selling wireless assets to rival
The Seattle Times, January 30, 2007
By Tricia Duryee
Seattle Times technology reporter

2006 News Headlines

Speakeasy Selects Empirix Hammer XMS to Monitor VoIP on its Private Network
TMCnet, October 18, 2006
By Patrick Barnard

VOIP Provides Efficient and Cost Effective Communications for Smaller Investment Managers and Hedge Funds
Verity Wealth Advisors opted for a VOIP outsourced telephone service when its existing phone system would no longer be supported.
Wall Street & Technology, September 19, 2006
By Anthony Guerra

Simply Stated: Speakeasy Brings Hosted VoIP to SMBs pdf
This IDC Insight examines Speakeasy's hosted VoIP offering to small businesses.
IDC, Oct 2006
By Rebecca Swensen & William Stofega

Speakeasy Awarded Best DSL!
PC Magazine, September 20, 2006
By Cade Metz

VOIP Provides Efficient and Cost Effective Communications for Smaller Investment Managers and Hedge Funds
Wall Street & Technology, September 19, 2006
By Anthony Guerra

ISPs Evolve, Diversify Amid Competition
Associated Press, June 9, 2006
By Anick Jesdanun

Why SMBs Need to Consider Hosted PBX pdf
Telephony Online, April 2006
By Greg Galitzine

Hosted Voice-over IP: It's cheaper, it's easier and it's the future
Telephony Online, April 2006
By Bruce Chatterley, President and CEO of Speakeasy

VON: Speakeasy tracks VoIP growth
Telephony Online, March 16, 2006
By Carol Wilson

2005 News Headlines

VoIP and me
Macworld, November 16, 2005
By Scholle Sawyer McFarland

Different Roads to E911 Compliance
Billing World and OSS Today, September 2005
By Michelle Hankins

Broadband Is Too Important to Be Left to Cable-Phone Duopoly
The Washington Post, August 14, 2005
By Rob Pegoraro

Review: VoIP offers low-cost phone service
VOIP Flash, April 21, 2005
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Quenching the Thirst for WiMAX
447KB .pdf download
Telephony Online, April 11, 2005
By Jason Ankeny

An Interview with Bruce Chatterley, CEO of Speakeasy.net
the.voip.weblog, April 4, 2005
By Ted Wallingford

Broadband Reports
Broadband Reports, January 26, 2005

Speakeasy ISP Bundles Mozilla Firefox
Broadband services provider Speakeasy is bundling a customized version of Mozilla Firefox 1.0 in its self-install kits for residential customers.
Tech Web and Information Week, January 26, 2005