Available nationwide with a no-risk one month contract for only £20.99 per month

PlusNet, the UK’s best value Internet service provider, has today launched a new competitively priced communications package, which combines broadband up to 8Mbps speeds, landline rental and inclusive calls for a no gimmicks price of £20.99 per month.

Unlike other competing broadband and calls packages, PlusNet’s new package will be available nationwide to more than 99 per cent of the UK population as it is not reliant on limited Local Loop Unbundled (LLU)-enabled exchanges.

PlusNet provides broadband to its customers based on standard pricing nationwide and with a one month service contract. PlusNet customers will be connected within 10 days because unlike similar products from competitors, PlusNet is not reliant on the installation of a new network. PlusNet uses industry leading technology to prioritise the data transferred across its network. The result is a quality broadband experience for PlusNet customers.

• Landline rental
• A landline calls plan
• Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) service
• An up to 8Mb broadband connection

There is a simple pick and mix approach where customers can choose one of four broadband products. They can then add either Home Phone Anytime for £11 per month or Home Phone Anytime+ for £15 per month. To complement these call plans PlusNet will be offering market-leading call rates, saving customers on average 17 percent compared to rivals.

Package prices will range from £20.99 per month for a combination of Broadband PAYG Basic, a recently launched entry-level broadband service priced at £9.99 per month, and Home Phone Anytime landline rental and call plan priced at £11 per month.

Neil Armstrong , PlusNet Product Development Director said “It’s quickly becoming standard for broadband and telephone service to be bundled together, but a major barrier to take up has been poor nationwide coverage and off-putting long term contracts. The UK consumer can now get access to a great service with the comfort of a one month term.”

PlusNet is well known among discerning Internet users and has grown through recommendations based on its great value products and award winning customer services. Recently, PlusNet topped the UK’s largest ever broadband customer satisfaction survey which was commissioned by the independent comparison website uSwitch.com. PlusNet was the winner with a 92 per cent overall satisfaction score.

Armstrong continued “With more than 10 million broadband homes in the UK it is time for customers to ask themselves, ‘am I paying too much for broadband, landline rental and calls?’. We believe customers demand and deserve a choice of quality packages as well as a great value price. Our customers recognise the value and service PlusNet provides, that’s why they continue to recommend us.”

Notes to Editors:

*TalkTalk aiming to cover 1,000 exchanges by May 2007
**Free when you register online
***Free setup forgiven over 5 years with applicable balance due if leaving within 5 years
Prices correct at 3rd July 2006

Home Phone Anytime key features include:

• Priced at £11 a month
• One month contract, no upfront costs if you have a BT line
• Inclusive of landline rental, no need to pay BT line rental
• 240 minutes of inclusive calls to UK landlines
• Market leading low call rates saving on average 17% against leading competitors
• Available to new and existing PlusNet broadband customers
• Available to 99.6% of UK homes
• Free calls to other PlusNet customers and other VoIP users worldwide
• Admin fee for terminating the service just £20
• Customer support available 24*7 online or by phone

Home Phone Anytime + key features include

• Priced at £15 a month
• One month contract, no upfront costs if you have a BT line
• Inclusive of landline rental, no need to pay BT line rental
• All calls to UK landlines included (01 and 02 numbers)
• All calls to top 20 international destinations included
• Market leading low call rates saving on average 17% against leading competitors
• Available to new and existing PlusNet broadband customers
• Available to 99.6% of UK homes
• Free calls to other PlusNet customers and other VoIP users worldwide
• Admin fee for terminating the service just £20
• Customer support available 24*7 online or by phone

Broadband Basic key features include

• From £9.99 a month
• Download speeds of up to 8Mbps
• One month contract
• 50MB inclusive usage. 0.224p per MB for high quality prioritised pay as you go usage thereafter
• Ideal for first time broadband users
• Available to 99.6% of UK homes
• Unique network management to guarantee quality and prioritise VoIP calls, gaming and web
• Admin fee for terminating the service just £20
• £14.99 to migrate from another provider, or £47 for a new connection with the option to defer over first 12 months

Broadband Plus key features include

• From £14.99 a month
• Download speeds of up to 8Mbps
• One month contract
• No fixed download limit, 3GB peak time allowance
• Suitable for surfing, email and gaming
• Available to 99.6% of UK homes
• Unique network management to guarantee quality and prioritise VoIP calls, gaming and web
• Free set up if migrating from another provider, or £47 for a new connection with the option to defer over 5 years
• Multiple email addresses, webspace and a host of value-added extras

Broadband Premier key features include

• From £21.99 a month
• Download speeds of up to 8Mbps
• One month contract
• No fixed download limit, 15GB peak time allowance
• Available to 99.6% of UK homes
• Priority performance at peak times, suitable for downloads, gaming and networking
• Unique network management to guarantee quality and prioritise VoIP calls, gaming and web
• Free set up if migrating from another provider, or £47 for a new connection with the option to defer over 5 years
• Multiple email addresses, webspace, CGI and MySQL tools and a host of value-added extras