Michtelco a Michigan based online provider of discount local and long distance phone service today announced the launch of Broadband phone service in Michigan.

Michtelco has simplified the process of selecting broadband phone service by offering unlimited calls within the US and Canada for one low monthly fee.

(PRWEB) April 28, 2004 -- Michtelco, today announced Broadband Phone service for customers in Michigan.

Packet8 from Michtelco is an advanced, feature rich Internet protocol (IP) telephone service that is available to anyone with a high speed Internet connection.

The price for its Packet8 residential, unlimited calling plan is $19.95/month.

In addition, Michtelco has eliminated equipment fees and there are no long-term commitments.

Packet8 has simplified its residential offering and now offers two calling plans, Freedom Plus and Freedom Unlimited.

The Freedom Plus plan costs $5.95/month and comes with a direct dial phone number, voice mail, caller ID, call forwarding, online account management and real-time billing.

Calls to non-Packet8 phone numbers in the United States and Canada are billed at $0.08/minute.

Freedom Unlimited costs $19.95/month and includes all of the above features plus unlimited calls to anywhere in the United States or Canada.

Both plans offer free, unlimited voice or video calling between Packet8 subscribers anywhere in the world and attractive international calling rates.

"Our mission is to offer the lowest priced and highest performance broadband voice and video telephone service in Michigan" said Scott Huxley, Chief Executive Officer of Michtelco.

"We will provide telephone service that saves money for our customers while delivering high quality communications. We can afford to pass on lower pricing to our valued customers because we are not spending money on expensive media marketing campaigns," concluded Mr. Huxley.

Launched in November 2002, Packet8 enables anyone with high-speed Internet access to sign up for telephone service at the Michtelco website.

Customers can choose a direct-dial phone number

from any of the over 1,500 rate centers offered by the service, and then use an 8x8-supplied telephony adapter (the 8x8 Desktop Telephone Adapter model DTA310 manufactured by 8x8 and included with the service) to interface any regular telephone to the customer's Internet connection.

Calls can then be made and received from the telephone connected to the DTA310 anywhere in the world where the adapter is installed.

All Packet8 telephone accounts come with voice mail, caller ID, call forwarding, web access to account controls, and real-time online billing. Packet8 residential service can also be ordered with a broadband videophone, the DV325, which enables high-speed, instant-on direct dial video calls over the Packet8 network anywhere in the world.

Packet8 voice and video solutions are available in Michigan from Michtelco.

About 8x8, Inc.

8x8, Inc. offers the Packet8 broadband telephone service, consumer videophones, hosted iPBX solutions (through its subsidiary Centile, Inc.), and voice and video semiconductors and related software (through its subsidiary Netergy Microelectronics, Inc.)

About Packet8

More information about Packet8 is available at www.mich-tel.com. All service plans discussed in this press release are subject to the Packet8 terms and conditions of service. These terms can be subject to change without notice.

About Michtelco

Michtelco is a Michigan based online reseller of local and long distance phone service. More information about Michtelco can be found at http://www.mich-tel.com.

Editors: 8x8 is a trademark of 8x8, Inc.