FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, November 17, 2006
SUNROCKET AND THOMSON ENTER AGREEMENT TO OFFER INTERNET PHONE SERVICE
World’s largest manufacturer and distributor of phones combines with one of the fastest growing Internet phone service providers to explore promotional and product opportunities
VIENNA, VA and INDIANAPOLIS, IN – November 17, 2006 – SunRocket, one of the nation’s fastest-growing Internet phone service providers, today announced that Thomson, Inc., licensee of the GE brand for telephony products and the world’s largest manufacturer and distributor of landline phones, will enter into an agreement to explore various promotional activities to expand the presence of SunRocket’s VoIP services. The agreement also includes the development of future GE branded product(s) that will leverage various feature capabilities available through SunRocket internet phone service.
“Thomson’s reputation for reliable, easy-to-use consumer telephony products has no equal in the minds of millions of consumers, which is why SunRocket is thrilled they have selected us to launch some of these next generation network products into the residential Internet phone service market,” said Lisa Hook, president and chief executive officer at SunRocket. “From the beginning, we have prided ourselves on delivering consumer-friendly Internet phone service at an unprecedented value, so our relationship with Thomson to market SunRocket’s service is a natural fit.”
“Thomson is dedicated to delivering consumer value and innovative features to our telephony products,” said Tom Bratton, vice president sales and marketing, Thomson. “Enabling customers to use their phones to take advantage of the broadband-enabled features and dramatic cost savings SunRocket offers will open up a world of new possibilities for consumers looking to get the most out of their home phone service. This is the beginning of an exciting time in residential telephony
where more features that improve consumers’ lives will be facilitated by the emergence of IP telephony.”
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About SunRocket Headquartered in Vienna, Virginia, SunRocket, the “no gotcha” phone company, is bringing Internet phone service to mainstream America with the nation’s first full-year, flat-rate home phone package. SunRocket is the only company to offer complete Internet phone service at an all-inclusive, annual price of $199, with no hidden charges, termination penalties or “gotchas.” SunRocket makes it easy for households with highspeed Internet access to take advantage of the incredible value and enhanced capabilities of state-of-the-art Internet telephony. For more information about this privately held corporation, see the company’s web site at www.SunRocket.com. SunRocket is a trademark of SunRocket, Inc. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners. About Thomson — World leader in digital video technologies Thomson (Euronext Paris: 18453; NYSE: TMS) provides technology, services, and systems to help its Media & Entertainment clients – content creators, content distributors and users of its technology – realize their business goals and optimize their performance in a rapidly changing technology environment. The Group is the preferred partner to the Media & Entertainment Industries through its Technicolor, Grass Valley, RCA, and Thomson brands. For more information: http://www.thomson.net. For more information about Thomson’s full line of GE telephony products, visit www.ge.com/phones. Certain statements in this press release, including any discussion of management expectations for future periods, constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the "safe harbor" of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements are based on management's current expectations and beliefs and are subject to a number of factors and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the future results expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements due to changes in global economic and business conditions, consumer electronics markets, and regulatory factors. More detailed information on the potential factors that could affect the financial results of Thomson is contained in Thomson's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Contact:
Brian Lustig SunRocket, Inc. 703.637.9073 Brian.Lustig@SunRocket.com For Thomson Pam Golden Loder Golden Loder Associates 908-889-8300 x122 pgloder@goldenloder.com