Demon Internet Announces Local Call Access for the Whole of the UK

15th September 1995

Demon Internet today announces that it will provide local-call access to the Internet for the whole of the UK.

Demon Internet is the first Internet Service Provider in the UK to be able to annouce local call access for the whole of the UK. It is also the first time that any Internet Service Provider in the world has offered flat rate local call access to the whole of any one country.

100% coverage will roll out from the end of October 1995, allowing all UK Demon Internet customers to enjoy connectivity at the BT local call rate.

Cliff Stanford, founder and Managing Director of Demon Internet, comments "We are very pleased to be able to offer Internet users all over Great Britain and Northern Ireland local-call access. It is in keeping with our commitment to make Internet connectivity feasible for millions of UK customers by keeping costs as low as possible".

"It is also exciting to steal another march on our rivals by being the first UK service provider to announce that local call access will be a reality for all of our UK customers".

Simultaneously, the company announces that all the Demon Internet numbers will be suffixed with '666', making them instantly recognisable. So, for example, number charge group 01469 has the Demon number 01469 469666; and number charge group 0161 has the Demon number 0161 3859666.

Demon Internet will no longer be referring to tPoPs (traditional Points of Presence) and vPoPs (virtual Points of Presence), the two phrases that the company originally coined. ROMPs (Regionally Organised Modem Pools) is the new buzzword. There are 3 ROMPs, covering Central England and Southern Scotland; Southern England and Northern Scotland; and London.

A press conference with Cliff Stanford will be organised at LIVE '95, the consumer electronics show at Earls Court, on Tuesday September 19th (Press Day). Time and venue to be confirmed. If you would like to attend, please contact: Fiona Haggett on tel: 0181 371 3711.

Demon Internet charges GBP 12.50 (+VAT) one-off start-up fee, plus GBP 10 (+VAT) per month. There are no additional on-line costs, and technical support is provided free. Contact sales@demon.net (tel: 0181 371 1234).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION please contact: FIONA HAGGETT on the Demon Hot Line, Tel: 0181 371 3711 or pr@demon.net.

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