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  EQO Expands its Mobile VoIP Service Globally

Users in over 200 countries can now take advantage of EQO's low-cost mobile
                                  calling

    BARCELONA, Spain, Feb. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Mobile World Congress -- EQO
Communications (http://www.eqo.com), today announced the expansion of its award-
winning low-cost mobile VoIP service to over 200 countries. This now
extends the availability of EQO's calling services from its original 30
countries to over 200 countries including India, Russia, the Philippines
and Brazil.

    People from around the world have already been enjoying EQO's free
application that brings free international texting as well as free instant
messaging to mobile phones. With this recent service expansion, all EQO
users across the globe can now use EQO to make cheap calls. In addition,
all EQO calling users will now have access to EQO's presence feature, which
displays in real time when their EQO friends are online and available to
receive phone calls.

    "In many countries, mobile calling rates are still ridiculously high,"
said Bill Tam, EQO's CEO. "We wanted to break through the cost barriers by
providing an easy, cost-effective option for everyone to stay in touch with
friends and family in more places around the world."

    EQO is free to download to your mobile phone, and is a truly mobile
application that does not require a computer, WI-FI connection or new
contract. With EQO, users can chat on the go for free using MSN, Yahoo,
Google Talk, QQ, AIM, ICQ and Jabber, or call or text anyone in the world
at super- low rates. Users can also invite their friends to join EQO, and
call them at 50% off EQO's regular calling rates or message them for free*.

    EQO works with a broad array of handsets from major manufacturers such
as Nokia, Samsung, Motorola, Sony Ericsson, LG, BlackBerry and HTC,
bringing the benefits of VoIP, IM, chat and social networking to regular,
everyday mobile phones. EQO's application is available in multiple
languages, including English, Russian, Portuguese, Italian, German,
Spanish, French, Mandarin and Cantonese.

    * Please note that minutes and data from mobile plans are utilized when
using EQO

    About EQO

    EQO (pronounced "echo") is a FREE application that brings free instant
messaging, cheap calling and cheap texting to your mobile phone. Chat on
the go using MSN, AIM, Yahoo, Google Talk, QQ (NEW!), ICQ and Jabber, or
call and text anyone in the world at super-low rates. Invite your friends
to join your EQO network and you can use EQO to call them at 50% off EQO's
regular calling rate, or send them an EQO Message for free. Sign up for EQO
today at http://www.EQO.com and get up to 100 minutes of free calls or 25 texts
messages to anyone.



  SOURCE EQO Communications




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    CONTACT:
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    jeff.prior@axicom.com; Asim Qureshi, +44(0)208392-4084,
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