STP.L Regulatory News (STP)

15 Feb 2005 07:00

Spiritel PLC15 February 2005 For immediate release 15 February 2005 SPIRITEL PLC ("Spiritel" or "the Company") Signs Voice Termination Agreement with Level 3 Spiritel plc (AIM: STP), the telecommunications services business, is pleased toannounce that it has signed a reciprocal voice call termination agreement withLevel 3 Communications Inc, the international communications and informationservices company. Spiritel, through its Expo Communications division, will provide Level 3, whichoperates one of the largest Internet backbones in the world, with cost-effectivemobile call termination in the UK and across Europe. In addition, under areciprocal arrangement, Expo Communications will use Level 3's (3) Voice(R)Termination service to provide termination for its customer traffic to the US. Mark Willard, Spiritel's Chief Executive, said: "This agreement with Level 3 isa significant endorsement of our call termination services. Level 3, as anindustry-leading provider of wholesale VoIP services, requires the higheststandards of reliability and call quality, which Expo Communications is wellplaced to deliver." ENDS For further information: Spiritel plc 01784 224201Mark Willard, Chief ExecutiveJohn Vergopoulos, Finance Director W.H. Ireland 0121 616 2101Tim Cofman Buchanan Communications 020 7466 5000Mark CourtMary-Jane Johnson Notes for Editors: About Spiritel plc Spiritel (AIM: STP) is the holding company for a growing group of companieswhose focus is telecommunications' services and products. Spiritel's initialtrading division, Expo Communications was founded in 2000, has enjoyed year onyear growth in both revenue and profitability and is one of Europe's leadingcall termination businesses. Spiritel's other divisions include SpiritelTechnologies, which offers bundled services to small and medium sizedbusinesses, and Spiritel Managed Networks, which offers managed telecomsservices to corporates including the handling of voice traffic to and fromoverseas call centres. Spiritel joined the Alternative Investment Market of the London Stock Exchangein July 2004. For further information please visit www.spiritelplc.com This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange