U4 Press Box

Friday, December 29, 2006

U4 Launch Party

SYRACUSE, Indiana — December 29, 2006 — U4 is having a launch party for their new Web Site www.u4corp.com. U4 is having a gathering at Cool Beans Espressos in Syracuse, Indiana on January 15th at 5:00 PM.

Don’t be late! A large screen will be set up so you can view the site when it goes live at 5:30 PM. There will also be a number of laptops available for you to view the website on your own.

www.u4corp.com will be the place where a majority of our customers interact with us.
The site will allow:

  • Customers, Vendors and Wholesalers to view information about service, products and pricing
  • Online viewing of accounts, statements and online bill pay
  • A huge help section with Definitions, Glossary of Telecommunications Terms and Most Frequently Asked Questions
  • View sample bills with descriptions
  • Agents will be able to visit their portal and get the latest forms, pricing and news
  • View the U4Blog
  • View info on U4COM, U4LD, U4VOIP, U4DATA, U4FAX, U4VMAIL, U4Green and U4Wholesale
  • Community Connections
  • Employment Opportunities
  • Regulatory Information

“We have put as much time, effort, and money into our web presence as most businesses put into a brick and mortar store front,” said Ben Plikerd, CEO, “This is a ribbon cutting event.” Rich Hays, Marketing Director, said, “We built this site from the ground up. A majority of the design, graphics, and skill are from within U4. There is no ‘one person’ who did all the work; it was really a team effort. Although, our IT Director Zak, could be called a work horse after all the time he has put in over the last two months.”

Cool Beans, U4’s first business, customer will be supplying coffee.

U4 hopes the entire community will visit Cool Beans for the Launch Party on January 15th at 5:00 PM.

Monday, December 11, 2006

U4 Explores Viability of National Cell Phone Service

SYRACUSE, Indiana — December 11, 2006 — U4 is in the process of exploring the viability of offering National Cell Phone Service. “It is very exciting to look at the possibilities, this will really benefit businesses” said Ben Plikerd, CEO U4. “We will be able to offer nation wide service with the same quality and reliability as any other national provider,” Plikerd continued. “We are considering offering free calling between any phone that is serviced by U4, cell, work or home.” Bill Rondeau, CFO, said, “The package price will be like all other U4 pricing, better then what you can get anywhere else.” Zak Wolfinger, SysAdmin and R&D, said “We will be beta testing early January. Once testing confirms our expectations, we will put a time line on offering service to our customers.”

Interested parties are invited to email information about your current service to
service@email.u4corp.com. Please include your U4 Account Number (If are a U4 Customer), Name, Type of Cell phone service you currently have, Type of plan you have, Number of lines/shared lines, Expiration date of your current contract, Total minutes on your plan, Address, City, State, Zip, contact phone number.

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Friday, December 8, 2006

Kyle Weideman Sinks 3, Wins at U4 Hoop Shoot

SYRACUSE, Indiana — December 8, 2006 — Kyle Weideman sinks a 3 pointer to win $44.44 in the U4 Hoop Shoot. He made the second of two free throws and then moved back and sunk it to win. “Kyle is the first person to make a 3 pointer. It is really is exciting to see him win,” said Rich Hays, Director of Marketing, U4. Kyle’s name was drawn with 3 others semi-finalists. One was disqualified due to being a High School Basketball player.