Acquisitions

SunRocket Inc. used to be the second biggest U.S. supplier of Internet phone services. A few weeks ago it appeared to have shut down without notifying more than 200,000 clients. The customer service line offered costumers a short recorded message: “We are no longer taking customer service or sales calls. Goodbye.” SunRocket was formed in 2004 at attracted customers with the fee of $199 for unlimited phone calling for one year in Canada, USA and Puerto Rico. As I was looking for information about TeleBlend- a small Internet-phone service company based in Maine which entered the agreement to acquire certain strategic assets of the Vienna company I found a discussion on the Broadbandreports forum(http://www.broadbandreports.com/forum/r18701325-Who-the-f-is-TeleBlend). People were furious. They were wondering who TeleBlend is and how can those guys imagine they will sign up for a contract with them, considering their web domain was only two days old and they were already sending emails on behalf of SunRocket to promote themselves. I find it hard to believe to because you don't need to much brains to see they don't look like a serious company. Even their slogan is copied. Remember "The future's bright, the future's Orange."?Well..."Change is good and with TeleBlend the future is brighter than ever." How does this sound you: "We have already been successful in getting your services restored and ready to go. Included is a special offer only available to SunRocket customers. Until the end of your annual contract, TeleBlend will give you the exact same services you know and love for only $12.95/month." Maybe they should do a little web searching and read the reactions they've caused and then revise their PR strategy because SunRocket clients won't buy it. I don't see why they should.

by Ana Maria Ciobanu for SigEx Ventures (http://sigexventures.com)

SigEx Ventures's matrix of properties are quickly becoming leaders in digital telebroadcasting, free content delivery allowing people to easily talk, view, upload and share through free online TV broadcasting, free unlimited global calls, video blogs and SMS. SigEx Ventures invests in projects deploying "free" to add-on royalty revenue models