Talk:Primus Telecom
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[edit] Group of Four Link
Why is there a link to the Group of Four on this article? Primus to not participate in the Group of Four, so it should be removed. BrianSkelly 11:45, 24 June 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Speedy Deletion
This article is not notable. It does not cite any verifiable references. (Pasca 02:56, 11 January 2007 (UTC))
- I do not feel that this article should be speedy deleted. I think if this is to be deleted, it should be done as AfD. While the references are not cited, I think that they could be found rather easily. I also feel that Primus is notable as it is one of the major VoIP companies in the US and Canada. --Адам12901 Talk 05:07, 28 March 2007 (UTC)
I agree with Adam, and I have added sourced information with links for verification. Although the article seems to have started out as marketing puffery, the subject is worth covering seriously because the company has become the subject of considerable controversy and litigation, affecting many customers and some major investors. With accelerating losses over USD $100 million in 2005 and over USD $200 million in the last 12 months (http://moneycentral.msn.com/investor/research/msnbc/profile.asp?Symbol=prtl), this company looms as a growing story. The source for the declining revenue and 2006 results is the company's own SEC filings, audited by D&T.[[1]]TVC 15 01:20, 31 July 2007 (UTC)
[edit] undoing spam
August 2007: I reverted an anonymous edit due to PR puffery that attempted to censor negative information and substitute advertising instead. One amusing reference was a purported endorsement saying Lingo had been "recognised as one of the best value VoIP providers" by VOIP reviews online; in reality, the linked review wrote, "The price and feature benefits of Lingo are hurt by the companies repeated quality issues." (http://www.voipreviewsonline.com/2005/10/comparison_ling_1.html) The puffery deleted the fact that the stock has dropped more than 98% from its 2000 peak, and replaced that with the statement that it's up 20% in 12 months; actually, it's up 50% in 12 months, even after dropping more than 30% in the last one month, but with an OTC penny stock such gyrations are to be expected especially if spammers pump-and-dump. It's bad enough that spammers hijack e-mail to tout target stocks, without also spamming WP.TVC 15 18:08, 18 August 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:Primus logo.png
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BetacommandBot (talk) 14:28, 8 March 2008 (UTC)
