GoAmerica, Inc. (NASDAQ:GOAM)
Industry: Technology

Listed 10 Consecutive Market Days. On List as of 12/14/2006 Through 12/29/2006

GoAmerica, Inc. (GoAmerica), incorporated in 1996, is a communications service provider, offering solutions primarily for consumers who are deaf, hard of hearing and/or speech impaired, including wireless subscription and value-added services, Internet relay services, prepaid telecommunications services, and wireless devices and accessories. Wynd Communications Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of GoAmerica, offers wireless subscription services known as WyndTell and WyndPower. The Company's prepaid segment offers prepaid calling card services to distributors and resellers for nationwide distribution. GoAmerica offers wireless data products and services to the consumer and enterprise markets, as well as support customers through its proprietary software technology called Go.Web. Relay Services As of February 1, 2006, GoAmerica terminated its license to Sprint Nextel and launched its own i711.com branded wireless relay service. i711. com enables people who are deaf or hard of hearing to call and "converse" with hearing parties by using a computer, wireless handheld device or similar unit, through an operator that interprets text to voice and vice versa. The Company receives payment indirectly from the federal government based on relay minutes used that are initiated on a particular service and is free to consumers. Internet Relay is available to anyone who has access to the Internet via a computer, wireless handheld device, Web-capable telephone or any other Internet protocol-based device. GoAmerica competes with AT&T, Sprint Nextel, Verizon/MCI, Sorenson, Hamilton and Communications Services for the Deaf in relay services. Wireless Subscription Services Wireless subscription services include those designed for and marketed to the deaf and hard of hearing market through Wynd Communications, and Go.Web services, which are used primarily by business customers. The subscription and value-added services available are WyndTell and WyndPower, which enable deaf, hard of hearing and/or speech-impaired users to communicate with co-workers, friends, family members, and American Automobile Association (AAA) Emergency Roadside service, by means of wireless devices, using communications options such as e-mail, fax, paging, text-to-speech, text telephone or teletypewriter (TTY) messaging, and operator assisted services, as well as access to the Internet. Go.Web is designed for use mainly by enterprise customers to enable wireless access to corporate data and the Internet primarily from research in motion (RIM) Blackberry wireless handhelds. The Company competes with Cingular, Verizon Wireless, Velocita, Sprint Nextel and T-Mobile, and distributors, such as RACO, WirelessRain and Venecom in wireless services. Prepaid Telecommunications Services The Company offers prepaid services through the GA Prepaid division. It includes domestic and international calling cards sold primarily in the northeast portion of the United States, under a variety of individual card brand names, including Cafe Con Leche, Caribbean Express, Caribbean Queen, Canela, Charitto, El Gordo, GA Worldwide, Mi Sueno and Ta Mej?r. Additionally, GoAmerica has established its own telecommunications switching platform, using a combination of dedicated lines and voice-over-Internet protocol (VOIP) technology as the underlying network architecture. The switching platform connects to multiple tier-1 and tier-2 carriers that terminate traffic in over 250 countries and territories. The Company competes with prepaid providers, such as IDT, STI, VCG, Tricom and Codetel. Wireless Devices and Activations The Company sells wireless devices directly to customers and indirectly through sub-dealers. It has dealer agreements with T-Mobile and Sprint-Nextel, whereby it sells devices and earns a commission, also called a bounty, upon activation of the device with an associated service rate plan.

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