The agreement allows Primus to offer broadband services to all its small- and medium-sized business (SMB) customers, including those without access to landline broadband, such as cable and DSL, in their areas.

"Through this agreement with Hughes, Primus can now provide an alternative solution for customers who don't currently have broadband access," says Saradhi Vajja, vice president, Product Management and Chief Information Officer at Primus. "We now can provide broadband access to a larger market."

Primus began offering this service to customers on June 15th. "We are very excited about the opportunity to sell HughesNet broadband Internet service," says D.G. Gulati, president of Primus's U.S. Operations. "We look forward to reaching out to new customers in the U.S. and Puerto Rico, as well as offering this service to our existing customer base in areas where terrestrial broadband service is not available. This service is being bundled with Primus's other services and billed on a single bill."

"We are excited to work with Primus to bring satellite broadband connectivity to their customers," said Mike Cook, senior vice president of Hughes. "As a premier provider of telecommunications solutions, Primus provides a significant expansion in our distribution, strengthening our ability to bring broadband services to businesses -- wherever they are located."