Vonage, a leading provider of digital phone services, and Covad Communications Company, a leading national provider of integrated voice and data communications, today announced a strategic relationship which will enable Vonage to provide its customers with a broadband solution using Covad's nationwide DSL network.

The new service, called Vonage Broadband, is expected to be offered to new and existing customers by the end of the year. Through this relationship with Covad, Vonage will offer DSL services with maximum download speeds of 3.0 or 6.0 megabits per second to both residential and small business customers. This offering will expand Vonage's competitive position in the marketplace by integrating these services for customers who prefer this option.