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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 23, 2006

Registration No. 333-131659

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

AMENDMENT NO. 8
TO
FORM S-1
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

VONAGE HOLDINGS CORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware
(State of Incorporation)		   4813
(Primary Standard Industrial
Classification Code Number)		   11-3547680
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

23 Main Street
Holmdel, New Jersey 07733
(732) 528-2600

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant's principal executive offices)

John S. Rego
Executive Vice President,
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
Vonage Holdings Corp.
23 Main Street
Holmdel, New Jersey 07733
(732) 528-2600
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

With copies to:
James S. Scott, Sr., Esq.
Stephen T. Giove, Esq.
Ferdinand J. Erker, Esq.
Shearman & Sterling LLP
599 Lexington Avenue
New York, New York 10022-6069
(212) 848-4000		   John T. Gaffney, Esq.
Erik R. Tavzel, Esq.
Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP
Worldwide Plaza
825 Eighth Avenue
New York, New York 10019
(212) 474-1000

Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public:
As soon as practicable after this Registration Statement is declared effective.

        If any of the securities being registered on this form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act, check the following box.    o

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        If this form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.    o

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        The registrant hereby amends this Registration Statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this Registration Statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 or until this Registration Statement shall become effective on such date as the Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.

The information in this prospectus is not complete and may be changed. We may not sell these securities until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and it is not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any state where the offer or sale is not permitted.

SUBJECT TO COMPLETION, DATED MAY 23, 2006

PROSPECTUS

31,250,000 Shares

LOGO

Vonage Holdings Corp.

Common Stock

        This is the initial public offering of shares of our common stock. All of the 31,250,000 shares of common stock are being sold by us.

        Prior to this offering, there has been no public market for our common stock. We currently expect the initial public offering price to be between $16.00 and $18.00 per share. Our common stock has been approved for listing on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "VG," subject to official notice of issuance.

        Investing in our common stock involves a high degree of risk. See "Risk Factors" beginning on page 8 to read about risk factors you should consider before buying shares of our common stock.

        Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

 
   Per Share
   Total
Public offering price   $   $
Underwriting discount   $   $
Proceeds, before expenses, to us   $   $

        We have granted the underwriters an option to purchase up to 4,687,500 additional shares of common stock to cover over-allotments.

        The underwriters expect to deliver the shares to purchasers on or about                    , 2006.

Citigroup   Deutsche Bank Securities   UBS Investment Bank
Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc.
         
Piper Jaffray       Thomas Weisel Partners LLC

Prospectus dated                    , 2006

        You should rely only on information contained in this prospectus or in any related free writing prospectus filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and used or referred to in an offering to you of these securities. We have not authorized anyone to provide you with different information. We are not making an offer of these securities in any state where the offer is not permitted. You should not assume that the information contained in this prospectus is accurate as of any date other than the date on the front of this prospectus.


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 
   Page
Prospectus Summary   1
Risk Factors   8
Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements   23
Use of Proceeds   24
Dividend Policy   24
Capitalization   25
Dilution   27
Selected Historical Financial Data   29
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations   31
Market and Industry Data   63
Industry Overview   64
Business   69
Regulation   91
Management   100
Information Concerning Our Founder, Chairman and Chief Strategist   118
Principal Stockholders   120
Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions   123
Description of Convertible Notes   125
Description of Capital Stock   127
Shares Eligible for Future Sale   131
Material United States Federal Income Tax Consequences for Non-U.S. Holders   133
Underwriting   136
Notice to Prospective Investors   142
Legal Matters   144
Experts   144
Where You Can Find Additional Information   145
Index to Financial Statements   F-1

        Until                , 2006 (                days after the date of this prospectus), all dealers that buy, sell or trade our common stock, whether or not participating in this offering, may be required to deliver a prospectus. This is in addition to the dealers' obligation to deliver a prospectus when acting as underwriters and with respect to their unsold allotments or subscriptions.

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PROSPECTUS SUMMARY

        The following summary is qualified in its entirety by the more detailed information and financial statements and notes appearing elsewhere in this prospectus. Before making an investment, prospective investors should read this entire prospectus carefully, especially the information set forth under the heading "Risk Factors."

Our Company

        We are a leading provider of broadband telephone services with over 1.6 million subscriber lines as of April 1, 2006. Utilizing our innovative Voice over Internet Protocol, or VoIP, technology platform, we offer feature-rich, low-cost communications services that offer users an experience similar to traditional telephone services. While customers in the United States currently represent over 95% of our subscriber lines, we continue to expand internationally, having launched our service in Canada in November 2004 and in the United Kingdom in May 2005. Since our U.S. launch in October 2002, we have experienced rapid subscriber line growth. For example, we more than tripled our subscriber lines during 2005.

        We offer our customers a variety of service plans, each of which has a fixed monthly fee. Each of our service plans includes a full suite of features typically offered by traditional telephone service providers, such as call waiting, caller ID and call forwarding. In addition, we offer several enhanced features at no additional charge that are not typically offered by traditional circuit-switched telephone service providers, such as area code selection, web- and e-mail-based voicemail and an account management website that allows customers to add or change their features online. We also offer a number of premium services for an additional fee, such as toll free numbers, fax numbers and virtual phone numbers. We offer low international per minute calling rates for calls to locations outside the United States, Puerto Rico and Canada. We believe the combination of these factors allows us to offer an attractive value proposition to our customers.

        Our customers can make and receive calls using a standard telephone plugged into a portable Vonage-enabled device that can be used almost anywhere a broadband Internet connection is available. We transmit these calls using VoIP technology, which converts voice signals into digital data packets for transmission over the Internet. We provide our service by using our customers' existing broadband Internet connections, eliminating the need for us to build or lease costly "last-mile" connections. In addition, our network is based on internally developed software and industry-standard servers, rather than the more expensive switches used by traditional telephone service providers. This network design enables us to monitor, maintain and expand our network quickly and efficiently while realizing capital and operating cost savings.

        We have invested heavily to build a strong brand that helps drive our subscriber growth. During 2005 and the first three months of 2006, we spent an aggregate of $331.7 million on marketing. We employ an integrated marketing strategy that includes extensive television, online, print and radio advertising, a customer referral program and a range of other promotions, all designed to build our brand, attract new customers and retain existing customers. For example, according to Nielsen//NetRatings, an independent Internet media and market research firm, we were the top advertiser on the Internet from January 2005 through the first quarter of 2006 based on estimated spending and impressions. We employ a broad distribution strategy and acquire customers through our websites, our toll free numbers and our presence in leading retail outlets, including Best Buy, Circuit City, CompUSA and RadioShack stores.

        We have experienced rapid revenue growth since our inception. Our revenues were $18.7 million in 2003, $79.7 million in 2004, $269.2 million in 2005 and $118.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2006. While our revenues have grown rapidly, we have experienced increasing net losses, primarily driven by our increase in marketing expenses. For the period from inception through March 31, 2006, our accumulated deficit was $467.4 million. For 2005 and the three months ended March 31, 2006, our net loss was $261.3 million and $85.2 million, respectively, and our marketing

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expenses were $243.4 million and $88.3 million, respectively. To grow our revenue and customer base and enhance awareness of our brand, we have chosen to spend significant amounts on our marketing activities, and we intend to continue to do so. While this strategy will have the effect of delaying or preventing us from generating net income in the near term, we believe that our focus on growth will better position us as a strong competitor in the long term. As of March 31, 2006, our debt consisted of $253.4 million of convertible notes (principal amount of $253.6 less unamortized discount of $0.2 million) and $24.9 million of capital leases.

Our Market Opportunity

        VoIP communications are carried as data packets and require a broadband Internet connection that has sufficient bandwidth to deliver the data uninterrupted. As a result, broadband penetration has been a key driver of VoIP's expansion to date. We believe that as broadband adoption becomes even more prevalent worldwide, consumers will increasingly look to use their high-speed Internet connections for more of their voice, video and data communications. Many independent market research analysts believe that the growth rate in new VoIP subscribers over the next few years will exceed the growth rate for new broadband subscribers. For example, several such analysts have estimated that the approximately 0.9 to 1.5 million U.S. or North American consumer VoIP users in 2004 will grow to between 8.2 and 15.3 million by the end of 2007. As a leading provider of broadband telephone services using VoIP, we believe we are well positioned to benefit from the growth expected in this marketplace. However, the VoIP market may not grow as expected, and our business might not benefit from any actual growth that does occur.

Our Strengths

        We believe we have the following strengths:

Our Strategy

        We believe that our strong brand identity and reputation for quality communications services are instrumental to building our customer base. Our core business strategy is to enhance our brand image and the quality of our services in order to attract new customers. As we build on our leading brand and above-mentioned strengths, our additional business strategies are to:

Our Investors

        Simultaneously with the completion of this offering, all outstanding shares of all series of our convertible preferred stock will automatically convert into shares of common stock. Upon completion of this offering, after giving effect to the conversion of our preferred stock into shares of common stock but not giving effect to the conversion or exercise of other securities convertible into or exercisable for common stock, affiliates of 3i Group plc, Bain Capital, LLC, Institutional Venture Partners, Meritech Capital Partners and New Enterprise Associates collectively will own 70,287,914 shares of common stock, or 45% of our common stock. Jeffrey A. Citron, our principal stockholder, founder, Chairman and Chief Strategist, will own 48,427,617 shares of common stock, or 31% of our common stock. These

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financial sponsors and Mr. Citron had collectively invested an aggregate of $450.5 million in our company as of March 31, 2006.

E-911 Initiative

        The U.S. Federal Communications Commission, or FCC, required us to provide enhanced emergency dialing capabilities, or E-911, to all of our U.S. customers by November 28, 2005. We are not currently in compliance with the FCC's order, although approximately 75% of our U.S. subscriber lines were E-911 compliant as of April 1, 2006. Additional progress is being made on a daily basis and we expect to provide E-911 capabilities to nearly all of our remaining subscriber lines within the year. We have requested a waiver from the FCC to provide us with the additional time needed to complete the roll-out. It is possible the FCC will deny our request and subject us to fines or penalties or order us to stop accepting new customers in certain areas until we have rolled out E-911 capability in those areas.

Risk Factors

        An investment in our common stock involves a high degree of risk. The following risks, as well as the other risks discussed in "Risk Factors," should be carefully considered before participating in this offering:

Corporate Information

        We were incorporated in Delaware in May 2000 and changed our name to Vonage Holdings Corp. in February 2001. Our principal executive offices are located at 23 Main Street, Holmdel, NJ 07733. Our telephone number is (732) 528-2600. Our websites are http://www.vonage.com, http://www.vonage.ca and http://www.vonage.co.uk. Information contained on our websites or that can be accessed through our websites is not part of this prospectus, and investors should not rely on any such information in making the decision whether to purchase our common stock.

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The Offering

Common stock offered by us   31,250,000 shares

Common stock outstanding after the offering
 
155,732,440 shares

Over-allotment option
 
4,687,500 shares

Use of proceeds
 
We estimate that the net proceeds from our sale of 31,250,000 shares of our common stock in this offering will be approximately $493.7 million. We intend to use these net proceeds to fund the expansion of our business, including funding marketing expenses and operating losses.

Dividend policy
 
We do not intend to pay any cash dividends on our common stock.

Directed share programs
 
We intend to reserve a portion of our common stock offered in this prospectus for sale to certain of our customers and other persons related to us. See "Underwriting—Directed Share Programs" for more information.

Risk factors
 
Investing in our common stock involves a high degree of risk. See "Risk Factors" beginning on page 8 to read about risk factors you should consider before buying shares of our common stock.

Proposed symbol
 
VG

        The number of shares of common stock outstanding after this offering excludes:

        Except as otherwise indicated, all information in this prospectus assumes no exercise of the underwriters' over-allotment option and reflects the conversion of all outstanding shares of our preferred stock into a total of 123,069,420 shares of common stock upon the closing of this offering and reflects a 1 for 2.8 reverse stock split, which took effect on May 18, 2006.

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Summary Consolidated Financial Data

        The following table sets forth our summary consolidated financial data. The statement of operations data for the years ended December 31, 2003, 2004 and 2005 and the balance sheet data as of December 31, 2004 and 2005 are derived from our audited consolidated financial statements and related notes included in the back of this prospectus. The balance sheet data as of December 31, 2003 is derived from our audited consolidated financial statements and related notes not included in this prospectus. The statement of operations data for the three months ended March 31, 2005 and 2006 and the balance sheet data as of March 31, 2006 are derived from our unaudited consolidated financial statements included in the back of this prospectus. In the opinion of management, the unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the same basis as our audited consolidated financial statements and include all adjustments, consisting of only normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair presentation of the information set forth therein. The results for any interim period are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for a full year.

        The results included below and elsewhere in this prospectus are not necessarily indicative of our future performance. You should read this information together with "Capitalization," "Selected Historical Financial Data," "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" and our consolidated financial statements and the related notes included elsewhere in this prospectus.

 
   For the Years Ended
December 31,
   For the Three Months
Ended March 31,
  
 
   2003
   2004
   2005
   2005
   2006
  
 
   (dollars in thousands)

  
 
    
    
    
    
   (Restated(14))

  
Statement of Operations Data:                                
Operating Revenues:                                
  Telephony services   $ 16,905   $ 75,864   $ 258,165   $ 38,583   $ 111,658  
  Customer equipment and shipping     1,817     3,844     11,031     2,127     7,225  
   
 
 
 
 
 
      18,722     79,708     269,196     40,710     118,883  
   
 
 
 
 
 
Operating Expenses:                                
  Direct cost of telephony services (excluding depreciation and amortization of $1,388, $2,519, $6,671, $954 and $2,552)     8,556     23,209     84,050     12,108     37,584  
  Direct cost of goods sold     4,867     18,878     40,441     11,588     17,580  
  Selling, general and administrative     19,174     49,186     154,716     20,553     52,875  
  Marketing(1)     11,819     56,075     243,404     55,436     88,288  
  Depreciation and amortization     2,367     3,907     11,122     1,610     4,959  
   
 
 
 
 
 
      46,783     151,255     533,733     101,295     201,286  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loss from operations
 
 
(28,061
)
 
(71,547
)
 
(264,537
)
 
(60,585
)
 
(82,403
)
  Net loss   $ (29,974 ) $ (69,921 ) $ (261,334 ) $ (60,002 ) $ (85,160 )

Statement of Cash Flow Data:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Net cash used in operating activities   $ (16,583 ) $ (38,600 ) $ (189,765 ) $ (23,493 ) $ (74,559 )
  Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities     (4,933 )   (73,707 )   (154,638 )   7,896     21,770  
  Net cash provided by financing activities     34,226     141,094     434,006     148     1,851  

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   December 31,
   March 31,
    
  
 
   Pro forma
March 31,
2006(13)
  
 
   2003
   2004
   2005
   2006
  
 
   (dollars in thousands)

   (Restated(14))

   (Restated(14))

  
Balance Sheet Data (at period end):                                
  Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities   $ 14,245   $ 105,768   $ 266,379   $ 175,461   $ 175,461  
  Property and equipment, net     9,325     16,290     103,638     118,947     118,947  
  Total assets     28,311     136,493     446,882     378,197     378,197  
  Convertible notes(2)     —     —     247,958     253,352     253,352  
  Capital lease obligations     5     —     22,431     24,907     24,907  
  Total liabilities     14,038     51,045     426,940     438,790     438,790  
  Total redeemable preferred stock     51,409     192,521     388,427     388,439     —  
  Total stockholders' deficit     (37,136 )   (107,073 )   (368,485 )   (449,032 )   (60,593 )
 
   For the Years Ended
December 31,
   For the Three Months
Ended March 31,
  
 
   2003
   2004
   2005
   2005
   2006
  
Operating and Other Data (unaudited):                                
  Gross subscriber line additions(3)     91,522     364,214     1,099,641     280,123     421,890  
  Net subscriber line additions(4)     77,936     304,849     878,472     249,333     328,279  
  Subscriber lines(5)(6)     85,717     390,566     1,269,038     639,899     1,597,317  
  Average monthly customer churn(7)     2.48 %   1.82 %   2.05 %   1.70 %   2.11 %
  Average monthly revenue per line(8)   $ 33.37   $ 27.89   $ 27.03   $ 26.34   $ 27.65  
  Average monthly telephony services revenue per line(9)   $ 30.13   $ 26.55   $ 25.93   $ 24.96   $ 25.97  
  Average monthly direct cost of telephony services per line(10)   $ 15.25   $ 8.12   $ 8.44   $ 7.83   $ 8.74  
  Marketing cost per gross subscriber line addition(11)   $ 129.14   $ 153.96   $ 221.35   $ 197.90   $ 209.27  
  Employees(5)(12)     189     648     1,355     1,045     1,416  
(1)
Marketing expense consists of costs of advertising, which includes online, television, print and radio advertising and direct mail, promotions, sponsorships and inbound and outbound telemarketing; creative and production costs; the costs to serve and track our online advertising; certain amounts we pay to retailers for newspaper insert advertising, product placement and activation commissions; and the cost associated with our customer referral program. Marketing expense does not include the cost of certain customer acquisition activities, such as rebates and promotions, which are accounted for as an offset to revenues, or customer equipment subsidies, which are accounted for as direct cost of goods sold.

(2)
As of March 31, 2006, we had convertible notes with a principal amount of $253.6 million before unamortized discount of $0.2 million.

(3)
Gross subscriber line additions for a particular period are calculated by taking the net subscriber line additions during that period and adding to that the number of subscriber lines that terminated during that period. This number does not include subscriber lines both added and terminated during the period, where termination occurred within the first 30 days after activation. The number does include, however, subscriber lines added during the period that are terminated within 30 days of activation but after the end of the period.

(4)
Net subscriber line additions for a particular period reflect the number of subscriber lines at the end of the period less the number of subscriber lines at the beginning of the period.

(5)
At end of period.

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(6)
Subscriber lines include, as of a particular date, all subscriber lines from which a customer can make an outbound telephone call on that date. Our subscriber lines include fax lines, SoftPhones and WiFi phones but do not include our virtual phone numbers or toll free numbers, which only allow inbound telephone calls to customers.

(7)
Average monthly customer churn for a particular period is calculated by dividing the number of customers that terminated during that period by the simple average number of customers during the period and dividing the result by the number of months in the period. The simple average number of customers during the period is the number of customers on the first day of the period, plus the number of customers on the last day of the period, divided by two. Terminations, as used in the calculation of churn statistics, do not include customers terminated during the period if termination occurred within the first 30 days after activation. We monitor churn on a daily basis and use it as an indicator of the level of customer satisfaction. Other companies may calculate churn differently, and their churn data may not be directly comparable to ours. Average monthly customer churn is calculated using the number of customers, not subscriber lines. The number of customers is lower than the number of subscriber lines because some customers have more than one subscriber line.

(8)
Average monthly revenue per line for a particular period is calculated by dividing our total revenue for that period by the simple average number of subscriber lines for the period and dividing the result by the number of months in the period. The simple average number of subscriber lines for the period is the number of subscriber lines on the first day of the period, plus the number of subscriber lines on the last day of the period, divided by two.

(9)
Average monthly telephony services revenue per line for a particular period is calculated by dividing our total telephony services revenue for that period by the simple average number of subscriber lines for the period and dividing the result by the number of months in the period.

(10)
Average monthly direct cost of telephony services per line for a particular period is calculated by dividing our direct cost of telephony services for that period by the simple average number of subscriber lines for the period and dividing the result by the number of months in the period.

(11)
Marketing cost per gross subscriber line addition is calculated by dividing our marketing expense for a particular period by the number of gross subscriber line additions during the period.

(12)
Represents the number of personnel that are on our payroll and excludes temporary or outsourced labor.

(13)
Assumes all redeemable preferred stock was converted on January 1, 2006 into common stock with the exception of the Series A-2 preferred stock warrant which has been reclassified to additional paid-in capital on the balance sheet.

(14)
In December 2005 and January 2006, we issued approximately $249,900 of convertible notes, and an additional $3,600 as the payment of interest in kind in March 2006. Originally, we believed that the convertible notes contained an embedded derivative and accordingly accounted for the embedded derivative by bifurcating the embedded derivative from the convertible notes at the date of issuance and subsequently remeasuring the fair value of the embedded derivative at December 31, 2005 and March 31, 2006. In May 2006, upon further review, we concluded that the convertible notes do not contain an embedded derivative. See "Note 1 to our consolidated financial statements." "Restated" amounts in the Statements of Operations Data reflect the removal of the income attributable to the change in fair value of derivatives embedded within the convertible notes of $13,392 and a reduction to interest expense related to the convertible notes of $1,029. "Restated" amounts in the Balance Sheet Data reflect the removal of the fair value of derivatives embedded within the convertible notes of $8,800 and the removal of the unamortized discount related to embedded derivatives which increased the outstanding amount of the convertible notes by $21,161. The convertible notes also decreased by $212 for the beneficial conversion feature. The impact to the December 31, 2005 consolidated financial statements for these changes was not considered material and accordingly only reclassifications were required.

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RISK FACTORS

        Investing in our common stock involves a high degree of risk. Before you invest in our common stock, you should understand and carefully consider the risks below, as well as all of the other information contained in this prospectus and our financial statements and the related notes included elsewhere in this prospectus. Any of these risks could materially adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations and the trading price of our common stock, and you may lose all or part of your investment.

Risks Related to Our Business

We have incurred increasing quarterly losses since our inception, and we expect to continue to incur losses in the future.

        We have incurred losses since our inception, and we expect to continue to incur losses in the future. For the period from our inception through March 31, 2006, our accumulated deficit was $467.4 million. Our quarterly net losses generally have increased each quarter from our inception through the quarter ended March 31, 2006, for which our net loss was $85.2 million. Initially, our net losses were driven principally by start-up costs and the costs of developing our technology. More recently, our net losses have been driven principally by marketing expense, which was $88.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2006. In order to grow our revenue and customer base, we have chosen to increase our marketing expenditures significantly. We are pursuing growth, rather than profitability, in the near term to capitalize on the current expansion of the broadband and VoIP markets and enhance the future value of our company. This strategy, however, may not be successful, and we may never achieve profitability. In the past, we projected that we would generate net income during future periods, but then generated a net loss. For example, in 2003, we projected that we would generate net income in the first quarter of 2005. However, we generated a net loss of $60.0 million during that quarter, in large part due to our decision to increase our marketing expense. We intend to continue to increase our marketing expense, and we may continue to generate net losses for the foreseeable future. In addition, we will always be required to incur some marketing expense in order to replace customers who terminate our service, or "churn." Further, marketing expense is not the only factor that may contribute to our net losses. For example, interest expense on our convertible notes of at least $12.7 million annually will contribute to our net losses. As a result, even if we significantly reduce our marketing expense, we may continue to incur net losses.

If we are unable to compete successfully, we could lose market share and revenue.

        The telecommunications industry is highly competitive. We face intense competition from traditional telephone companies, wireless companies, cable companies and alternative voice communication providers. Our principal competitors are the traditional telephone service providers, namely AT&T, Inc. (formerly SBC Communications Inc.), BellSouth Corp., Citizens Communications Corp., Qwest Communications International Inc. and Verizon Communications, Inc., which provide telephone service based on the public switched telephone network. Some of these traditional providers also have added or are planning to add VoIP services to their existing telephone and broadband offerings. We also face, or expect to face, competition from cable companies, such as Cablevision Systems Corp., Charter Communications, Inc., Comcast Corporation, Cox Communications, Inc. and Time Warner Cable (a division of Time Warner Inc.), which have added or are planning to add VoIP services to their existing cable television, voice and broadband offerings. Further, wireless providers, including Cingular Wireless LLC, Sprint Nextel Corporation, T-Mobile USA Inc. and Verizon Wireless, offer services that some customers may prefer over wireline service. In the future, as wireless companies offer more minutes at lower prices, their services may become more attractive to customers as a replacement for wireline service. Some of these providers may be developing a dual mode phone that will be able to use VoIP where broadband access is available and cellular phone service elsewhere, which will pose additional competition to our offerings.

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        Most traditional wireline and wireless telephone service providers and cable companies are substantially larger and better capitalized than we are and have the advantage of a large existing customer base. Because most of our target customers are already purchasing communications services from one or more of these providers, our success is dependent upon our ability to attract target customers away from their existing providers. Until recently, our target market has been composed largely of early adopters, or people who tend to seek out new technologies and services. Attracting customers away from their existing providers will become more difficult as the early adopter market becomes saturated and mainstream customers make up more of our target market. These competitors could focus their substantial financial resources to develop competing technology that may be more attractive to potential customers than what we offer. Our competitors' financial resources may allow them to offer services at prices below cost or even for free in order to maintain and gain market share or otherwise improve their competitive positions. Our competitors also could use their greater financial resources to offer VoIP services with more attractive service packages that include on-site installation and more robust customer service. In addition, because of the other services our competitors provide, they may choose to offer VoIP services as part of a bundle that includes other products, such as video, high speed Internet access and wireless telephone service, which we do not offer. This bundle may enable our competitors to offer VoIP service at prices with which we may not be able to compete or to offer functionality that integrates VoIP service with their other offerings, both of which may be more desirable to consumers. Any of these competitive factors could make it more difficult for us to attract and retain customers, cause us to lower our prices in order to compete and reduce our market share and revenues.

        We also compete against established alternative voice communication providers, such as Skype (a service of eBay Inc.), and face competition from other large, well-capitalized Internet companies, such as America Online, Inc., Google Inc., Microsoft Corporation and Yahoo! Inc., which have recently launched or plan to launch VoIP-enabled instant messaging services. In addition, we compete with independent VoIP service providers. Some of these service providers may choose to sacrifice revenue in order to gain market share and have offered their services at lower prices or for free. In order to compete with such service providers, we may have to significantly reduce our prices, which would delay or prevent our profitability. See "Business—Competition."

Decreasing telecommunications prices may cause us to lower our prices to remain competitive, which could delay or prevent our future profitability.

        Currently, our prices are lower than those of many of our competitors for comparable services. However, domestic and international telecommunications prices have decreased significantly over the last few years, and we anticipate that prices will continue to decrease. Users who select our service offerings to take advantage of our prices may switch to another service provider as the difference between prices diminishes or disappears, and we may be unable to use our price as a distinguishing feature to attract new customers in the future. Such competition or continued price decreases may require us to lower our prices to remain competitive, may result in reduced revenue, a loss of customers or a decrease in our subscriber line growth and may delay or prevent our future profitability.

If VoIP technology fails to gain acceptance among mainstream consumers, our ability to grow our business will be limited.

        The market for VoIP services has only recently begun to develop and is rapidly evolving. We currently generate all of our revenue from the sale of VoIP services and related products to residential and small office or home office customers. Revenue generated from sales to residential customers will continue to account for most of our revenue for the foreseeable future. We believe that a significant portion of our revenue currently comes from consumers who are early adopters of VoIP technology. However, in order for our business to continue to grow and to become profitable, VoIP technology must gain acceptance among mainstream consumers, who tend to be less technically knowledgeable and more resistant to new technology or unfamiliar services. Because potential VoIP customers need to

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connect additional hardware at their location and take other technical steps not required for the use of traditional telephone service, mainstream consumers may be reluctant to use our service. If mainstream consumers choose not to adopt our technology, our ability to grow our business will be limited.

Certain aspects of our service are not the same as traditional telephone service, which may limit the acceptance of our services by mainstream consumers and our potential for growth.

        Certain aspects of our service are not the same as traditional telephone service. Our continued growth is dependent on the adoption of our services by mainstream customers, so these differences are becoming increasingly important. For example:

        If customers do not accept the differences between our service and traditional telephone service, they may choose to remain with their current telephone service provider or may choose to return to service provided by traditional telephone companies.

Our emergency and new E-911 calling services are different from those offered by traditional wireline telephone companies and may expose us to significant liability.

        Both our emergency calling service and our new E-911 calling service are different, in significant respects, from the emergency calling services offered by traditional wireline telephone companies. In each case, those differences may cause significant delays, or even failures, in callers' receipt of the emergency assistance they need.

        Traditional wireline telephone companies route emergency calls over a dedicated infrastructure directly to an emergency services dispatcher at the public safety answering point, or PSAP, in the caller's area. Generally, the dispatcher automatically receives the caller's phone number and actual location information. While our new E-911 service being deployed in the United States is designed to route calls in a fashion similar to traditional wireline services, our new E-911 capabilities are not yet available in all locations. In addition, the only location information that our E-911 service can transmit to a dispatcher at a PSAP is the information that our customers have registered with us. A customer's registered location may be different from the customer's actual location at the time of the call because customers can use their Vonage-enabled devices to make calls almost anywhere a broadband connection is available.

        We are currently deploying E-911 service that is comparable to the emergency calling services provided to customers of traditional wireline telephone companies in the same area. For those customers located in an E-911 area, emergency calls are routed, subject to the limitations discussed

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below, directly to an emergency services dispatcher at the PSAP in the area of the customer's registered location. The dispatcher will have automatic access to the customer's telephone number and registered location information. However, if a customer places an emergency call using the customer's Vonage-enabled device in a location different from the one registered with us, the emergency call will be routed to a PSAP in the customer's registered location, not the customer's actual location at the time of the call. Every time a customer moves his or her Vonage-enabled device to a new location, the customer's registered location information must be updated and verified. Until that takes place, the customer will have to verbally advise the emergency dispatcher of his or her actual location at the time of the call and wait for the call to be transferred, if possible, to the appropriate local emergency response center before emergency assistance can be dispatched.

        In some cases, even under our new 911 service, emergency calls may be routed to a PSAP in the area of the customer's registered location, but such PSAP will not be capable of receiving our transmission of the caller's registered location information and, in some cases, the caller's phone number. Where the emergency call center is unable to process the information, the caller is provided a service that is similar to the basic 911 services offered to some wireline telephone customers. In these instances, the emergency caller may be required to verbally advise the operator of their location at the time of the call and, in some cases, a call back number so that the call can be handled or forwarded to an appropriate emergency dispatcher.

        The emergency calls of customers located in areas where we are currently unable to provide either E-911 or the basic 911 described above are either routed directly to the PSAP in the area of the customer's location or supported by a national call center that is run by a third-party provider and operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week. In these cases, a caller must provide the operator with his or her physical location and call back number. If a customer reaches the call center, the operator will coordinate connecting the caller to the appropriate PSAP or emergency services provider. Our E-911 service does not support the calls of our WiFi phone and SoftPhone users. The emergency calls of our WiFi phone and SoftPhone users are supported by the national call center.

        If one of our customers experiences a broadband or power outage, or if a network failure were to occur, the customer will not be able to reach an emergency services provider.

        Delays our customers encounter when making emergency services calls and any inability of the answering point to automatically recognize the caller's location or telephone number can have devastating consequences. Customers have attempted, and may in the future attempt, to hold us responsible for any loss, damage, personal injury or death suffered as a result. Some traditional phone companies also may be unable to provide the precise location or the caller's telephone number when their customers place emergency calls. However, traditional phone companies are covered by legislation exempting them from liability for failures of emergency calling services and we are not. This liability could be significant. In addition, we have lost, and may in the future lose, existing and prospective customers because of the limitations inherent in our emergency calling services. Any of these factors could cause us to lose revenues, incur greater expenses or cause our reputation or financial results to suffer.

Flaws in our technology and systems could cause delays or interruptions of service, damage our reputation, cause us to lose customers and limit our growth.

        Although we have designed our service network to reduce the possibility of disruptions or other outages, our service may be disrupted by problems with our technology and systems, such as malfunctions in our software or other facilities and overloading of our network. Our customers have experienced interruptions in the past and may experience interruptions in the future as a result of these types of problems. Interruptions have in the past and may in the future cause us to lose customers and offer substantial customer credits, which could adversely affect our revenue and profitability. For example, during 2005 our service was significantly impaired on two separate occasions. In March 2005, a problem during a software upgrade to our call processing system caused most of our customers to

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experience intermittent service for several hours. In August 2005, one of our third-party carriers experienced an outage of approximately 90 seconds, which caused a failure in some of our gateways. As a result, during a period of several hours, approximately two out of three outbound calls from our customers to the public switched telephone network experienced an "all circuits busy" condition. We have since had other outages that affected smaller groups of customers at various times. In addition, because our systems and our customers' ability to use our services are Internet-dependent, our services may be subject to "hacker attacks" from the Internet, which could have a significant impact on our systems and services. If service interruptions adversely affect the perceived reliability of our service, we may have difficulty attracting and retaining customers and our brand reputation and growth may suffer.

Our ability to provide our service is dependent upon third-party facilities and equipment, the failure of which could cause delays or interruptions of our service, damage our reputation, cause us to lose customers and limit our growth.

        Our success depends on our ability to provide quality and reliable service, which is in part dependent upon the proper functioning of facilities and equipment owned and operated by third parties and is, therefore, beyond our control. Unlike traditional wireline telephone service or wireless service, our service requires our customers to have an operative broadband Internet connection and an electrical power supply, which are provided by the customer's Internet service provider and electric utility company, respectively, and not by us. The quality of some broadband Internet connections may be too poor for customers to use our services properly. In addition, if there is any interruption to a customer's broadband Internet service or electrical power supply, that customer will be unable to make or receive calls, including emergency calls, using our service. We also outsource several of our network functions to third-party providers. For example, we outsource the maintenance of our regional data connection points, which are the facilities at which our network interconnects with the public switched telephone network. If our third-party service providers fail to maintain these facilities properly, or fail to respond quickly to problems, our customers may experience service interruptions. Our customers have experienced such interruptions in the past and will experience interruptions in the future. In addition, our new E-911 service is currently dependent upon several third-party providers. Interruptions in service from these vendors could cause failures in our customers' access to E-911 services. Interruptions in our service caused by third-party facilities have in the past caused and may in the future cause us to lose customers, or cause us to offer substantial customer credits, which could adversely affect our revenue and profitability. If interruptions adversely affect the perceived reliability of our service, we may have difficulty attracting new customers and our brand, reputation and growth will be negatively impacted.

We may not be able to maintain adequate customer care during periods of growth or in connection with our addition of new and complex Vonage-enabled devices, which could adversely affect our ability to grow and cause our financial results to be negatively impacted.

        Good customer care is important to acquiring and retaining customers. At some points in the past, we have not been able to expand our customer care operations quickly enough to meet the needs of our greatly increased customer base, and the quality of our customer care has suffered. For example, in the first quarter of 2005, our customers experienced longer than acceptable hold times when they called us for assistance. In the first quarter of 2006, our average monthly customer churn rate increased to 2.11% from 1.90% in the prior quarter. We believe this increase was due to our rapid growth and inability to hire enough qualified customer care employees which led to less than satisfactory customer care during the quarter, which we are working to address. In the future, as we broaden our Vonage-enabled device offerings and our customers build increasingly complex home networking environments, we will face additional challenges in training our customer care staff. We face a high turnover rate among our customer care employees. We continue to hire and train customer care representatives at a rapid rate in order to meet the needs of our growing customer base. If we are unable to hire, train and retain sufficient personnel to provide adequate customer care, we may experience slower growth,

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increased costs and higher churn levels, which would cause our financial results to be negatively impacted.

If we are unable to improve our process for local number portability provisioning, our growth may be negatively impacted.

        We support local number portability for our customers, which allows our customers to retain their existing telephone numbers when subscribing to our services. Transferring numbers is a manual process that in the past could have taken us 20 business days or longer, although we have taken steps to automate this process to reduce the delay. A new Vonage customer must maintain both Vonage service and the customer's existing telephone service during the transferring process. By comparison, transferring wireless telephone numbers among wireless service providers generally takes several hours, and transferring wireline telephone numbers among traditional wireline service providers generally takes a few days. The additional delay that we experience is due to our reliance on the telephone company from which the customer is transferring and to the lack of full automation in our process. Further, because we are not a regulated telecommunications provider, we must rely on the telephone companies, over whom we have no control, to transfer numbers. We also rely on two third parties who have contractual obligations to us to facilitate the transfer of customers' telephone numbers. Local number portability is considered an important feature by many potential customers, and if we fail to reduce related delays, we may experience increased difficulty in acquiring new customers.

A higher rate of customer terminations would negatively impact our business by reducing our revenue or requiring us to spend more money to grow our customer base.

        Our rate of customer terminations, or average monthly customer churn, was 2.11% for the three months ended March 31, 2006. During those three months, approximately 77,000 of our customers terminated. Our churn rate could increase in the future if customers are not satisfied with our service. Other factors, including increased competition from other providers, also influence our churn rate.

        Because of churn, we have to acquire new customers on an ongoing basis just to maintain our existing level of customers and revenues. As a result, marketing expense is an ongoing requirement of our business. If our churn rate increases, we will have to acquire even more new customers in order to maintain our existing revenues. We incur significant costs to acquire new customers, and those costs are an important factor in determining our net losses and achieving future profitability. Therefore, if we are unsuccessful in retaining customers or are required to spend significant amounts to acquire new customers beyond those budgeted, our revenue could decrease and our net losses could increase.

We may require significant capital to pursue our growth strategy, but we may not be able to obtain additional financing on favorable terms or at all.

        We intend to continue spending substantial amounts on marketing and product development in order to grow our business. We may need to obtain additional financing to pursue this business strategy, to respond to new competitive pressures or to respond to opportunities to acquire complementary businesses or technologies. Our significant losses to date may prevent us from obtaining additional funds on favorable terms or at all. For the three months ended March 31, 2006, we recorded a net loss of $85.2 million. Because of these losses and our limited tangible assets, we do not fit traditional credit lending criteria, which, in particular, could make it difficult for us to obtain loans or to access the capital markets. For example, we discussed a revolving credit facility with commercial banks in the summer of 2005. As a result of those discussions, we believe most commercial lenders will require us to very significantly reduce our loss from operations before they will lend us money. In addition, the terms of our outstanding convertible notes provide for additional shares to be issued upon conversion if we sell shares of our common stock after our initial public offering at a price that is less than the average trading price of our common stock over the 10-day period prior to any such sale, which might further limit our access to the capital markets. A failure to obtain additional financing could adversely affect our ability to grow and maintain our business.

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As a result of being a public company, we will incur increased costs that may place a strain on our resources or divert our management's attention from other business concerns.

        As a public company, we will incur additional legal, accounting and other expenses that we do not incur as a private company. The Exchange Act will require us to file annual, quarterly and current reports with respect to our business and financial condition, which will require us to incur legal and accounting expenses. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act will require us to maintain effective disclosure controls and procedures and internal controls for financial reporting. In order to maintain and improve the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting, significant resources and management oversight will be required. We expect the corporate governance rules and regulations of the SEC and the New York Stock Exchange will increase our legal and financial compliance costs and make some activities more time consuming and costly. These requirements may place a strain on our systems and resources and may divert our management's attention from other business concerns, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. In addition, we are hiring and will continue to hire additional legal, accounting and financial staff with appropriate public company experience and technical accounting knowledge, which will increase our operating expenses in future periods.

        We also expect these rules and regulations to make it more difficult and more expensive for us to obtain director and officer liability insurance, and we may be required to accept reduced policy limits and coverage or incur substantially higher costs to obtain the same or similar coverage. As a result, it may be more difficult for us to attract and retain qualified persons to serve on our board of directors or as executive officers.

Our rapid growth has placed substantial demands on our management and operations. If we fail to hire and train additional personnel or improve our controls and procedures to respond to this growth, our business, operating results and financial position could be harmed.

        Our business and operations have expanded rapidly since our inception in May 2000. For example, during the 12 months ended December 31, 2005, the number of our employees more than doubled, growing from 648 to 1,355, and we experienced high turnover among our customer care employees. To support our expanded customer base effectively and meet our growth objectives for the future, we must continue to successfully hire, train, motivate and retain our employees. We expect that significant further expansion will be necessary. In addition, in order to manage our expanded operations, we will need to continue to improve our management, operational and financial controls and our reporting systems and procedures. All of these measures will require significant expenditures and will demand the attention of management. If we are not able to hire, train and retain the necessary personnel, or if these operational and reporting improvements are not implemented successfully, we may have to make significant additional expenditures and further draw management attention away from running our business to address these issues. The quality of our services could suffer, which could negatively affect our brand, operating results and financial position.

Because much of our potential success and value lies in our use of internally developed systems and software, if we fail to protect them, it could negatively affect us.

        Our ability to compete effectively is dependent in large part upon the maintenance and protection of systems and software that we have developed internally. While we have several pending patent applications, we cannot patent much of the technology that is important to our business. In addition, our pending patent applications may not be successful. To date, we have relied on copyright, trademark and trade secret laws, as well as confidentiality procedures and licensing arrangements, to establish and protect our rights to this technology. We typically enter into confidentiality or license agreements with our employees, consultants, customers and vendors in an effort to control access to and distribution of technology, software, documentation and other information. Despite these precautions, it may be

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possible for a third party to copy or otherwise obtain and use this technology without authorization. Policing unauthorized use of this technology is difficult. The steps we take may not prevent misappropriation of the technology we rely on. In addition, effective protection may be unavailable or limited in some jurisdictions outside the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom. Litigation may be necessary in the future to enforce or protect our rights or to determine the validity and scope of the rights of others. That litigation could cause us to incur substantial costs and divert resources away from our daily business, which in turn could materially adversely affect our business.

We may be subject to damaging and disruptive intellectual property litigation.

        We have been named as a defendant in three suits currently pending that relate to alleged patent infringement. See "Business—Legal Proceedings—Patent Litigation." In addition, we have been subject to other infringement claims in the past and may be subject to infringement claims in the future. We may be unaware of filed patent applications and issued patents that could relate to our products and services. Intellectual property litigation could:

        Parties making claims of infringement may be able to obtain injunctive or other equitable relief that could effectively block our ability to provide our services and could cause us to pay substantial damages. In the event of a successful claim of infringement, we may need to obtain one or more licenses from third parties, which may not be available at a reasonable cost, if at all. The defense of any lawsuit could result in time-consuming and expensive litigation, regardless of the merits of such claims, and could also result in damages, license fees, royalty payments and restrictions on our ability to provide our services, any of which could harm our business.

Our service requires an operative broadband connection, and if the adoption of broadband does not progress as expected, the market for our services will not grow and we may not be able to grow our business and increase our revenue.

        Use of our service requires that the user be a subscriber to an existing broadband Internet service, most typically provided through a cable or digital subscriber line, or DSL, connection. Although the number of broadband subscribers worldwide has grown significantly over the last five years, this service has not yet been adopted by a majority of consumers. If the adoption of broadband services does not continue to grow, the market for our services may not grow. As a result, we may not be able to increase our revenue and become profitable.

Future disruptive new technologies could have a negative effect on our businesses.

        VoIP technology, which our business is based upon, did not exist and was not commercially viable until relatively recently. VoIP technology is having a disruptive effect on traditional telephone companies, whose businesses are based on other technologies. We also are subject to the risk of future disruptive technologies. If new technologies develop that are able to deliver competing voice services at lower prices, better or more conveniently, it could have a material adverse effect on us.

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We are dependent on a small number of individuals, and if we lose key personnel upon whom we are dependent, our business will be adversely affected.

        Many of the key responsibilities of our business have been assigned to a relatively small number of individuals. Our future success depends to a considerable degree on the vision, skills, experience and effort of our senior management, including Jeffrey Citron, our founder, Chairman and Chief Strategist, John Rego, our Chief Financial Officer, and Louis Mamakos, our Chief Technology Officer. In addition, we recently added Michael Snyder as our new Chief Executive Officer. We may add additional senior personnel in the future.

        If we lose the services of any of our key employees, or if members of our management team do not work well together, it would have an adverse effect on our business. In particular, Mr. Citron has been the driving force in the development of our business to date, and he will continue to be in charge of our overall strategy and be closely involved with our technology and other aspects of our business. However, Mr. Citron could decide to resign as our Chairman and Chief Strategist, which could have a material adverse effect on us.

The past background of our founder, Chairman and Chief Strategist, Jeffrey A. Citron, may adversely affect our ability to enter into business relationships and may have other adverse effects on our business.

        Prior to joining Vonage, Mr. Citron was associated with Datek Securities Corporation and Datek Online Holdings Corp., including as an employee of, and consultant for, Datek Securities and, later, as one of the principal executive officers and largest stockholders of Datek Online. Datek Online, which was formed in early 1998 following a reorganization of the Datek business, was a large online brokerage firm. Datek Securities was a registered broker-dealer that engaged in a number of businesses, including proprietary trading and order execution services. During a portion of the time Mr. Citron was associated with Datek Securities, the SEC alleged that Datek Securities, Mr. Citron and other individuals participated in an extensive fraudulent scheme involving improper use of the Nasdaq Stock Market's Small Order Execution System, or SOES. Datek Securities (through its successor iCapital Markets LLC), Mr. Citron and other individuals entered into settlements with the SEC in 2002 and 2003, which resulted in extensive fines, bans from future association with securities brokers or dealers and enjoinments against future violations of certain U.S. securities laws. The NASD previously had imposed disciplinary action against Datek Securities, Mr. Citron and other individuals in connection with alleged violations of the rules and regulations regarding the SOES. These and other matters are discussed under "Information Concerning our Founder, Chairman and Chief Strategist."

        There is a risk that some third parties will not do business with us, that some prospective investors will not purchase our securities or that some customers may be wary of signing up for service with us as a result of allegations against Mr. Citron and his past SEC and NASD settlements. We believe that some financial institutions and accounting firms have declined to enter into business relationships with us in the past, at least in part because of these matters. Other institutions and potential business associates may not be able to do business with us because of internal policies that restrict associations with individuals who have entered into SEC and NASD settlements. While we believe that these matters have not had a material impact on our business, they may have a greater impact on us when we become a public company, including by adversely affecting our ability to enter into commercial relationships with third parties that we need to effectively and competitively grow our business. Further, should Mr. Citron in the future be accused of, or be shown to have engaged in, additional improper or illegal activities, the impact of those accusations or the potential penalties from such activities could be exacerbated because of the matters discussed above. If any of these risks were to be realized, there could be a material adverse effect on our business or the market price of our common stock.

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Risks Related to Regulation

        Set forth below are certain material risks related to regulation. For additional information about these and other regulatory risks we face, see "Regulation" in this prospectus.

Regulation of VoIP services is developing and therefore uncertain, and future legislative, regulatory or judicial actions could adversely impact our business and expose us to liability.

        Our business has developed in an environment largely free from government regulation. However, the United States and other countries have begun to assert regulatory authority over VoIP and are continuing to evaluate how VoIP will be regulated in the future. Both the application of existing rules to us and our competitors and the effects of future regulatory developments are uncertain.

        Future legislative, judicial or other regulatory actions could have a negative effect on our business. If we become subject to the rules and regulations applicable to telecommunications providers in individual states, we may incur significant litigation and compliance costs, and we may have to restructure our service offerings, exit certain markets or raise the price of our services, any of which could cause our services to be less attractive to customers. In addition, future regulatory developments could increase our cost of doing business and limit our growth.

        Our international operations are also subject to regulatory risks, including the risk that regulations in some jurisdictions will prohibit us from providing our services cost-effectively or at all, which could limit our growth. Currently, there are several countries where regulations prohibit us from offering service. In addition, because customers can use our services almost anywhere that a broadband Internet connection is available, including countries where providing VoIP services is illegal, the governments of those countries may attempt to assert jurisdiction over us, which could expose us to significant liability and regulation.

The success of our business relies on customers' continued and unimpeded access to broadband service. Providers of broadband services may be able to block our services or charge their customers more for also using our services, which could adversely affect our revenue and growth.

        Our customers must have broadband access to the Internet in order to use our service. Some providers of broadband access may take measures that affect their customers' ability to use our service, such as degrading the quality of the data packets we transmit over their lines, giving those packets low priority, giving other packets higher priority than ours, blocking our packets entirely or attempting to charge their customers more for also using our services.

        It is not clear whether suppliers of broadband Internet access have a legal obligation to allow their customers to access and use our service without interference. As a result of recent decisions by the U.S. Supreme Court and the FCC, providers of broadband services are subject to relatively light regulation by the FCC. Consequently, federal and state regulators might not prohibit broadband providers from limiting their customers' access to VoIP or otherwise discriminating against VoIP providers. Interference with our service or higher charges for also using our service could cause us to lose existing customers, impair our ability to attract new customers and harm our revenue and growth. See "Regulation—Access to Networks."

        These problems could also arise in international markets. For example, a Canadian cable provider recently began offering an optional Cdn$10 per month "quality of service premium" to customers who use third-party VoIP services over its facilities. However, customers who purchase VoIP services directly from this cable provider are not required to pay this additional fee.

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If we fail to comply with new FCC regulations requiring us to provide E-911 emergency calling services, we may be subject to fines or penalties, which could include disconnection of our service for certain customers or prohibitions on marketing of our services and accepting new customers in certain areas.

        The FCC released an order on June 3, 2005 requiring us to notify our customers of any differences between our emergency calling services and those available through traditional telephone providers and obtain affirmative acknowledgments from our customers of those notifications. The rules also required us to offer by November 28, 2005 enhanced emergency calling services, or E-911, to all of our customers located in areas where E-911 service is available from their traditional wireline telephone company. E-911 service allows emergency calls from our customers to be routed directly to an emergency dispatcher in a customer's registered location and gives the dispatcher automatic access to the customer's telephone number and registered location information.

        We have notified our customers of the differences between our emergency calling services and those available through traditional telephony providers and have received affirmative acknowledgement from substantially all of our customers. We also have taken steps to comply with the FCC's order by the November 28, 2005 deadline, but we are not currently in full compliance and do not expect to be in full compliance in the short term unless we are granted a waiver of the requirements by the FCC. As of April 1, 2006, we were not providing E-911 service to approximately 25% of our U.S. subscriber lines.

        The consequences of failure to comply fully with the FCC's order currently are unclear. On November 7, 2005, the FCC's Enforcement Bureau issued a public notice stating that it would not require disconnection of existing customers to whom E-911 service cannot be provided by November 28, 2005, but it also stated that it expected VoIP providers to stop marketing and accepting new subscribers in areas where they cannot provide E-911 service after November 28, 2005. It is not clear whether the FCC will enforce this restriction or how it would do so. On November 28, 2005, we filed a petition for extension of time and limited waiver of certain of the enhanced emergency service requirements, including the limitations on marketing and accepting new customers. We are continuing to market our services and accept new customers in areas in which we do not provide E-911 service. The FCC has not acted on our petition, and we cannot predict whether the FCC will grant our petition or provide other relief. Should we be unable to obtain an extension of time to implement the requirements of the order, we may be subject to enforcement action by the FCC that could include monetary forfeitures, cease and desist orders and other penalties. We also may be required to stop serving customers to whom we cannot provide the E-911 service required by the FCC's rules and to stop marketing our services and accepting new customers in areas in which we cannot provide the E-911 service. Any of these actions could significantly harm our business. See "Business—Network Operations" and "Regulation—VoIP E-911 Matters" for further information on the FCC's E-911 requirements, our existing systems and our measures for compliance.

Sales taxes and 911-related fees will increase our customers' cost of using our services and could result in penalties being imposed on us.

        There are numerous fees and taxes assessed on traditional telephone services that we believe have not been applicable to us and that we have not paid in the past. Previously, we only collected and remitted sales taxes for customers with a billing address in New Jersey, where our corporate operations are conducted. However, as a result of sales tax initiatives in certain states and sales tax agreements we have entered into with three other states, we began collecting and remitting sales taxes in 21 additional states effective May 1, 2006. We also believe it is likely that we eventually will be required to collect and remit sales taxes in virtually all U.S. states that charge sales taxes. This will have the effect of decreasing any price advantage we may have.

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        Some states have taken the position that we should have collected and remitted sales taxes in the past and have sought to collect those past sales taxes from us and impose fines, penalties or interest charges on us. We established a reserve of $11.9 million, as of March 31, 2006, for these matters. If our ultimate liability exceeds that amount, it could have a material adverse effect on us.

        We began charging customers an Emergency 911 Cost Recovery fee of $0.99 per month, effective March 7, 2006. This fee is designed to cover some of our costs associated with complying with E-911 regulation and our national 911 emergency call center. State and local governments may also assess fees to pay for emergency services in a customer's community. We expect to begin collecting these 911-related fees and remitting them to the appropriate authorities later this year. We expect this fee for most of our customers to be between approximately $0.50 to $1.50 per month, and as high as $3.00 for a limited number of our customers, depending on their location. This will also have the effect of decreasing any price advantage we may have.

We may be required to contribute to the Universal Service Fund, increasing our cost of providing services. If we collect those contributions from our customers, the cost advantage we offer customers would be reduced.

        FCC regulations require providers of interstate telecommunications services, but not providers of information services, to contribute to the federal Universal Service Fund, or USF. Currently, we are not subject to direct contribution to the USF, although we do contribute indirectly to the USF through our purchase of telecommunications services from our suppliers. The FCC is considering a number of proposals that could alter the way that the USF is assessed. For instance, the FCC is considering an assessment based on the use of telephone numbers, in which case we would be required to contribute directly to the Universal Service Fund. In addition, the FCC may increase the contribution obligations of our suppliers, which would result in an increase in the surcharges those suppliers charge to us. We intend to collect from our customers any additional USF contributions we are required, directly or indirectly, to make. Many of our competitors are required to contribute directly to the USF and already collect those USF contributions from their customers.

Once we become a public company, we will need to comply with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, and if we fail to achieve and maintain adequate internal controls over financial reporting, our business, results of operations and financial condition could be materially adversely affected.

        As a public company, our systems of internal controls over financial reporting will be required to comply with the standards adopted by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board. We are presently evaluating our internal controls for compliance. During the course of our evaluation, we may identify areas requiring improvement and may be required to design enhanced processes and controls to address issues identified through this review. This could result in significant delays and cost to us and require us to divert substantial resources, including management time, from other activities. We have commenced a review of our existing internal control structure and plan to hire additional personnel. Although our review is not complete, we have taken steps to improve our internal control structure by hiring dedicated, internal Sarbanes-Oxley Act compliance personnel to analyze and improve our internal controls, to be supplemented periodically with outside consultants as needed. However, we cannot be certain regarding when we will be able to successfully complete the procedures, certification and attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. If we fail to achieve and maintain the adequacy of our internal controls, we may not be able to conclude that we have effective internal controls over financial reporting in accordance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Moreover, effective internal controls are necessary for us to produce reliable financial reports and are important to help prevent fraud. As a result, our failure to satisfy the requirements of Section 404 on a timely basis could result in the loss of investor confidence in the reliability of our financial statements, which in turn could harm the market value of our common stock. Any failure to maintain effective internal controls also could impair our ability to manage our business and harm our financial results.

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Risks Related to this Offering

There is no existing market for our common stock, and we do not know if one will develop that will provide you with adequate liquidity. You may not be able to resell our common stock at or above the initial public offering price.

        Currently there is no public market for our common stock. We cannot predict the extent to which investor interest in us will lead to the development of a trading market or otherwise or how liquid that market might become. The initial public offering price for the shares will be determined by negotiations between us and the representatives of the underwriters and may not be indicative of prices that will prevail in the open market following this offering. You may not be able to resell our common stock at or above the initial public offering price.

As a new investor, you will experience immediate and substantial dilution.

        The price you will pay in this offering for each share of our common stock will exceed the per share value attributed from our tangible assets less our total liabilities. Therefore, if we distributed our tangible assets to our stockholders following this offering, you would receive less value per share of common stock than you paid in this offering. Assuming an initial public offering price of $17.00 per share (the midpoint of the range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus) the net tangible book value adjusted for the net proceeds of this offering at March 31, 2006 was approximately $433.1 million, or approximately $2.78 per share. Pro forma net tangible book value per share represents the amount of our total consolidated tangible assets less our total consolidated liabilities, divided by the total number of shares of common stock outstanding. Accordingly, if you purchase shares of our common stock in this offering you will suffer immediate dilution of $14.22 per share in pro forma net tangible book value. This dilution is due in large part to the fact that our earlier investors paid substantially less than the initial public offering price when they purchased their shares of our capital stock and the losses we have incurred. You may suffer additional dilution to the extent outstanding warrants to purchase shares of our common stock are exercised. For more information, see "Dilution."

Our stock price may decline due to sales of shares by our other stockholders.

        Sales of substantial amounts of our common stock, or the perception that these sales may occur, may adversely affect the price of our common stock and impede our ability to raise capital through the issuance of equity securities in the future. There will be 155,732,440 shares of our common stock outstanding immediately after this offering. All shares sold in this offering will be freely transferable without restriction or further registration under the Securities Act, subject to restrictions that may be applicable to our "affiliates," as that term is defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act, and subject to the 180-day lock-up restrictions described in the "Underwriting" section of this prospectus. We expect a substantial portion of the shares sold in this offering, including through our proposed directed share programs, to be held by retail investors. In addition, immediately after this offering we expect that our existing investors will hold 124,482,440 shares of our common stock and convertible notes that are convertible into 17,826,424 shares of our common stock. Further, as of March 31, 2006, warrants exercisable for 3,085,715 shares of our common stock and stock options to purchase 16,904,494 shares of our common stock were outstanding. Of these shares of common stock, 124,482,440 shares may be sold into the public market after this offering pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act, subject to volume limitations and other restrictions that may be applicable to some holders pursuant to that rule and subject to the 180-day lock-up restrictions applicable to holders of those shares. Substantially all of the shares held by our existing stockholders, as well as shares issuable upon conversion of our convertible notes, are subject to registration rights, and we believe these rights will be exercised. You should expect a significant number of these shares to be sold, which may decrease the price of shares of our common stock. Shares issuable upon exercise of our options also may be sold in the market in the future, subject to any restrictions on resale following underwritten offerings contained in our option

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agreements. We expect that many of these shares will be sold when these lock-ups expire. See "Shares Eligible for Future Sale."

        In connection with this offering, we and our executive officers, directors, substantially all our stockholders and all of the holders of our convertible notes have entered into 180-day lock-up agreements with the underwriters of this offering. These lock-up agreements prohibit us and our executive officers, directors and such stockholders and holders of our convertible notes from selling or otherwise disposing of shares of common stock, except in limited circumstances. The terms of the lock-up agreements can be waived, at any time, by Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., and UBS Securities LLC, at their discretion, without prior notice or announcement, to allow us or our executive officers, directors, stockholders and holders of our convertible notes to sell shares of our common stock. If the terms of the lock-up agreements are waived, shares of our common stock will be available for sale in the public market sooner, which could reduce the price of our common stock. See "Shares Eligible for Future Sale—Lock-up Agreements."

Jeffrey A. Citron, our founder, Chairman, Chief Strategist and principal stockholder, will continue to exert significant influence over us.

        After completion of this offering, Mr. Citron will beneficially own approximately 33% of our outstanding common stock, including outstanding securities convertible into or exercisable for common stock held by Mr. Citron. As a result, Mr. Citron will be able to exert significant influence over all matters presented to our stockholders for approval, including election and removal of our directors and change of control transactions. In addition, as our Chairman and Chief Strategist, Mr. Citron has and will continue to have significant influence over our strategy, technology and other matters. Mr. Citron's interests may not always coincide with the interests of other holders of our common stock.

The market price of our common stock may be volatile, which could cause the value of your investment to decline.

        Securities markets experience significant price and volume fluctuations. This market volatility, as well as general economic conditions, could cause the market price of our common stock to fluctuate substantially. Many factors that are beyond our control may significantly affect the market price of our shares. These factors include:

        Such factors may cause the market price of our common stock to decrease significantly. You may be unable to sell your shares of common stock at or above the initial public offering price.

Our certificate of incorporation, bylaws and convertible notes contain provisions that could delay or discourage a takeover attempt, which could prevent the completion of a transaction in which our stockholders could receive a substantial premium over the then-current market price for their shares.

        Upon completion of this offering, certain provisions of our restated certificate of incorporation and our amended and restated bylaws may make it more difficult for, or have the effect of discouraging, a third party from acquiring control of us or changing our board of directors and management. See

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"Description of Capital Stock—Anti-Takeover Effects of Various Provisions of Delaware Law and Our Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Amended and Restated Bylaws." These provisions:

        In addition, our convertible notes provide that, upon a change of control, holders may require us to redeem all or a portion of their convertible notes at a price equal to the principal amount of notes to be redeemed, plus any accrued and unpaid interest and potentially a premium.

        Such provisions could have the effect of depriving stockholders of an opportunity to sell their shares at a premium over prevailing market prices. Any delay or prevention of, or significant payments required to be made upon, a change of control transaction or changes in our board of directors or management could deter potential acquirors or prevent the completion of a transaction in which our stockholders could receive a substantial premium over the then-current market price for their shares.

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SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

        This prospectus contains "forward-looking statements," which include information relating to future events, future financial performance, strategies, expectations, competitive environment and regulation. Words such as "may," "should," "could," "would," "predicts," "potential," "continue," "expects," "anticipates," "future," "intends," "plans," "believes," "estimates," and similar expressions, as well as statements in future tense, identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements include, without limitation, statements regarding:

        Forward-looking statements should not be read as a guarantee of future performance or results and will probably not be accurate indications of when such performance or results will be achieved. Forward-looking statements are based on information we have when those statements are made or our management's good faith belief as of that time with respect to future events, and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual performance or results to differ materially from those expressed in or suggested by the forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause such differences include, but are not limited to:

        Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date the statements are made. You should not put undue reliance on any forward-looking statements. We assume no obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect actual results, changes in assumptions or changes in other factors affecting forward-looking information, except to the extent required by applicable securities laws.

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USE OF PROCEEDS

        We expect that the net proceeds from our sale of 31,250,000 shares of common stock in this offering will be approximately $493.7 million, based on an estimated initial public offering price of $17.00 per share (the midpoint of the range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus), after deducting the underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by us. A $1.00 change in the initial public offering price per share would change the expected net proceeds by approximately $29.4 million.

        The primary purposes of the offering are to fund the expansion of our business, including funding marketing expenses and operating losses, and to create a public market for our common stock. In addition, we could use a portion of the proceeds of this offering to pursue acquisitions or to make strategic investments. Our management will have broad discretion in the allocation of the net proceeds of this offering. The amounts actually expended and the timing of such expenditures will depend on a number of factors, including our realization of the different elements of our growth strategy and the amount of cash generated by our operations. Pending their use to fund our expansion, the proceeds of the offering will be invested in short-term, interest-bearing securities.

        We have requested that, pursuant to our Directed Share Programs, the underwriters reserve up to 13.5% and 1.5% of the common stock offered in this prospectus for sale to certain of our customers and other persons related to us, respectively, at the initial public offering price. See "Underwriting—Directed Share Programs" for more information. In connection with the Directed Share Programs, we have agreed to indemnify the underwriters against certain liabilities, including those that may be caused by the failure of Directed Share Program participants to pay for and accept delivery of the common stock which had been allocated to them or were subject to a properly confirmed agreement to purchase. As a result, our expected net proceeds could be reduced if Directed Share Program participants fail to pay for and accept delivery of the common stock which had been allocated to them or were subject to a properly confirmed agreement to purchase and, as a result, we must indemnify the underwriters for such failure.


DIVIDEND POLICY

        In the past, we have not declared or paid cash dividends on our common stock, and we do not intend to pay any cash dividends on our common stock. Rather, we intend to retain future earnings (if any) to fund the operation and expansion of our business and for general corporate purposes. Subject to legal and contractual limits, our board of directors will make any decision as to whether to pay dividends in the future.

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CAPITALIZATION

        The following table sets forth our cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities and capitalization as of March 31, 2006 on an actual basis and on a pro forma as adjusted basis, after giving effect to:

        For purposes of the as adjusted column of the capitalization table below, we have assumed the net proceeds from the offering will be $495.8 million after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by us, but excluding $2.2 million of offering expenses that have already been paid. A $1.0 million change in the gross proceeds from this offering would change each of the cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities, total stockholders' equity (deficit) and total capitalization line items by approximately $0.94 million.

        You should read the information in this table in conjunction with "Use of Proceeds," "Dividend Policy," "Selected Historical Financial Information," and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" and our consolidated financial statements and the related notes included elsewhere in this prospectus.

 
   As of March 31, 2006
 
   Actual
   Pro forma as
adjusted
 
   (Restated (10))

   (Restated (10))
 
   (in thousands, except par value)
Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities   $ 175,461   $ 671,289
   
 
Total debt:            
  Convertible notes(1)   $ 253,352   $ 253,352
  Capital lease obligations (current and long-term)     24,907     24,907
   
 
  Total debt     278,259     278,259
   
 
Redeemable Preferred Stock:            
  Series E Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock(2)     195,736     —
  Series D Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock(3)     102,722     —
  Series C Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock(4)     38,090     —
  Series B Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock(5)     14,489     —
  Series A-2 Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock(6)     20,292     —
  Series A-2 Convertible Redeemable Preferred Stock Warrant to purchase 321 shares, actual;            
  converts into a warrant to purchase shares of common stock, pro forma as adjusted     1,557     —
  Series A Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock(7)     15,968     —
  Stock subscriptions receivable     (415 )   —
   
 
Total Redeemable Preferred Stock     388,439     —
   
 

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   As of March 31, 2006
  
 
   Actual
   Pro forma
as adjusted
  
 
   (Restated (10))

   (Restated (10))

  
 
   (in thousands, except par value)

  
Stockholders' equity:              
  Common stock, par value $0.001 per share; 596,950 shares authorized and 1,652 shares issued and 1,414 shares outstanding, actual; 596,950 shares authorized and 155,971 and 155,733 shares issued and outstanding, pro forma as adjusted(8)     2     156  
  Additional paid in capital(9)     17,149     901,677  
  Stock subscriptions receivable     (37 )   (452 )
  Accumulated deficit     (467,444 )   (467,444 )
  Treasury stock     (619 )   (619 )
  Accumulated other comprehensive loss     (236 )   (236 )
   
 
 
  Total stockholders' equity (deficit)     (451,185 )   433,082  
   
 
 
Total capitalization   $ 215,513   $ 711,341  
   
 
 
(1)
Represents principal amount of $253,564 less unamortized discount of $212.

(2)
Par value $0.001 per share, 9,435 shares authorized and 9,429 shares issued and outstanding, actual; no shares authorized, issued or outstanding, pro forma as adjusted.

(3)
Par value $0.001 per share, 8,729 shares authorized and 8,729 shares issued and outstanding, actual; no shares authorized, issued or outstanding, pro forma as adjusted.

(4)
Par value $0.001 per share, 8,000 shares authorized and 8,000 shares issued and outstanding, actual; no shares authorized, issued or outstanding, pro forma as adjusted.

(5)
Par value $0.001 per share, 3,750 shares authorized and 3,750 shares issued and outstanding, actual; no shares authorized, issued or outstanding, pro forma as adjusted.

(6)
Par value $0.001 per share, 6,067 shares authorized and 5,167 shares issued and outstanding, actual; no shares authorized, issued or outstanding, pro forma as adjusted.

(7)
Par value $0.001 per share, 8,000 shares authorized and 8,000 shares issued and outstanding, actual; no shares authorized, issued or outstanding, pro forma as adjusted.

(8)
The number of shares of common stock outstanding after this offering excludes:

•
16,904 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of currently outstanding options with exercise prices ranging from $0.70 to $35.00 and having a weighted average exercise price of $7.89 per share;

•
3,086 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of currently outstanding warrants with exercise prices ranging from $0.70 to $1.40 per share and having a weighted average exercise price of $1.28 per share;

•
shares of common stock reserved for future grants under our stock option plans which will be determined under a formula set forth in our 2006 Incentive Plan, and will equal approximately 17.65% of the number of shares that are issued and outstanding from time to time. As of March 31, 2006, assuming the conversion of the outstanding shares of preferred stock and sale of the shares in this offering, there would be approximately 27,487 shares reserved for grant; and

•
17,826 shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of our convertible notes, based on a conversion price of $14.22 per share. Additional shares will be issuable upon conversion if we elect to pay interest on these notes in kind by increasing the principal outstanding under the notes. See "Description of Convertible Notes."

(9)
March 31, 2006 actual excludes $2,153 of expenses related to the offering which are included in other assets on the balance sheet.

(10)
In December 2005 and January 2006, we issued approximately $249,900 of convertible notes, and an additional $3,600 as the payment of interest in kind in March 2006. Originally, we believed that the convertible notes contained an embedded derivative and accordingly accounted for the embedded derivative by bifurcating the embedded derivative from the convertible notes at the date of issuance and subsequently remeasuring the fair value of the embedded derivative at December 31, 2005 and March 31, 2006. In May 2006, upon further review, we concluded that the convertible notes do not contain an embedded derivative. See "Note 1 to our consolidated financial statements." "Restated" amounts reflect the removal of the fair value of derivatives embedded within the convertible notes of $8,800 and the removal of the unamortized discount related to embedded derivatives which increased the outstanding amount of the convertible notes by $21,161. The convertible notes also decreased by $212 for the beneficial conversion feature.

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DILUTION

        If you invest in our common stock, your interest will be diluted to the extent of the difference between the initial public offering price per share of our common stock and the net tangible book value per share of our common stock immediately after the completion of this offering.

        Dilution results from the fact that the per share offering price of the common stock is substantially in excess of the book value per share attributable to the existing stockholders for the presently outstanding stock. Our net tangible book value at March 31, 2006 was $(451.2) million, or $(319.30) per share of common stock. Assuming the conversion of our preferred stock into common stock and that the 31,250,000 shares of our common stock offered by us under this prospectus are sold at an initial public offering price of $17.00 per share (the midpoint of the range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus), after deducting the estimated underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by us, our pro forma net tangible book value as of March 31, 2006, would have been approximately $433.1 million, or $2.78 per share. This represents an immediate increase in pro forma net tangible book value of $3.28 per share to existing stockholders and an immediate dilution of $14.22 per share to new investors purchasing shares of common stock in this offering.

        The following table illustrates this substantial and immediate per share dilution to new investors:

Assumed initial public offering price per share         $ 17.00
  Net tangible book value per share as of March 31, 2006   $ (319.30 )    
Increase attributable to conversion of preferred stock     318.80      
   
     
Pro forma net tangible book value per share as of March 31, 2006     (0.50 )    
  Increase in net tangible book value per share attributable to new investors purchasing shares in this offering     3.28      
   
     
Pro forma as adjusted net tangible book value per share after this offering           2.78
         
Dilution of pro forma net tangible book value per share to new investors         $ 14.22
         

        The following table summarizes, as of March 31, 2006, on a pro forma basis after giving effect to this offering, the total number of shares of common stock purchased from us, the total consideration paid to us, assuming an initial public offering price of $17.00 per share (before deducting the estimated underwriting discounts and commissions and offering expenses payable by us in this offering), and the average price per share paid by existing stockholders and by new investors purchasing shares in this offering:

 
   Shares Purchased
   Total Consideration
    
 
   Average
Price Per
Share
 
   Number
   Percent
   Amount
   Percent
Existing stockholders   124,482,440   79.9 % $ 409,701,924   43.5 % $ 3.29
New investors   31,250,000   20.1     531,250,000   56.5     17.00
   
 
 
 
     
  Total   155,732,440   100 % $ 940,951,924   100 %    
   
 
 
 
     

        If the underwriters exercise their over-allotment option in full, the pro forma net tangible book value per share of common stock would be approximately $3.17 and the dilution in pro forma net tangible book value per share of common stock to new investors would be $13.83.

        A $1.00 change in the assumed public offering price of $17.00 per share of our common stock would change our pro forma net tangible book value after giving effect to the offering by $29.4 million, the pro forma net tangible book value per share of our common stock after giving effect to this offering by $0.19 and the dilution in pro forma net tangible book value per share of our common stock to new investors in this offering by $0.81, assuming no change to the number of shares of common

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stock offered by us as set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, and after deducting underwriting discounts and commission and other expenses of the offering. The pro forma information discussed above is illustrative only. Our net tangible book value following the completion of the offering is subject to adjustment based on the actual offering price of our common stock and other terms of this offering determined at pricing.

        The discussion and tables above exclude the following:

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SELECTED HISTORICAL FINANCIAL DATA

        The following table sets forth our selected historical financial information. The statement of operations and cash flow data for the years ended December 31, 2003, 2004 and 2005 and the balance sheet data as of December 31, 2004 and 2005 are derived from our audited consolidated financial statements and related notes included in the back of this prospectus. The statement of operations and cash flow data for the years ended December 31, 2001 and 2002 and the balance sheet data as of December 31, 2001, 2002 and 2003 are derived from our audited consolidated financial statements and related notes not included in this prospectus. The statement of operations and cash flow data for the three months ended March 31, 2005 and 2006 and the balance sheet data as of March 31, 2006 are derived from our unaudited consolidated financial statements included in the back of this prospectus. In the opinion of management, the unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the same basis as our audited consolidated financial statements and include all adjustments, consisting of only normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair presentation of the information set forth therein. The results for any interim period are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for a full year.

        The results included below and elsewhere in this prospectus are not necessarily indicative of our future performance. You should read this information together with "Capitalization," "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" and our consolidated financial statements and the related notes included elsewhere in this prospectus.

 
   For the Years Ended December 31,
   For the Three Months
Ended March 31,
  
 
   2001(1)
   2002
   2003
   2004
   2005
   2005
   2006
  
 
   (in thousands, except per share amounts)

    
   (Restated(5))

  
Statement of Operations Data:                                            
Operating Revenues:                                            
  Telephony services   $ —   $ 797   $ 16,905   $ 75,864   $ 258,165   $ 38,583   $ 111,658  
  Customer equipment and shipping     —     174     1,817     3,844     11,031     2,127     7,225  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
          —     971     18,722     79,708     269,196     40,710     118,883  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating Expenses:                                            
  Direct cost of telephony services(2)     —     1,599     8,556     23,209     84,050     12,108     37,584  
  Direct cost of goods sold     —     855     4,867     18,878     40,441     11,588     17,580  
  Selling, general and administrative     6,846     7,846     19,174     49,186     154,716     20,553     52,875  
  Marketing     50     1,983     11,819     56,075     243,404     55,436     88,288  
  Depreciation and amortization     550     1,114     2,367     3,907     11,122     1,610     4,959  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
      7,446     13,397     46,783     151,255     533,733     101,295     201,286  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loss from operations
 
 
(7,446
)
 
(12,426
)
 
(28,061
)
 
(71,547
)
 
(264,537
)
 
(60,585
)
 
(82,403
)
 
Net loss
 
$
(7,217
)
$
(12,742
)
$
(29,974
)
$
(69,921
)
$
(261,334
)
$
(60,002
)
$
(85,160
)
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net loss per common share calculation:                                            
  Net loss   $ (7,217 ) $ (12,742 ) $ (29,974 ) $ (69,921 ) $ (261,334 ) $ $(60,002 ) $ (85,160 )
  Imputed dividend on preferred shares     —     —     —     —     (605 )   —     —  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Net loss attributable to common stockholders   $ (7,217 ) $ (12,742 ) $ (29,974 ) $ (69,921 ) $ (261,939 ) $ (60,002 ) $ (85,160 )
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Net loss per common share:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Basic and diluted   $ (5.68 ) $ (8.96 ) $ (21.14 ) $ (51.41 ) $ (189.67 ) $ (43.83 ) $ (60.40 )
Weighted-average common shares outstanding:                                            
  Basic and diluted     1,271     1,422     1,418     1,360     1,381     1,369     1,410  

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   For the Years Ended December 31,
   For the Three Months
Ended March 31,
  
 
   2001(1)
   2002
   2003
   2004
   2005
   2005
   2006
  
 
   (in thousands, except per share amounts)

    
   (Restated(5))

  

Statement of Cash Flow Data:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Net cash used in operating activities   $ (6,284 ) $ (11,140 ) $ (16,583 ) $ (38,600 ) $ (189,765 ) $ (23,493 ) $ (74,559 )
  Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities     (2,812 )   (4,935 )   (4,933 )   (73,707 )   (154,638 )   7,896     21,770  
  Net cash provided by financing activities     11,134     14,804     34,226     141,094     434,006     148     1,851  
 
   December 31,
    
    
  
 
   March 31,
2006
   March 31,
2006(4)
  

 
 
2001
 
2002
 
2003
 
2004
 
2005
 
 
   (dollars in thousands)

   (Restated(5))
(pro forma)

  
 
    
    
    
    
    
   (Restated(5))

  
Balance Sheet Data (at period end):                                            
  Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities   $ 2,806   $ 1,536   $ 14,245   $ 105,768   $ 266,379   $ 175,461   $ 175,461  
  Property and equipment, net     2,892     5,262     9,325     16,290     103,638     118,947     118,947  
  Total assets     5,898     10,583     28,311     136,493     446,882     378,197     378,197  
  Convertible notes(3)     —     —     —     —     247,958     253,352     253,352  
  Capital lease obligations     104     31     5     —     22,431     24,907     24,907  
  Total liabilities     886     2,952     14,038     51,045     426,940     438,790     438,790  
  Total redeemable preferred stock     —     15,968     51,409     192,521     388,427     388,439     —  
  Total stockholders' equity (deficit)     5,012     (8,337 )   (37,136 )   (107,073 )   (368,485 )   (449,032 )   (60,593 )
(1)
Our consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2001 were audited by Arthur Andersen LLP, our former independent auditor. In June 2002, Arthur Andersen LLP was convicted of federal obstruction of justice charges in connection with its destruction of other clients' documents, which conviction was subsequently overturned. As a result of this conviction, Arthur Andersen LLP has ceased operations and is no longer in a position to reissue its audit reports.

(2)
Excludes depreciation and amortization of $270 for 2001, $642 for 2002, $1,388 for 2003, $2,519 for 2004, $6,671 for 2005, $954 and $2,552 for the three months ended March 31, 2005 and 2006, respectively.

(3)
As of March 31, 2006, we had convertible notes with a principal amount of $253,564 before unamortized discount of $212.

(4)
Assumes all redeemable preferred stock was converted on January 1, 2006 into common stock with the exception of the Series A-2 preferred stock warrant which has been reclassified to additional paid-in capital in the balance sheet.

(5)
In December 2005 and January 2006, we issued approximately $249,900 of convertible notes, and an additional $3,600 as the payment of interest in kind in March 2006. Originally, we believed that the convertible notes contained an embedded derivative and accordingly accounted for the embedded derivative by bifurcating the embedded derivative from the convertible notes at the date of issuance and subsequently remeasuring the fair value of the embedded derivative at December 31, 2005 and March 31, 2006. In May 2006, upon further review, we concluded that the convertible notes do not contain an embedded derivative. See "Note 1 to our consolidated financial statements." "Restated" amounts in the Statements of Operations Data reflect the removal of the income attributable to the change in fair value of derivatives embedded within the convertible notes of $13,392 and a reduction to interest expense related to the convertible notes of $1,029. "Restated" amounts in the Balance Sheet Data reflect the removal of the fair value of derivatives embedded within the convertible notes of $8,800 and the removal of the unamortized discount related to embedded derivatives which increased the outstanding amount of the convertible notes by $21,161. The convertible notes also decreased by $212 for the beneficial conversion feature. The impact to the December 31, 2005 consolidated financial statements for these changes was not considered material and accordingly only reclassifications were required.

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MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

        You should read the following discussion together with "Selected Historical Financial Data" and our consolidated financial statements and the related notes included elsewhere in this prospectus. This discussion contains forward-looking statements, which involve risks and uncertainties. Our actual results may differ materially from those we currently anticipate as a result of many factors, including the factors we describe under "Risk Factors," "Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements" and elsewhere in this prospectus.

Overview

        We are a leading provider of broadband telephone services with over 1.6 million subscriber lines as of April 1, 2006. Our services use Voice over Internet Protocol, or VoIP, technology, which enables voice communications over the Internet through the conversion and compression of voice signals into data packets. In order to use our service offerings, customers must have access to a broadband Internet connection with sufficient bandwidth (generally 60 kilobits per second or more) for transmitting those data packets.

        We earn revenue and generate cash primarily through our broadband telephone service plans, each of which offers a different pricing structure based on a fixed monthly fee. We generate most of our revenue from those fees, substantially all of which we bill to our customers' credit cards one month in advance.

        We have invested heavily in an integrated marketing strategy to build a strong brand awareness that supports our sales and distribution efforts. We acquire customers through a number of sales channels, including our websites, our toll free numbers and our presence in major retailers located in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom with whom we have developed relationships. We also acquire a significant number of new customers through Refer-a-Friend, our online customer referral program.

        We launched our service in the United States in October 2002, in Canada in November 2004 and in the United Kingdom in May 2005. Since our U.S. launch, we have experienced rapid revenue and subscriber line growth. Our revenue was $18.7 million in 2003, $79.7 million in 2004, $269.2 million in 2005 and $40.7 million and $118.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2005 and March 31, 2006, respectively.

        While our revenue has grown rapidly, we have incurred an accumulated deficit of $467.4 million from our inception through March 31, 2006. Although our net losses initially were driven primarily by start-up costs and the cost of developing our technology, more recently our net losses have been driven by our growth strategy. In order to grow our customer base and revenue, we have chosen to increase our marketing expenses significantly, rather than seeking to generate net income. We are pursuing growth, rather than profitability, in the near term to capitalize on the current expansion of the broadband and VoIP markets and to establish and maintain a leading position in the market for broadband telephone services. We incurred marketing expense of $88.3 million and a net loss of $85.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2006. We intend to continue to pursue growth because we believe it will position us as a strong competitor in the long term. This strategy, however, will result in further net losses, which generally have increased quarterly since our inception.

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Trends in Our Industry and Business

        A number of trends in our industry and business have a significant effect on our results of operations and are important to an understanding of our financial statements. These trends include:

        Broadband adoption.    The number of U.S. households with broadband Internet access has grown significantly. We expect this trend to continue. We benefit from this trend because our service requires a broadband Internet connection and our potential addressable market increases as broadband adoption increases.

        Changing competitive landscape.    We are facing increasing competition from other companies that offer multiple services such as cable television, voice and broadband Internet service. Several of these competitors are offering VoIP or other voice services as part of a bundle, in which they offer voice services at a lower price than we do to new subscribers. In addition, several of these competitors are working to develop new integrated offerings that we cannot provide and that could make their services more attractive to customers. These offerings could negatively affect our ability to acquire new customers or retain our existing customers.

        Subscriber line growth.    Since our launch, we have experienced rapid subscriber line growth. For example, we grew from 85,717 subscriber lines as of December 31, 2003 to 390,566 as of December 31, 2004 to 1,269,038 as of December 31, 2005, and to 1,597,317 as of March 31, 2006. We believe we will continue to add a significant number of subscriber lines in future periods; however, we do not expect to sustain our historical subscriber line growth rate on a percentage basis due to a combination of increased competition, a significantly larger and growing customer base and increasing saturation among our initial target customer base, which included many early adopters.

        Average monthly customer churn.    For the three months ended March 31, 2006, we experienced an increase to our average monthly customer churn rate to 2.11% from 1.90% in the three months ended December 31, 2005. We believe this increase was driven by our rapid growth and inability to hire enough qualified customer care employees which led to less than satisfactory customer care during the first quarter, which we are working to address. We believe that our churn will fluctuate over time and may increase as we shift our marketing focus from early adopters to mainstream customers and acquire customers from new sources, such as outbound telemarketing, that historically have had a higher churn rate.

        Average monthly revenue per line.    Our average monthly revenue per line increased to $27.65 for the three months ended March 31, 2006 from $27.22 for the three months ended December 31, 2005. Over the course of 2005, our average monthly revenue per line remained steady as there were no price reductions to any of our monthly plans. For 2006, we believe that our average monthly revenue per line will remain steady or slightly increase. We recently began charging customers an Emergency 911 Cost Recovery fee, which should increase average monthly revenue per line. We also may reduce the use of our offer of one month's free service for new customers, which could slightly increase our average monthly revenue per line. However, in May 2006 we started offering free calls to certain countries in Europe, which should decrease average monthly revenue per line.

        Average monthly direct cost of telephony services per line.    In 2004, we were able to reduce our average monthly direct cost of telephony services per line from $12.06 for the three months ended March 31, 2004 to $7.73 for the three months ended December 31, 2004. These decreases were driven largely by reduced vendor pricing associated with our increased purchasing power and, to a lesser extent, cost savings associated with an increasing portion of calls between Vonage users, which have no termination costs associated with them. Our average monthly direct cost of telephony services per line increased from $7.83 for the three months ended March 31, 2005 to $8.74 for the three months ended March 31, 2006, and is expected to increase slightly during the second quarter of 2006, because we

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started offering free calls to certain countries in Europe for customers who have our Residential Premium Unlimited plan in May 2006. These increases have been driven by our costs of establishing compliance systems with respect to FCC regulations on E-911 services, by ongoing operating costs associated with providing E-911 services and by costs related to local number portability. In response to these increases, we began charging customers a $0.99 per month Emergency 911 Cost Recovery fee on March 7, 2006. We also expect to begin collecting sales tax from our customers in the near future and expect to charge our customers state and local 911 fees. This will have the effect of increasing the cost of our services to our customers, which will decrease any price advantage we may have.

        Regulation.    Our business has developed in an environment largely free from regulation. However, the United States and other countries have begun to examine how VoIP services should be regulated, and a number of initiatives could have an impact on our business. For example, the FCC has concluded that wireline broadband Internet access, such as DSL and Internet access provided by cable companies, is an information service and is subject to lighter regulation than telecommunications services. This order may give providers of wireline broadband Internet access the right to discriminate against our services, charge their customers an extra fee to use our service or block our service. We believe it is unlikely that this will occur on a widespread basis, but if it does it would have a material adverse effect on us. Other regulatory initiatives include the assertion of state regulatory authority over us, FCC rulemaking regarding emergency calling services and proposed reforms for the intercarrier compensation system. Complying with regulatory developments will impact our business by increasing our operating expenses, including legal fees, requiring us to make significant capital expenditures or increasing the taxes and regulatory fees we pay. For additional information about these and other regulatory risks we face, see "Regulation" elsewhere in this prospectus.

        E-911 roll-out.    As of April 1, 2006, we were providing E-911 services to approximately 75% of our U.S. subscriber lines. We expect to complete the E-911 roll-out to nearly all of our remaining subscriber lines within the year. If the FCC orders us to disconnect customers or stop accepting new customers in areas where we have not yet implemented E-911 capability, it would reduce our subscriber growth while we work to complete the roll-out. This would also result in an increase in our marketing cost per gross subscriber line addition, since most of our marketing programs are national in nature and we cannot significantly reduce our marketing costs in areas in which we could not accept new customers.

Operating Revenues

        Operating revenues consists of telephony services revenue and customer equipment and shipping revenue.

        Telephony services revenue.    Substantially all of our operating revenues are telephony services revenue. In the United States, we offer two residential plans, "Residential Premium Unlimited" and "Residential Basic 500," and two small office and home office plans, "Small Business Unlimited" and "Small Business Basic." Each of our unlimited plans offers unlimited domestic calling, subject to certain restrictions, and each of our basic plans offers a limited number of calling minutes per month. Under our basic plans, we charge on a per minute basis when the number of calling minutes included in the plan is exceeded for a particular month. For all of our U.S. plans, we charge on a per minute basis for international calls to destinations other than Puerto Rico and Canada. These per minute fees are not included in our monthly subscription fees. We offer similar plans in Canada and the United Kingdom.

        We derive most of our telephony services revenue from monthly subscription fees that we charge our customers under our service plans. We also offer residential fax service, virtual phone numbers, toll free numbers and other services, for each of which we charge an additional monthly fee. One business fax line is included with each of our two small office and home office plans, but we charge monthly

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fees for additional business fax lines. We automatically charge these fees to our customers' credit cards monthly in advance. We automatically charge the per minute fees not included in our monthly subscription fees to our customers' credit cards monthly in arrears unless they exceed a certain dollar threshold, in which case they are charged immediately.

        By collecting monthly subscription fees in advance and certain other charges immediately after they are incurred, we are able to reduce the amount of accounts receivable that we have outstanding, thus allowing us to have lower working capital requirements. Collecting in this manner also helps us mitigate bad debt exposure. If a customer's credit card is declined, we generally suspend international calling capabilities as well as the customer's ability to incur domestic usage charges in excess of their plan minutes. Historically, in most cases, we are able to correct the problem with the customer within the current monthly billing cycle. If the customer's credit card cannot be successfully processed during the current and subsequent month's billing cycle, we then terminate the account.

        We also generate revenue by charging a fee for activating service. Through June 2005, we charged an activation fee to customers in the direct channel, which is where the customer purchases equipment directly from the Company. Beginning in July 2005, we also began charging an activation fee in the retail channel, that is where the customer purchases equipment from retail stores. Customer activation fees, along with the related customer acquisition amounts for customer equipment in the direct channel and for rebates and retailer commissions in the retail channel up to but not exceeding the activation fee, are deferred and amortized over the estimated average customer relationship period. The amortization of deferred customer equipment is recorded to direct cost of goods sold. The amortization of deferred rebates is recorded as a reduction to telephony services revenue. The amortization of deferred retailer commissions is recorded as marketing expense. Through December 31, 2004, we estimated that this period would be 30 months based upon comparisons to other telecommunications companies. For 2005, the customer relationship period was reevaluated based on our experience to date and we now estimate it will be 60 months. We have applied the 60-month customer relationship period on a prospective basis beginning January 1, 2005. For 2006, we have confirmed that the customer relationship period should be 60 months.

        In the United States, we charge a regulatory recovery fee on a monthly basis to defray the costs associated with regulatory compliance and related litigation and to cover taxes that we are charged by the suppliers of telecommunications services. We record this fee as revenue.

        Prior to June 30, 2005, we generally charged a disconnect fee to customers who did not return their customer equipment to us upon termination of service, regardless of the length of time between activation and termination. On July 1, 2005, we changed our termination policy. We no longer accept returns of any customer equipment after 30 days, and we charge a disconnect fee to customers who terminate their service within one year of activation. Disconnect fees are recorded as revenue and are recognized at the time the customer terminates service.

        Telephony services revenue is offset by the cost of certain customer acquisition activities, such as rebates and promotions.

        Customer equipment and shipping revenue.    Customer equipment and shipping revenue consists of revenue from sales of customer equipment to our wholesalers or directly to customers. In addition, customer equipment and shipping revenue includes the fees that we charge our customers for shipping any equipment to them.

Operating Expenses

        Operating expenses consists of direct cost of telephony services, direct cost of goods sold, selling, general and administrative expense, marketing expense and depreciation and amortization.

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        Direct cost of telephony services.    Direct cost of telephony services primarily consists of fees that we pay to third parties on an ongoing basis in order to provide our services. These fees include:


        Direct cost of goods sold.    Direct cost of goods sold primarily consists of costs that we incur when a customer first subscribes to our service. These costs include:

        Selling, general and administrative expense.    Selling, general and administrative expense includes:

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        We anticipate an increase in our selling, general and administrative expense as we hire additional personnel to address our growing subscriber base and to handle the obligations of a public company. For 2006, we expect selling, general and administrative expense to increase between 45% and 55% over our selling, general and administrative expense of $154.7 million for 2005. We expect selling, general and administrative expense to decrease as a percentage of revenue in 2006.

        Marketing expense.    Marketing expense consists of:

        For 2006, we expect to spend between $360 million and $380 million for marketing expense, compared to $243.4 million in 2005. Because our marketing commitments are generally six weeks or less in duration, we are able to significantly reduce marketing expense relatively quickly if it becomes prudent to do so.

        Depreciation and amortization expenses.    Depreciation and amortization expenses include:

Other Income (Expense)

        Other Income (Expense) consists of:

        For 2006 and subsequent years through 2010, we will have annual interest expense on our convertible notes of at least $12.7 million unless the convertible notes are converted. This amount will increase if we pay interest in kind on these notes.

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Key Operating Data

        The following table contains certain key operating data that our management uses to measure the growth of our business and our operating performance:

 
   For the Years Ended
December 31,
   For the Three
Months Ended
March 31,
  
 
   2003
   2004
   2005
   2005
   2006
  
Operating and Other Data (unaudited):                                
Gross subscriber line additions     91,522     364,214     1,099,641     280,123     421,890  
Net subscriber line additions     77,936     304,849     878,472     249,333     328,279  
Subscriber lines(1)     85,717     390,566     1,269,038     639,899     1,597,317  
Average monthly customer churn     2.48 %   1.82 %   2.05 %   1.70 %   2.11 %
Average monthly revenue per line   $ 33.37   $ 27.89   $ 27.03   $ 26.34   $ 27.65  
Average monthly telephony services revenue per line   $ 30.13   $ 26.55   $ 25.93   $ 24.96   $ 25.97  
Average monthly direct cost of telephony services per line   $ 15.25   $ 8.12   $ 8.44   $ 7.83   $ 8.74  
Marketing cost per gross subscriber line addition   $ 129.14   $ 153.96   $ 221.35   $ 197.90   $ 209.27  
Employees(1)     189     648     1,355     1,045     1,416  
(1)
At end of period.

        Gross subscriber line additions.    Gross subscriber line additions for a particular period are calculated by taking the net subscriber line additions during that particular period and adding to that the number of subscriber lines that terminated during that period. This number does not include subscriber lines both added and terminated during the period, where termination occurred within the first 30 days after activation. The number does include, however, subscriber lines added during the period that are terminated within 30 days of activation but after the end of the period.

        Net subscriber line additions.    Net subscriber line additions for a particular period reflect the number of subscriber lines at the end of the period, less the number of subscriber lines at the beginning of the period.

        Subscriber lines.    Our subscriber lines include, as of a particular date, all subscriber lines from which a customer can make an outbound telephone call on that date. Our subscriber lines include fax lines and SoftPhones but do not include our virtual phone numbers or toll free numbers, which only allow inbound telephone calls to customers. Our subscriber lines increased by 878,472 lines for the year ended December 31, 2005, and further increased by 328,279 lines for the three months ended March 31, 2006. The increase in our subscriber lines was directly related to an increase in our online advertising spending and our expansion to other media, such as television, that have a broader customer reach. The increase was also due to expanded distribution through a larger retail distribution network.

        Average monthly customer churn.    Average monthly customer churn for a particular period is calculated by dividing the number of customers that terminated during that period by the simple average number of customers during the period, and dividing the result by the number of months in the period. The simple average number of customers during the period is the number of customers on the first day of the period, plus the number of customers on the last day of the period, divided by two. Terminations, as used in the calculation of churn statistics, do not include customers terminated during the period if termination occurred within the first 30 days after activation. Our average monthly

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customer churn was 1.90% for the three months ended December 31, 2005 and 2.11% for the three months ended March 31, 2006. We believe this increase was due to less than satisfactory customer care, which we are working to address. We monitor churn on a daily basis and use it as an indicator of the level of customer satisfaction. Other companies may calculate churn differently, and their churn data may not be directly comparable to ours. Customers who have been with us for a year or more tend to have a significantly lower churn rate than customers who have not. This means that during periods of rapid customer growth, our churn rate is likely to increase. In addition, our churn will fluctuate over time and may increase as we shift our marketing focus from early adopters to mainstream customers and acquire customers from new sources, such as outbound telemarketing, that historically have had a higher churn rate. Also, our churn rate could be negatively affected by increased competition.

        Average monthly revenue per line.    Average monthly revenue per line for a particular period is calculated by dividing our total revenue for that period by the simple average number of subscriber lines for the period, and dividing the result by the number of months in the period. The simple average number of subscriber lines for the period is the number of subscriber lines on the first day of the period, plus the number of subscriber lines on the last day of the period, divided by two. Our average monthly revenue per line was $27.22 and $27.65 for the three months ended December 31, 2005 and March 31, 2006, respectively.

        Average monthly telephony services revenue per line.    Average monthly telephony services revenue per line for a particular period is calculated by dividing our total telephony services revenue for that period by the simple average number of subscriber lines for the period, and dividing the result by the number of months in the period. Our average monthly telephony services revenue per line was $26.00 and $25.97 for the three months ended December 31, 2005 and March 31, 2006, respectively. During 2005, our average monthly telephony services revenue per line remained steady as there were no price reductions to any of our calling plans. For 2006, we believe that our average monthly telephony services revenue per line will remain steady or slightly increase. We recently began charging customers an Emergency 911 Cost Recovery fee, which should increase average monthly revenue per line. We also may reduce the use of our offer of one month's free service for new customers, which could slightly increase our average monthly revenue per line. However, in May 2006 we started offering free calls to certain countries in Europe, which should decrease average monthly revenue per line.

        Average monthly direct cost of telephony services per line.    Average monthly direct cost of telephony services per line for a particular period is calculated by dividing our direct cost of telephony services for that period by the simple average number of subscriber lines for the period, and dividing the result by the number of months in the period. We use the average monthly direct cost of telephony services per line to evaluate how effective we are at managing our costs of providing service. Our average monthly direct cost of telephony services per line increased from $7.83 for the three months ended March 31, 2005 to $8.74 for the three months ended March 31, 2006, and is expected to slightly increase during the second quarter of 2006, because we started offering free calls to certain countries in Europe for our customers who have our Residential Premium Unlimited plan in May 2006. Recent increases have been driven by our costs of establishing compliance systems with respect to FCC regulations on E-911 services, by ongoing operating costs associated with providing E-911 services and by costs related to local number portability.

        Marketing cost per gross subscriber line addition.    Marketing cost per gross subscriber line addition is calculated by dividing our marketing expense for a particular period by the number of gross subscriber line additions during the period. Marketing expense does not include the cost of certain customer acquisition activities, such as rebates and promotions, which are accounted for as an offset to revenues, or customer equipment subsidies, which are accounted for as direct cost of goods sold. As a result, it does not represent the full cost to us of obtaining a new customer. Our marketing cost per gross subscriber line addition has fluctuated over time and may increase in 2006 for several reasons. We will increase our advertising spending and have added advertising in more expensive media with a

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broader reach, such as television, to enhance our brand awareness. In addition, we believe it is generally more expensive to acquire mainstream consumers than early adopters of new technologies and we have increased our focus on more mainstream consumers.

        When we increase our total marketing expense, we generally experience, over the short term, a significant increase in marketing cost per gross subscriber line addition. However, we track the efficiency of our marketing programs and make adjustments on how we allocate our funds. These adjustments can result in a subsequent slight decrease in marketing cost per gross subscriber line addition after the initial increase in marketing expense.

        Other Operating Data.    In addition to traditional metrics for evaluating financial performance, we also closely monitor the results from operations from existing customers, prior to our marketing expense and net equipment subsidy associated with attracting new customers. While we have incurred substantial and increasing net losses over the prior three-year period, we have been successful in increasing the income resulting from operations prior to the inclusion of the marketing expense and net equipment subsidy. These excluded items remain largely in our discretionary control.

        Employees.    Employees represent the number of personnel that are on our payroll and exclude temporary or outsourced labor. One challenge we face in enhancing the efficiency of our selling, general and administrative expense is our high turnover among our customer care employees.

Results of Operations

Three Months Ended March 31, 2006 Compared to the Three Months Ended March 31, 2005

Restatement

        The accompanying consolidated financial statements for the three months ended March 31, 2006 have been restated to correct the accounting for our convertible notes. In December 2005 and January 2006, we issued approximately $249,900 of convertible notes, and an additional $3,600 as the payment of interest in kind in March 2006. Originally, we believed that the convertible notes contained an embedded derivative and accordingly accounted for the embedded derivative by bifurcating the embedded derivative from the convertible notes at the date of issuance and subsequently remeasuring the fair value of the embedded derivative at December 31, 2005 and March 31, 2006. In May 2006, upon further review, we concluded that the convertible notes do not contain an embedded derivative. See "Note 1 to our consolidated financial statements." The effect of the change in our consolidated balance sheet for March 31, 2006 was to remove the embedded derivative within the convertible notes for $8,800 and to remove the unamortized discount related to embedded derivatives which increased the outstanding amount of the convertible notes by $21,161. The convertible notes also decreased by $212 for the beneficial conversion feature. The effect of the change in our consolidated income statement for the three months ended March 31, 2006 was to remove the income attributable to the change in the fair value of embedded derivatives within the convertible notes for $13,392 and reduce interest expense by $1,029 to remove amortization of discount related to embedded derivatives. This change increased the basic and diluted net loss per common share by $(8.77) to $(60.40) from $(51.63) and by $(0.10) to $(0.68) from $(0.58) on a pro forma basis. The impact to the December 31, 2005 consolidated financial statements for these changes was not considered material and accordingly only reclassifications were required.

        After our stock is publicly traded, we may determine that our convertible notes contain an embedded derivative that would require bifurcation from our convertible notes. The fair value of the embedded derivative would be bifurcated from the convertible notes and recorded as a noncurrent liability with the offset recorded as a discount to the convertible notes that would be amortized to interest expense over the remaining life of the convertible notes. The fair value of the embedded derivative would be revalued each period with the change in the fair value recorded as other expense if the fair market value of our common stock increased or as other income if the fair market value of our

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common stock decreased from period end to period end. The interest expense related to amortization of the discount to the convertible notes and the change in the fair market value of the embedded derivative recorded as other income or expense are non cash items that have no effect on our liquidity.

        The following table sets forth, as a percentage of consolidated operating revenues, our consolidated statements of operations for the periods indicated:

 
   For the Three Months
Ended March 31,
  
 
   2005
   2006
  
 
    
   (Restated)

  
Operating Revenues:          
  Telephony services   95 % 94 %
  Customer equipment and shipping   5   6  
   
 
 
    100   100  
   
 
 
Operating Expenses:          
  Direct cost of telephony services (excluding depreciation and amortization)   30   32  
  Direct cost of goods sold   28   15  
  Selling, general and administrative   50   45  
  Marketing   136   74  
  Depreciation and amortization   4   4  
   
 
 
    248   170  
   
 
 
Loss from operations   (148 ) (70 )
   
 
 
Other Income (Expense):          
  Interest income   1   2  
  Interest expense   —   (5 )
  Other, net   —   —  
  Debt conversion expense   —   —  
   
 
 
    1   (3 )
Loss before income tax benefit   (147 ) (72 )
Income tax benefit   —   —  
   
 
 
Net loss   (147 )% (72 )%
   
 
 

Telephony Services Revenue and Direct Cost of Services
(dollars in thousands)

 
   For the Three Months
Ended March 31,
    
    
  
 
   $
Change
   %
Change
  
 
   2005
   2006
  
Telephony services   $ 38,583   $ 111,658   $ 73,075   189 %
Direct cost of telephony services (excluding depreciation and amortization of $954 and $2,552)     12,108     37,584     25,476   210 %

        Telephony services revenue.    The increase in telephony services revenue of $73.1 million, or 189%, was primarily due to an increase of $55.9 million in monthly subscription fees resulting from an increased number of subscriber lines, which grew from 639,899 at March 31, 2005 to 1,597,317 at March 31, 2006. The growing number of subscriber lines also generated additional activation fee revenue of $1.9 million, increased revenue of $7.0 million from a higher volume of international calling, increased revenue of $1.1 million from customers exceeding their plan minutes and increased revenue of $4.9 million in regulatory fees collected from customers. Also, add-on features to our service plans

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generated an increase of $2.4 million and we had a $2.1 million increase in the fees we charge for disconnecting our service. The increase in revenue from additional subscriber lines was partially offset by customer credits, rebates and other promotional items of $3.0 million. We believe that telephony services revenue will continue to increase in 2006, as we expect an increase in the number of subscribers. However, we might not experience the same rapid growth as in prior years.

        Direct cost of telephony services.    The increase in direct cost of telephony services of $25.5 million, or 210%, was primarily due to the increase in the number of subscriber lines and the further expansion of our network, which increased the costs that we pay other phone companies for terminating phone calls by $14.1 million. We also incurred increased costs of $3.8 million for establishing compliance systems for E-911 services and for E-911 call processing. Also, our network costs for co-locating in other carriers' facilities, for leasing phone numbers, routing calls on the Internet, transferring calls to and from the Internet to the public switched telephone network increased by $4.4 million and porting phone numbers increased by $3.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2006. These increases were offset in part by reduced vendor pricing.

Customer Equipment and Shipping Revenue and Direct Cost of Goods Sold
(dollars in thousands)

 
   For the Three Months
Ended March 31,
    
    
  
 
   $
Change
   %
Change
  
 
   2005
   2006
  
Customer equipment and shipping   $ 2,127   $ 7,225   $ 5,098   240 %
Direct cost of goods sold     11,588     17,580     5,992   52  
   
 
 
     
  Customer equipment and shipping gross loss   $ (9,461 ) $ (10,355 ) $ (894 ) 9 %
   
 
 
     

        Customer equipment and shipping revenue.    Our customer equipment and shipping revenue increased by $5.1 million, or 240%, primarily due to an increase in the number of new customers subscribing to our services, resulting in incremental shipping revenue of $1.9 million. Customer equipment sales increased by $3.3 million, as we began to offer our direct customers the option of upgrading their customer equipment at the time of customer sign-up for an additional fee in the fourth quarter of 2005. We expect that customer equipment and shipping revenue will increase in 2006 as a result of growth in our customer base and customer equipment upgrades.

        Direct cost of goods sold.    The increase in direct cost of goods sold of $6.0 million, or 52%, was due largely to the increase in the number of new customers subscribing to our services, which resulted in additional costs of $4.7 million associated with our provision of customer equipment. Also, the costs of shipping customer equipment increased by $1.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2006 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2005.

Selling, General and Administrative
(dollars in thousands)

 
   For the Three Months
Ended March 31,
    
    
  
 
   $
Change
   %
Change
  
 
   2005
   2006
  
Selling, general and administrative   $ 20,553   $ 52,875   $ 32,322   157 %

        Selling, general and administrative.    The increase in selling, general and administrative expenses of $32.3 million, or 157%, was primarily due to an increase in the number of our employees, which grew to 1,416 full time employees at March 31, 2006 from 1,045 at March 31, 2005, and an increase in

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outsourced labor. This increase resulted in higher wages, employee-related benefits and fees for recruitment of new employees of $17.4 million. On January 1, 2006, we adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123 (revised 2004), and accordingly have recognized $4.5 million of compensation expense for stock-based awards for the three months ended March 31, 2006. As a result of our high turnover among our customer care employees, we have experienced an increase in training and recruiting costs. Also, we experienced an increase in facilities and other administrative expenses of $2.8 million related to the relocation of our headquarters in the fourth quarter of 2005. In addition, we had an increase of $1.5 million in legal, consulting and other professional expenses as we address regulatory matters and related litigation, E-911 compliance, network development and Sarbanes-Oxley compliance. As we continued to add customers, our credit card fees increased by $2.6 million, and other customer-related expenses, such as our customer help number and retail store support, increased by $1.0 million. We also increased by $1.4 million, compared to the three months ended March 31, 2005, our expense for what we believe we potentially might owe for sales taxes. While selling, general and administrative expenses have increased, they have decreased as a percentage of revenue from 50% for the three months ended March 31, 2005 to 45% for the three months ended March 31, 2006. For 2006, we believe that selling, general and administrative expenses will continue to increase as we expect an increase in the number of our employees and outsourced labor. We also expect additional costs associated with our new headquarters and being a public company, and we expect an increase in credit card fees as the number of our subscribers and revenues grow. However, we expect these expenses to decrease as a percentage of revenue.

Marketing
(dollars in thousands)

 
   For the Three Months
Ended March 31,
    
    
  
 
   $
Change
   %
Change
  
 
   2005
   2006
  
Marketing   $ 55,436   $ 88,288   $ 32,852   59 %

        Marketing.    The increase in marketing expense of $32.9 million, or 59%, was primarily due to an increase of $30.2 million in television advertising, our direct mail campaign and other media in the first quarter of 2006 offset by a decrease of $7.6 million in online, radio and print advertising. We also had increased costs of $4.1 million in telemarketing fees, $3.2 million for advertising agency fees, and $0.5 million other marketing fees. In addition, we had increased costs of $2.1 million related to our retail channel, which was launched toward the end of the second quarter of 2004 and has since grown significantly. The increased costs consist of advertisements and in-store placement fees as well as activation commissions to retailers, which increased as the number of subscribers from the retail channel increased. For 2006, we will continue to incur a significant amount of marketing costs as we pursue our growth strategy of increasing our revenue and subscriber base.

Depreciation and Amortization
(dollars in thousands)

 
   For the Three Months
Ended March 31,
    
    
  
 
   $
Change
   %
Change
  
 
   2005
   2006
  
Depreciation and amortization   $ 1,610   $ 4,959   $ 3,349   208 %

        Depreciation and amortization.    The increase in depreciation and amortization of $3.3 million, or 208%, was primarily due to an increase in capital expenditures for the continued expansion of our

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network, computer equipment for our new employees and leasehold improvements for our Holmdel, New Jersey facility.

Other Income (Expense)
(dollars in thousands)

 
   For the Three Months
Ended March 31,
    
    
  
 
   $
Change
   %
Change
  
 
   2005
   2006
  
 
    
   (Restated)

    
    
  
Interest income   $ 578   $ 2,741   $ 2,163   374 %
Interest expense     —     (5,494 )   (5,494 ) *  
Other, net     5     (4 )   (9 ) (180 %)
   
 
 
     
    $ 583   $ (2,757 ) $ (3,340 ) (573 %)
   
 
 
     

        Interest income.    The increase in interest income of $2.2 million was primarily due to an increase in cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities from our convertible preferred stock and convertible note offerings.

        Interest expense.    The increase in interest expense of $5.5 million was primarily related to interest on our convertible notes that were issued in December 2005. Interest expense will increase significantly in 2006 as we will incur a full year of interest expense on our convertible notes.

Provision for Income Taxes

        We have net losses for financial reporting purposes. Recognition of deferred tax assets will require generation of future taxable income. There can be no assurance that we will generate sufficient taxable income in future years. Therefore, we established a valuation allowance on net deferred tax assets of $182.8 million as of March 31, 2006.

        As of March 31, 2006, we had net operating loss carryforwards for U.S. federal and state tax purposes of $394.3 million and $380.1 million, respectively, expiring at various times from years ending 2020 through 2026. In addition, we had net operating loss carryforwards for Canadian tax purposes of $27.4 million expiring through 2013. We also had net operating loss carryforwards for United Kingdom tax purposes of $8.2 million with no expiration date.

Net Loss
(dollars in thousands)

 
   For the Three Months
Ended March 31,
    
    
  
 
   $
Change
   %
Change
  
 
   2005
   2006
  
 
    
   (Restated)

    
    
  
Net loss   $ (60,002 ) $ (85,160 ) $ (25,158 ) 42 %

        Net Loss.    Because the increases in expenses exceeded the increases in revenues described above, our net loss increased by $25.2 million, or 42%, to $85.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2006 from $60.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2005.

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Year Ended December 31, 2005 Compared to the Year Ended December 31, 2004

        The following table sets forth, as a percentage of consolidated operating revenues, our consolidated statements of operations for the periods indicated:

 
   For the Years Ended
December 31,
  
 
   2004
   2005
  
Operating Revenues:          
Telephony services   95 % 96 %
Customer equipment and shipping   5   4  
   
 
 
    100   100  
   
 
 

Operating Expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
Direct cost of telephony services (excluding depreciation and amortization)   29   31  
Direct cost of goods sold   24   15  
Selling, general and administrative   62   58  
Marketing   70   90  
Depreciation and amortization   5   4  
   
 
 
    190   198  
   
 
 
Loss from operations   (90 ) (98 )
   
 
 

Other Income (Expense):
 
 
 
 
 
Interest income   1   1  
Interest expense   —   —  
Other, net   —   —  
Debt conversion expense   —   —  
   
 
 
    1   1  
   
 
 

Loss before income tax
 
(89
)
(97
)

Income tax
 
1
 
—
 
   
 
 
Net loss   (88 )% (97 )%
   
 
 

Telephony Services Revenue and Direct Cost of Telephony Services
(dollars in thousands)

 
   For the Years Ended
December 31,
    
    
  
 
   $
Change
   %
Change
  
 
   2004
   2005
  
Telephony services revenue   $ 75,864   $ 258,165   $ 182,301   240 %
Direct cost of telephony services (excluding depreciation and amortization of $2,519 and $6,671)     23,209     84,050     60,841   262  

        Telephony services revenue.    The increase in telephony services revenue of $182.3 million, or 240%, was primarily due to an increase of $147.5 million in monthly subscription fees resulting from an increased number of subscriber lines, which grew from 390,566 at December 31, 2004 to 1,269,038 at December 31, 2005. The growing number of subscriber lines also generated additional activation fee revenue of $3.6 million, increased revenue of $20.4 million from a higher volume of international calling, $4.5 million from customers exceeding their plan minutes and $11.5 million in regulatory fees collected from customers. Also, add-on features to our service plans generated an increase of

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$7.4 million and we had a $4.5 million increase in the fees we charge for disconnecting our service. The increase in revenue from additional subscriber lines was partially offset by customer credits, rebates and other promotional items of $17.6 million and reductions in the monthly price for our residential unlimited plan from $34.99 to $29.99 in May 2004 and to $24.99 in October 2004. We believe that telephony services revenue will increase in 2006, as we expect an increase in the number of subscribers. However, we might not experience the same rapid growth as in prior years.

        Direct cost of telephony services.    The increase in direct cost of telephony services of $60.8 million, or 262%, was primarily due to the increase in the number of subscriber lines and the further expansion of our network, which increased the costs that we pay other phone companies for terminating phone calls by $37.8 million, including $3.0 million for establishing compliance systems for E-911 services and for E-911 call processing. Also, our network costs for co-locating in other carriers' facilities, for leasing phone numbers, routing calls on the Internet and transferring calls to and from the Internet to the public switched telephone network increased by $16.1 million and our costs for porting local phone numbers increased by $6.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2005. These increases were offset in part by reduced vendor pricing.

Customer Equipment and Shipping Revenue and Direct Cost of Goods Sold
(dollars in thousands)

 
   For the Years Ended
December 31,
    
    
  
 
   $
Change
   %
Change
  
 
   2004
   2005
  
Customer equipment and shipping revenue   $ 3,844   $ 11,031   $ 7,187   187 %
Direct cost of goods sold     18,878     40,441     21,563   114  
   
 
 
     
Customer equipment and shipping gross loss   $ (15,034 ) $ (29,410 ) $ (14,376 ) 96 %
   
 
 
     

        Customer equipment and shipping revenue.    Our customer equipment and shipping revenue increased by $7.2 million, or 187%, primarily due to an increase in the number of new customers subscribing to our services, resulting in incremental shipping revenue of $5.4 million. Customer equipment sales increased by $1.8 million, as we began to offer our direct customers the option of upgrading their customer equipment at the time of customer sign-up for an additional fee in the fourth quarter of 2005. We expect that customer equipment and shipping revenue will increase as a result of customer equipment upgrades.

        Direct cost of goods sold.    The increase in direct cost of goods sold of $21.6 million, or 114%, was due largely to the increase in the number of new customers subscribing to our services, which resulted in additional costs of $9.7 million associated with our provision of customer equipment and $3.5 million in additional amortization of customer equipment. In addition, as part of a promotion during the first part of 2005, we waived the activation fee for certain customers, which resulted in us expensing the entire customer equipment cost of approximately $2.9 million. Typically, we defer a portion of the customer equipment expense to the extent of activation fee revenue, and we amortize the revenue and costs equally over the estimated life of the customer. In the absence of an activation fee, the entire customer equipment cost is expensed immediately. See "—Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates." Also, the costs of shipping customer equipment increased by $5.5 million for 2005 compared to 2004.

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Selling, General and Administrative
(dollars in thousands)

 
   For the Years Ended
December 31,
    
    
  
 
   $
Change
   %
Change
  
 
   2004
   2005
  
Selling, general and administrative   $ 49,186   $ 154,716   $ 105,530   215 %

        Selling, general and administrative.    The increase in selling, general and administrative expenses of $105.5 million, or 215%, was primarily due to an increase in the number of our employees, which grew to 1,355 full time employees at December 31, 2005 from 648 at December 31, 2004, and an increase in outsourced labor. This increase resulted in higher wages, employee-related benefits and fees for recruitment of new employees of $53.8 million. As a result of our high turnover among our customer care employees, we have experienced an increase in training and recruiting costs. Also, we experienced an increase in rent, facilities and other administrative expenses of $9.4 million partially for maintenance of two facilities in November and December 2005 as we moved to our new headquarters. In addition, we had an increase of $18.4 million in legal, consulting and other professional expenses as we address regulatory matters and related litigation, E-911 compliance, network development and Sarbanes-Oxley compliance. As we continued to add customers, our credit card fees increased by $7.6 million, and other customer-related expenses, such as our customer help number and retail store support, increased by $5.9 million. We also increased by $8.0 million, compared to 2004, our expense for what we believe we potentially might owe for sales taxes. While selling, general and administrative expenses have increased, they have decreased as a percentage of revenue from 62% in 2004 to 58% in 2005. For 2006, we believe that selling, general and administrative expenses will increase as we expect an increase in the number of our employees and outsourced labor. We also expect additional costs associated with our new headquarters and being a public company, and we expect an increase in credit card fees as the number of our subscribers and revenues grow. However, we expect these expenses to decrease as a percentage of revenue.

Marketing
(dollars in thousands)

 
   For the Years Ended
December 31,
    
    
  
 
   $
Change
   %
Change
  
 
   2004
   2005
  
Marketing   $ 56,075   $ 243,404   $ 187,329   334 %

        Marketing.    The increase in marketing expense of $187.3 million, or 334%, was primarily due to an increase in online advertising spending and our expansion to other media, such as television, that have a broader customer reach. The increase in costs relating to advertising was $152.4 million, or 81% of the total marketing expense increase. We also had increased costs of $9.9 million in telemarketing fees, $8.3 million for advertising agency fees, $2.6 million for marketing development fund fees and $3.3 million in connection with our Refer-a-Friend program. In addition, we had increased costs of $8.9 million related to our retail channel, which was launched toward the end of the second quarter of 2004 and has since grown significantly. The increased costs consist of advertisements and in-store placement fees as well as activation commissions to retailers, which increased as the number of subscribers from the retail channel increased. For 2006, we will continue to incur a significant amount of marketing costs as we pursue our growth strategy of increasing our revenue and subscriber base.

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Depreciation and Amortization
(dollars in thousands)

 
   For the Years Ended
December 31,
    
    
  
 
   $
Change
   %
Change
  
 
   2004
   2005
  
Depreciation and amortization   $ 3,907   $ 11,122   $ 7,215   185 %

        Depreciation and amortization.    The increase in depreciation and amortization of $7.2 million, or 185%, was primarily due to an increase in capital expenditures for the continued expansion of our network, system enhancements for customer care and computer equipment for our new employees.

Other Income (Expense)
(dollars in thousands)

 
   For the Years Ended
December 31,
    
    
  
 
   $
Change
   %
Change
  
 
   2004
   2005
  
Interest income   $ 1,135   $ 4,347   $ 3,212   283 %
Interest expense     (5 )   (1,093 )   (1,088 ) *  
Other, net     21     (441 )   (462 ) *  
   
 
 
     
    $ 1,151   $ 2,813   $ 1,662   144 %
   
 
 
     

        Interest income.    The increase in interest income of $3.2 million was primarily due to an increase in cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities from our convertible preferred stock offerings.

        Interest expense.    The increase in interest expense of $1.1 million was primarily related to two weeks of interest on our convertible notes that were issued in December 2005. Interest expense will increase significantly in 2006 as we will incur a full year of interest expense on our convertible notes.

        Other, net.    The increase in other, net was primarily due to the loss on the disposal of property and equipment relating to our relocation to our new headquarters.

Provision for Income Taxes
(dollars in thousands)

 
   For the Years Ended
December 31,
    
    
  
 
   $
Change
   %
Change
  
 
   2004
   2005
  
Income tax benefit   $ 475   $ 390   $ (85 ) (18 )%

        Provision for income taxes.    We had net losses for financial reporting purposes, which created deferred tax assets that can be used to offset future income taxes. Recognition of deferred tax assets will require generation of future taxable income. There can be no assurance that we will generate earnings in future years. Therefore, we established a valuation allowance for all of our deferred tax assets, which was $149.3 million as of December 31, 2005.

        We participated in the State of New Jersey's corporation business tax benefit certificate transfer program, which allows certain high technology and biotechnology companies to transfer unused New Jersey net operating loss carryovers to other New Jersey corporation business taxpayers. During 2003 and 2004, we submitted an application to the New Jersey Economic Development Authority, or EDA,

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to participate in the program and the application was approved. The EDA then issued a certificate certifying our eligibility to participate in the program. The program requires that a purchaser pay at least 75% of the amount of the surrendered tax benefit. For tax years 2002, 2003 and 2004, we sold approximately $451, $2,437, $6,207, respectively, of our New Jersey State net operating loss carryforwards for a recognized benefit of approximately $221 in 2003 and $475 in 2004. Although we cannot participate in this program for net operating losses derived in 2005 due to program cap limits, the EDA did approve during 2005 an additional sale of 2002 and 2003 net operating losses in the amount of $5,101 that resulted in a benefit of $390. Collectively, all transactions represent approximately 82% of the surrendered tax benefit each year and have been recognized in the year received.

        We had net operating loss carryforwards for U.S. federal and state tax purposes of approximately $320.0 million and $305.8 million, respectively, expiring at various times from the years ending 2020 through 2025. In addition, we had net operating loss carryforwards for Canadian tax purposes of $21.2 million expiring in 2011 and 2012. We also had net operating loss carryforwards for U.K. tax purposes of $6.4 million with no expiration date.

Net Loss
(dollars in thousands)

 
   For the Years Ended
December 31,
    
    
  
 
   $
Change
   %
Change
  
 
   2004
   2005
  
Net loss   $ (69,921 ) $ (261,334 ) $ (191,413 ) 274 %

        Because the increases in expenses exceeded the increases in revenues described above, our net loss increased by $191.4 million, or 274%, to $261.3 million for 2005 from $69.9 million for 2004.

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Year Ended December 31, 2004 Compared to the Year Ended December 31, 2003

        The following table sets forth, as a percentage of consolidated operating revenues, our consolidated statements of operations for the periods indicated.

 
   For the Years Ended
December 31,
  
 
   2003
   2004
  
Operating Revenues:          
Telephony services   90 % 95 %
Customer equipment and shipping   10   5  
   
 
 
    100   100  
   
 
 

Operating Expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
Direct cost of telephony services (excluding depreciation and amortization)   46   29  
Direct cost of goods sold   26   24  
Selling, general and administrative   102   62  
Marketing   63   70  
Depreciation and amortization   13   5  
   
 
 
    250   190  
   
 
 
Loss from operations   (150 ) (90 )
   
 
 

Other Income (Expense):
 
 
 
 
 
Interest income   1   1  
Interest expense   (4 ) —  
Other, net   —   —  
Debt conversion expense   (8 ) —  
   
 
 
    (11 ) 1  

Loss before income tax benefit
 
(161
)
(89
)

Income tax benefit
 
1
 
1
 
   
 
 
Net loss   (160 )% (88 )%
   
 
 

Telephony Services Revenue and Direct Cost of Telephony Services
(dollars in thousands)

 
   For the Years Ended
December 31,
    
    
  
 
   $
Change
   %
Change
  
 
   2003
   2004
  
Telephony services revenue   $ 16,905   $ 75,864   $ 58,959   349 %
Direct cost of telephony services (excluding depreciation and amortization of $1,388 and $2,519)     8,556     23,209     14,653   171  

        Telephony services revenue.    The increase in telephony services revenue of $59.0 million, or 349%, was primarily related to an increase in monthly subscription fees of $44.6 million resulting from an increased number of subscriber lines, which grew from 85,717 at December 31, 2003 to 390,566 at December 31, 2004. The growing number of subscriber lines also generated additional activation fee revenue of $2.0 million and increased revenue of $7.4 million from a higher volume of international calling. The increase in revenue from additional subscriber lines was partially offset by reductions in the

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monthly price for our residential unlimited plan from $39.99 to $34.99 in September 2003, to $29.99 in May 2004 and to $24.99 in October 2004.

        Direct cost of telephony services.    The increase in direct cost of telephony services of $14.7 million, or 171%, was primarily due to the increase in the number of subscriber lines. As our customers made more calls, the costs that we pay other phone companies for terminating phone calls increased by $10.0 million. Also, our network costs for co-locating in other carriers' facilities, leasing phone numbers, routing calls on the Internet and transferring calls to and from the Internet to the public switched telephone network increased by $5.4 million. These increases were offset in part by decreased prices from our vendors. While these costs have increased, they have decreased as a percentage of revenue from 46% for 2003 to 29% for 2004. In addition, our telephony services revenue gross margin percentage improved to 69% for 2004 from 49% for 2003.

Customer Equipment and Shipping Revenue and Direct Cost of Goods Sold
(dollars in thousands)

 
   For the Years Ended
December 31,
    
    
  
 
   $
Change
   %
Change
  
 
   2003
   2004
  
Customer equipment and shipping revenue   $ 1,817   $ 3,844   $ 2,027   112 %

Direct cost of goods sold
 
 
4,867
 
 
18,878
 
 
14,011
 
288
 
   
 
 
     
Customer equipment and shipping revenue gross loss   $ (3,050 ) $ (15,034 ) $ (11,984 ) (393 )%
   
 
 
     

        Customer equipment and shipping revenue.    The increase in customer equipment and shipping revenue of $2.0 million, or 112%, was primarily due to an increase in the number of new customers subscribing to our services, resulting in incremental shipping revenue of $1.8 million and an increase of $0.2 million for sales of customer equipment.

        Direct cost of goods sold.    The increase in direct cost of goods sold of $14.0 million, or 288%, was due in part to the increase in the number of new customers subscribing to our services, which resulted in additional costs associated with our provision of customer equipment. For five months in 2004, we sold customer equipment directly to retailers, which contributed $2.0 million to direct cost of goods sold.

Selling, General and Administrative
(dollars in thousands)

 
   For the Years Ended
December 31,
    
    
  
 
   $
Change
   %
Change
  
 
   2003
   2004
  
Selling, general and administrative   $ 19,174   $ 49,186   $ 30,012   157 %

        Selling, general and administrative.    The increase in selling, general and administrative expense of $30.0 million, or 157%, was primarily due to an increase in the number of our employees, which grew to 648 full-time employees in 2004 from 189 in 2003. This increase resulted in higher wages, employee-related benefits and fees for recruitment of new employees of $18.5 million. In addition, we had an increase in legal fees of $2.9 million as we addressed regulatory matters and related litigation and an increase in accounting, consulting and other professional fees of $1.9 million. Our credit card fees also increased by $2.1 million as we continued to add customers. While these costs have increased, they decreased as a percentage of revenue from 102% in 2003 to 62% in 2004.

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Marketing
(dollars in thousands)

 
   For the Years Ended
December 31,
    
    
  
 
   $
Change
   %
Change
  
 
   2003
   2004
  
Marketing   $ 11,819   $ 56,075   $ 44,256   374 %

        Marketing.    The increase in marketing expense of $44.3 million, or 374%, was primarily due to the increased costs related to online, television, print and radio advertising of $41.5 million, or 94% of the total marketing expense increase. We also had increased costs of $0.5 million in telemarketing fees and $1.3 million in connection with our Refer-a-Friend program. In addition, we launched our retail channel in the second quarter of 2004, which added $0.8 million to the increase in our marketing costs. The increased costs consist of fixed costs, including newspaper insert advertisements and in-store placement fees, and commissions to retailers, which increase as the number of subscribers from the retail channel increase.

Depreciation and Amortization
(dollars in thousands)

 
   For the Years Ended
December 31,
    
    
  
 
   $
Change
   %
Change
  
 
   2003
   2004
  
Depreciation and amortization   $ 2,367   $ 3,907   $ 1,540   65 %

        Depreciation and amortization.    The increase in depreciation and amortization of $1.5 million, or 65%, was primarily due to an increase in capital expenditures for the continued expansion of our network and computer equipment for our new employees.

Other Income (Expense)
(dollars in thousands)

 
   For the Years Ended
December 31,
    
 
   $
Change
 
   2003
   2004
Interest income   $ 96   $ 1,135   $ 1,039
Interest expense     (678 )   (5 )   673
Other, net     5     21     16
Debt conversion expense     (1,557 )   —     1,557
   
 
 
    $ (2,134 ) $ 1,151   $ 3,285
   
 
 

        Interest income.    The increase in interest income and other of $1.0 million was primarily due to higher cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities balances in 2004 compared to 2003 as a result of additional proceeds from convertible preferred stock offerings we completed in 2004.

        Interest expense.    The decrease in interest expense of $0.7 million was primarily due to the absence of any notes payable in 2004 due to the debt conversion into shares of our preferred stock.

        Debt conversion expense.    In 2003, we received $20.0 million in proceeds from loans by our principal stockholder and Chairman. In connection with the loans, we issued warrants to our principal

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stockholder and Chairman to purchase shares of our preferred stock. In September 2003, the conversion of the note payable resulted in a debt conversion expense of $1.6 million.

Provision for Income Taxes
(dollars in thousands)

 
   For the Years Ended
December 31,
    
    
  
 
   $
Change
   %
Change
  
 
   2003
   2004
  
Income tax benefit   $ 221   $ 475   $ 254   115 %

        Provision for income taxes.    We had net losses for financial reporting purposes, which created deferred tax assets that can be used to offset future income taxes. Recognition of deferred tax assets will require generation of future taxable income. There can be no assurance that we will generate earnings in future years. Therefore, we established a valuation allowance for all of our deferred tax assets, which were approximately $46.3 million and $18.4 million as of December 31, 2004 and 2003, respectively.

        During 2003 and 2004, the New Jersey Economic Development Authority issued certificates certifying our eligibility to participate in the State of New Jersey's corporation business tax benefit certificate transfer program and the amount of New Jersey net operating loss carryovers we had available to transfer of $45.5 million in 2003 and $98.5 million in 2004. During 2003 and 2004, we sold approximately $2.4 million and $6.2 million, respectively, of our New Jersey net operating loss carryforwards for approximately $0.2 million and $0.5 million, respectively, which represented approximately 82% of the surrendered tax benefit each year, and recognized a tax benefit for that amount. We cannot participate in this program for 2005 as the program caps have been reached.

        We had net operating loss carryforwards for U.S. federal and state tax purposes of approximately $101.4 million and $92.3 million, respectively, expiring at various times from the years ending 2020 through 2024. In addition, we had net operating loss carryforwards for Canadian tax purposes of $1.9 million expiring in 2011.

Net Loss
(dollars in thousands)

 
   For the Years Ended
December 31,
    
    
  
 
   $
Change
   %
Change
  
 
   2003
   2004
  
Net loss   $ (29,974 ) $ (69,921 ) $ (39,947 ) 133 %

        Because of the increase in expenses in excess of the increases in revenue described above, our net loss increased by $39.9 million, or 133%, to $69.9 million for 2004 from $30.0 million for 2003.

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Quarterly Results of Operations

        The following table sets forth quarterly statement of operations data. We derived this data from our unaudited consolidated financial statements, which we believe have been prepared on substantially the same basis as our audited consolidated financial statements. The operating results in any quarter are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for any future period.

 
   For the Quarters Ended
  
 
   Mar. 31,
2004
   June 30,
2004
   Sep. 30,
2004
   Dec. 31,
2004
   Mar. 31,
2005
   June 30,
2005
   Sep. 30,
2005
   Dec. 31,
2005
   Mar. 31,
2006
  
 
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
   (Restated)

  
 
   (in thousands, except per share amounts)

  
Operating Revenues:                                                        
Telephony services   $ 10,601   $ 15,250   $ 21,822   $ 28,191   $ 38,583   $ 57,539   $ 71,158   $ 90,885   $ 111,658  
Customer equipment and shipping     871     824     1,023     1,126     2,127     1,896     2,713     4,295     7,225  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
      11,472     16,074     22,845     29,317     40,710     59,435     73,871     95,180     118,883  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Operating Expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Direct cost of telephony services(1)     3,917     5,008     6,558     7,726     12,108     17,719     24,514     29,709     37,584  
Direct cost of goods sold     3,326     3,973     4,841     6,738     11,588     9,241     9,622     9,990     17,580  
Selling, general and administrative     8,554     10,694     12,848     17,090     20,553     33,225     45,030     55,908     52,875  
Marketing     5,571     11,711     14,018     24,775     55,436     61,937     58,906     67,125     88,288  
Depreciation and amortization     797     895     1,001     1,214     1,610     2,266     3,150     4,096     4,959  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
      22,165     32,281     39,266     57,543     101,295     124,388     141,222     166,828     201,286  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loss from operations     (10,693 )   (16,207 )   (16,421 )   (28,226 )   (60,585 )   (64,953 )   (67,351 )   (71,648 )   (82,403 )
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Other income (expense):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest income     151     134     294     556     578     1,335     1,356     1,078     2,741  
Interest expense     (1 )   (1 )   (1 )   (2 )   —     —     (1 )   (1,092 )   (5,494 )
Other, net     1     1     (1 )   20     5     (5 )   1     (442 )   (4 )
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
      151     134     292     574     583     1,330     1,356     (456 )   (2,757 )
Loss before income tax benefit     (10,542 )   (16,073 )   (16,129 )   (27,652 )   (60,002 )   (63,623 )   (65,995 )   (72,104 )   (85,160 )
Income tax benefit (expense)     —     —     —     475     —     —     —     390     —  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net loss   $ (10,542 ) $ (16,073 ) $ (16,129 ) $ (27,177 ) $ (60,002 ) $ (63,623 ) $ (65,995 ) $ (71,714 ) $ (85,160 )
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net loss per common share calculation:                                                        
  Net loss   $ (10,542 ) $ (16,073 ) $ (16,129 ) $ (27,177 ) $ (60,002 ) $ (63,623 ) $ (65,995 ) $ (71,714 ) $ (85,160 )
  Imputed dividend on preferred shares     —     —     —     —     —     —     —     (605 )   —  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Net loss attributable to common stockholders   $ (10,542 ) $ (16,073 ) $ (16,129 ) $ (27,177 ) $ (60,002 ) $ (63,623 ) $ (65,995 ) $ (72,319 ) $ (85,160 )
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net loss per common share:                                                        
  Basic and diluted   $ (7.78 ) $ (11.84 ) $ (11.87 ) $ (19.88 ) $ (43.83 ) $ (46.32 ) $ (47.79 ) $ (51.56 ) $ (60.40 )
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted-average common shares outstanding:                                                        
  Basic and diluted     1,356     1,356     1,360     1,367     1,369     1,373     1,381     1,403     1,410  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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   For the Quarters Ended
  
 
   Mar. 31,
2004
   June 30,
2004
   Sep. 30,
2004
   Dec. 31,
2004
   Mar. 31,
2005
   June 30,
2005
   Sep. 30,
2005
   Dec. 31,
2005
   Mar. 31,
2006
  
Operating Data:                                                        
Gross subscriber line additions     54,702     75,060     97,558     136,894     280,123     262,310     282,176     275,032     421,890  
Net subscriber line additions     45,133     63,151     81,614     114,951     249,333     207,950     213,937     207,252     328,279  
Subscriber lines(2)     130,850     194,001     275,615     390,566     639,899     847,849     1,061,786     1,269,038     1,597,317  
Average monthly customer churn     2.67 %   2.27 %   2.07 %   1.80 %   1.70 %   2.08 %   2.26 %   1.90 %   2.11 %
Average monthly revenue per line   $ 35.31   $ 32.99   $ 32.43   $ 29.34   $ 26.34   $ 26.63   $ 25.79   $ 27.22   $ 27.65  
Average monthly telephony services revenue per line   $ 32.63   $ 31.30   $ 30.98   $ 28.21   $ 24.96   $ 25.78   $ 24.84   $ 26.00   $ 25.97  
Average monthly direct cost of telephony services per line   $ 12.06   $ 10.28   $ 9.31   $ 7.73   $ 7.83   $ 7.94   $ 8.56   $ 8.50   $ 8.74  
Marketing cost per gross subscriber line additions   $ 101.85   $ 156.03   $ 143.69   $ 180.97   $ 197.90   $ 236.12   $ 208.76   $ 244.06   $ 209.27  
Employees(2)     273     399     502     648     1,045     1,397     1,393     1,355     1,416  
(1)
Excludes depreciation and amortization of $508 for the quarter ended March 31, 2004, $569 for the quarter ended June 30, 2004, $628 for the quarter ended September 30, 2004, $815 for the quarter ended December 31, 2004, $954 for the quarter ended March 31, 2005, $1,426 for the quarter ended June 30, 2005, $2,025 for the quarter ended September 30, 2005, $2,266 for the quarter ended December 31, 2005, and $2,552 for the quarter ended March 31, 2006.

(2)
At end of period.

        Telephony services revenue has increased each quarter corresponding with the increase in our subscriber lines. This increase in subscriber lines has been driven by our increase in marketing, as we attempt to capitalize on the current expansion of the broadband and VoIP markets and to establish and maintain a leading position in the market for broadband telephone services. Direct cost of goods sold has also increased each quarter with the exception of the second quarter of 2005 as we have added an increasing number of customers each quarter. In the second quarter of 2005 we added fewer subscriber lines than the first quarter of 2005, which resulted in lower direct cost of goods sold in the second quarter of 2005. In addition, as part of a promotion during the first quarter of 2005, we waived the activation fee for certain customers, which resulted in higher expense in the first quarter of 2005 as we expensed the entire customer equipment cost. Typically, we defer a portion of the customer equipment expense to the extent of activation fee revenue, and we amortize the revenue and costs equally over the estimated life of the customer. In the absence of an activation fee, the entire customer equipment was expensed immediately. Selling, general and administrative costs have also increased each quarter with the exception of the first quarter of 2006 as we have added employees primarily in the customer care area to support our growing subscriber lines. We have also had an increase in credit card fees and our accrual for potential tax exposure as we have expanded our revenues and an increase in legal fees as we have addressed regulatory matters and litigation. In the first quarter of 2006 compared to the fourth quarter of 2005 we had a lower accrual for potential tax exposure as we entered into agreements with 21 states which eliminated exposure for prior periods in those states. In addition, we were able to reduce professional fees as we insourced many activities that had previously been outsourced at a higher cost. These decreases were partially offset by $4.5 million of stock compensation expense.

        Average monthly telephony services revenue per line has decreased over time. This reflects our lowering of our residential unlimited plan prices as we realized operating efficiencies that reduced our per-customer cost of providing service. We also sought to attract a significant stream of new customers to our residential unlimited plan and migrate existing customers from our lower priced plan to this higher priced plan. The price for this plan was reduced from $39.99 per month to $34.99 per month in September 2003, to $29.99 per month in May 2004 and to $24.99 per month in October 2004. In addition, in the first quarter of 2005, as part of a promotion we waived the first month's fee for certain customers and issued a higher volume of customer credits due to delays in local number portability and a service outage. During the second half of 2005 and first quarter of 2006, we also ran a promotion waiving the first month's fee, which we may reduce our use of in future periods. Average monthly direct cost of telephony services per line has also decreased through December 31, 2004 as we have

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realized operating efficiencies and we have obtained reduced vendor pricing associated with our increased purchasing power. Our average monthly direct cost of telephony services per line increased for the first three quarters of 2005, when compared to the prior quarter. The increase was driven by our costs of establishing compliance systems with respect to FCC regulations on E-911 services, by ongoing operating costs associated with providing E-911 services and by costs related to local number portability. Marketing cost per gross subscriber line addition has fluctuated over time but has increased in recent periods for several reasons. We have increased our online advertising spending and have added advertising in more expensive media with a broader reach, such as television, to enhance our brand awareness. In addition, we believe it is generally more expensive to acquire mainstream consumers than early adopters of new technologies, and we have increased our focus on more mainstream customers. Over the near term, we expect our marketing cost per gross subscriber line addition to stabilize as we diversify our marketing spend and our newer markets mature.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Overview

        The following table sets forth a summary of our cash flows for the periods indicated:

 
   For the Years Ended December 31,
   For the Three Months
Ended March 31,
  
 
   2003
   2004
   2005
   2005
   2006
  
 
   (dollars in thousands)

  
 
    
    
    
    
   (Restated)

  
Net cash used in operating activities   $ (16,583 ) $ (38,600 ) $ (189,765 ) $ (23,493 ) $ (74,559 )
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities     (4,933 )   (73,707 )   (154,638 )   7,896     21,770  
Net cash provided by financing activities     34,226     141,094     434,006     148     1,851  

        We have incurred significant operating losses since our inception. As a result, we have generated negative cash flows from operations, and had an accumulated deficit of $467.4 million at March 31, 2006. Our primary sources of funds have been proceeds from private placements of our preferred stock, a private placement of our convertible notes, operating revenues and borrowings under notes payable from our principal stockholder and Chairman, which were subsequently converted into shares of our preferred stock. Through the issuance of preferred stock, we raised proceeds, net of expenses, of $195.7 million in 2005. We also raised proceeds, net of expenses, of $240.2 million in December 2005 and January 2006 in a private placement of our convertible notes. We are using the proceeds from the sale of our convertible notes for working capital and other general corporate purposes, including to fund operating losses.

        Historically, our principal uses of cash have been to fund operating losses, which were initially driven by start-up costs and the costs of developing our technology and, more recently, have been driven by marketing expense. We anticipate incurring significant net losses in the future as we seek to grow our customer base, which will require significant marketing expense. For 2006, we expect to spend between $360 million and $380 million for marketing expense, compared to $243.4 million in 2005. Because our marketing commitments generally are six weeks or less in duration, we are able to adjust marketing expense relatively quickly if desirable. Therefore, we do not believe our significant and growing marketing expense will impair our liquidity. We believe that revenue and cash on hand will fund our expected marketing expense for the next twelve months.

        Similarly, we may make expenditures to expand into foreign markets. The associated costs include legal, regulatory and administrative start-up costs, capital expenditures and marketing expense, which result in operating losses. However, the capital expenditures are relatively modest, because our technology platform does not require a significant amount of equipment or software. Legal, regulatory and administrative start-up costs for new markets in Canada and the United Kingdom have not been

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material to our overall business, and we do not expect them to be in the future as we enter other new markets. We intend to expand into new markets only when we believe that doing so will not impair our liquidity.

        In the future we will have to continue paying quarterly interest on our convertible notes. We may pay this interest in cash or in kind by increasing the principal amount outstanding under the convertible notes. In March 2006, we paid interest in kind of $3.6 million. We will not elect to pay interest in cash on these convertible notes unless we have adequate cash available.

        We also have contingent liabilities for state and local sales taxes. As of March 31, 2006, we had a reserve of $11.9 million. If our ultimate liability exceeds this amount, it could have a material adverse effect on us. However, we do not believe it would significantly impair our liquidity.

        We expect our cash on hand and the proceeds from this offering to fund our net losses and capital expenditures at least through the end of 2007.

        To the extent we change our plans, or if our expectations are wrong, we may need to seek additional funding by accessing the equity or debt capital markets. In addition, although we do not currently anticipate any acquisitions, we may need to seek additional funding if an attractive acquisition opportunity is presented to us. However, our significant losses to date may prevent us from obtaining additional funds on favorable terms or at all. Because of our historical net losses and our limited tangible assets, we do not fit traditional credit lending criteria, which, in particular, could make it difficult for us to obtain loans or to access the debt capital markets. For example, we discussed a revolving credit facility with commercial banks in the summer of 2005. As a result of those discussions, we believe most commercial lenders will require us to very significantly reduce our loss from operations before they will lend us money. In addition, the terms of our outstanding convertible notes provide for additional shares to be issued upon conversion if we sell shares of our common stock after our initial public offering at a price that is less than the average trading price of our common stock over the 10-day period prior to any such sale, which might limit our access to the capital markets.

        Interest will accrue on our convertible notes at a rate of 5% per annum and be payable quarterly in arrears. The interest rate will increase upon certain events, including if we decide to pay interest in kind rather than in cash, upon a failure to comply with the registration rights agreement with the holders of the convertible notes and upon certain events of default. The notes are convertible into shares of our common stock. The convertible notes provide for customary events of default.

        See "Description of Convertible Notes" and "Description of Capital Stock—Registration Rights for Shares of Common Stock Issuable upon Conversion of Our Convertible Notes."

        Capital expenditures.    Capital expenditures are mainly for the purchase of network equipment and computer hardware as we continue to expand our network. We continue to invest heavily in networking equipment, technology, corporate facilities and information technology infrastructure. We expect our capital expenditures for 2006 to be approximately $40.0 million, of which $9.9 million in leasehold improvements is for the completion of our new headquarters in Holmdel, New Jersey.

Comparison of the three months ended March 31, 2005 to the three months ended March 31, 2006

        Cash used in operating activities for the three months ended March 31, 2006 was $74.6 million and consisted of a net loss of $85.2 million, offset by adjustments for non-cash items of $13.9 million and $3.3 million used in working capital and other activities. Adjustments for non-cash items consisted primarily of depreciation and amortization of $5.0 million, $4.5 million for stock option compensation and $3.9 million for accrued interest primarily for our convertible notes. Working capital activities primarily consisted of a net use of cash of $8.7 million for accounts payable and accrued expenses primarily related to marketing and accounts receivable of $4.3 million offset by an increase in cash of $8.3 million for inventory.

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        Cash used in operating activities for the three months ended March 31, 2005 was $23.5 million resulting from a net loss of $60.0 million, offset by adjustments for non-cash items of $1.7 million and $34.8 million provided by working capital and other activities. Adjustments for non-cash items consisted primarily of $1.6 million for depreciation and amortization. Working capital activities primarily consisted of accounts payable and accrued expenses of $35.1 million which primarily related to the increase in our marketing and payroll expenses.

        Cash provided by investing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2006 of $21.8 million was attributable to net maturities and sales of marketable securities of $40.0 million and capital expenditures of $17.7 million. Cash from our equity and debt offerings in 2005 was invested in marketable securities, pending use to fund our loss from operations.

        Cash provided by investing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2005 of $7.9 million was attributable to net maturities and sales of marketable securities of $24.9 million offset by capital expenditures of $10.1 million and an increase in restricted cash of $6.9 million.

        Cash provided by financing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2006 of $1.9 million was primarily attributable to net proceeds from the issuance of our convertible notes in January 2006, net of issuance costs.

        Cash provided by financing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2005 of $0.1 million was due primarily to proceeds from subscriptions receivable from our preferred stock offering.

Comparison of 2004 to 2005

        Cash used in operating activities for 2005 was $189.8 million and consisted of a net loss of $261.3 million, offset by adjustments for non-cash items of $12.5 million and $59.0 million provided by working capital and other activities. Adjustments for non-cash items consisted primarily of $11.1 million of depreciation and amortization. Working capital activities primarily consisted of a net increase in accounts payable and accrued expenses of $76.2 million which primarily related to the increase in our marketing and payroll expenses. This was offset by a use of cash for inventory of $15.1 million related to the purchase of customer equipment.

        Cash used in operating activities in 2004 was $38.6 million and consisted of a net loss of $69.9 million, offset by adjustments for non-cash items of $5.1 million and $26.2 million provided by working capital and other activities. Adjustments for non-cash items consisted of $3.9 million of depreciation and amortization. Working capital activities primarily consisted of a net increase in accounts payable and accrued expenses of $27.1 million which primarily related to the increase in our marketing and payroll expenses.

        Cash used in investing activities for 2005 of $154.6 million was attributable to net purchases of marketable securities of $71.1 million, capital expenditures of $76.2 million and an increase of restricted cash of $7.3 million. The restricted cash includes cash collateralization of letters of credit for our Holmdel, New Jersey headquarters facility. Cash from our equity and debt offerings in 2005 was invested in marketable securities, pending use to fund our loss from operations.

        Cash used in investing activities in 2004 of $73.7 million was attributable to net purchases of marketable securities of $62.7 million and capital expenditures of $10.9 million.

        Cash provided by financing activities in 2005 of $434.0 million was primarily attributable to net proceeds from the issuance of preferred stock for $195.7 million and proceeds from our convertible notes, net of issuance costs, of $238.2 million.

        Cash provided by financing activities in 2004 of $141.1 million was due primarily to proceeds from our preferred stock offerings, net of costs.

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Comparison of 2003 and 2004

        Cash used in operating activities in 2004 was $38.6 million and consisted of net loss of $69.9 million, offset by adjustments for non-cash items of $5.1 million and $26.2 million provided by working capital and other activities. Adjustments for non-cash items consisted of $3.9 million of depreciation and amortization. Working capital activities primarily consisted of a net increase in accounts payable and accrued expenses of $27.1 million which primarily related to the increase in our marketing and payroll expenses.

        Cash used in operating activities in 2003 was $16.6 million and consisted of net loss of $30.0 million, offset by adjustments for non-cash items of $4.6 million and $8.8 million provided by working capital and other activities. Adjustments for non-cash items primarily included $2.4 million of depreciation and amortization and $1.6 million for debt conversion expense. Working capital activities primarily consisted of a net increase in accounts payable and accrued expenses of $8.1 million and consisted primarily of marketing and payroll expenses.

        Cash used in investing activities in 2004 of $73.7 million was attributable to net purchases of marketable securities of $62.7 million and capital expenditures of $10.9 million.

        Cash used in investing activities in 2003 of $4.9 million was attributable to capital expenditures of $6.4 million offset by the release of restricted cash of $1.5 million.

        Cash provided by financing activities in 2004 of $141.1 million was due primarily to net proceeds from our preferred stock offerings. Costs related to these offerings were approximately $3.5 million.

        Cash provided by financing activities in 2003 of $34.2 million was due to proceeds from the issuance of preferred stock offerings of $14.1 million. Costs related to these offerings were approximately $0.9 million. In addition, we received proceeds from loans from our Chairman and principal stockholder of $20.0 million, which were subsequently converted into shares of our preferred stock.

Contractual Obligations and Other Commercial Commitments

        The table below summarizes our contractual obligations at December 31, 2005, and the effect such obligations are expected to have on our liquidity and cash flow in future periods.

 
   Payments Due by Period
 
   Total
   Less than 1 year
   1–3
years
   4–5
years
   More than 5 years
 
   (dollars in thousands)
Contractual Obligations:                              
Convertible notes(1)   $ 247,872   $ —   $ —   $ 247,872   $ —
Interest related to convertible notes(1)     61,970     12,394     24,788     24,788     —
Capital lease obligations     49,074     3,825     7,934     8,061     29,254
Operating lease obligations     2,677     1,146     1,011     520     —
Purchase obligations     143,704     83,508     57,976     2,220     —
   
 
 
 
 
  Total contractual obligations   $ 505,297   $ 100,873   $ 91,709   $ 283,461   $ 29,254
   
 
 
 
 

Other Commercial Commitments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Standby letters of credit   $ 7,000   $ 7,000   $ —   $ —   $ —
   
 
 
 
 
  Total contractual obligations and other commercial commitments   $ 512,297   $ 107,873   $ 91,709   $ 283,461   $ 29,254
   
 
 
 
 
(1)
The amounts presented in this line item could change depending on whether we pay interest in-kind or in cash and whether the notes are converted into our common stock.

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        Convertible Notes and Related Interest Expense.    During December 2005, we sold $247.9 million of convertible notes due 2010 in a private placement. We may, at our option, pay interest on the convertible notes in cash or in kind. The table above assumes interest is paid in cash. The terms of the convertible notes are described under "Description of Convertible Notes."

        During the first quarter of 2006, we issued an additional $5.7 million of convertible notes. The payments due by period as of March 31, 2006 are as follows:

 
   Payments due by Period
 
   Total
   Less than
1 year
   2-3 years
   4-5 years
   After
5 years
 
   (dollars in thousands)(unaudited)
Convertible notes   $ 5,692   $ —   $ —   $ 5,692   $ —
Interest related to convertible notes(1)     1,329     285     569     475     —
(1)
The amounts represented in this line item could change depending upon whether we pay interest in-kind or in cash and whether the notes are converted into our common stock.

        Capital Lease Obligations.    At December 31, 2005, we had capital lease obligations of $49.1 million, including $6.0 million for space to be taken in early 2006, related to our corporate headquarters in Holmdel, New Jersey that expire in 2017 and $0.4 million for office equipment that expires in 2007.

        Operating Lease Obligations.    At December 31, 2005, future commitments for operating leases included $1.3 million for co-location facilities in the United States that accommodate a portion of our network equipment through 2008 and $1.4 million for office space leased for our Toronto, Canada office through 2010.

        Purchase Obligations.    At December 31, 2005, future commitments for purchase obligations in the above table represent non-cancelable contractual obligations. These include $9.9 million in fees for the completion of construction for our new corporate headquarters in Holmdel, New Jersey as well as $30.7 million in fees through 2008 related to the provision of our E-911 services. Also, purchase obligations include $0.6 million in fees to retail stores that sell our product; $6.0 million for advertising agency fees related to advertising our product in various media outlets including online, television and radio; $16.5 million for inbound sales support through 2007; $12.2 million in fees for local number portability through 2009, so that new customers can retain their existing phone numbers; $57.1 million for the purchase of customer equipment through 2007; $5.1 million for sponsorship through 2007 of an auto racing team in the Indianapolis 500 race; $1.4 million for direct mail for customer welcome kits; $2.8 million paid to several vendors for telemarketing fees and $1.2 million for hosting and transport services through 2006.

Summary of Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

        Our significant accounting policies are summarized in Note 1 to our financial statements. The following describes our critical accounting policies and estimates:

Use of Estimates

        The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported and disclosed in the financial statements and the accompanying notes. Actual results could differ materially from these estimates.

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        On an ongoing basis, we evaluate our estimates, including those related to estimated customer life, used to determine the appropriate amortization period for deferred revenue and deferred costs associated with customer activation fees and the useful lives of property and equipment, among others, as well as our estimates of the value of common stock for the purpose of determining stock-based compensation. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that we believe to be reasonable, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities.

Revenue Recognition

        Operating revenues consist of telephony services revenue and customer equipment (which enables our telephony services) and shipping revenue. The point in time at which revenue is recognized is determined in accordance with Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 104, Revenue Recognition, and Emerging Issues Task Force Consensus No. 01-9, Accounting for Consideration Given by a Vendor to a Customer (Including a Reseller of the Vendor's Products).

        Substantially all of our operating revenues are telephony services revenue, which is derived primarily from monthly subscription fees that customers are charged under our service plans. We also derive telephony services revenue from per minute fees for international calls and for any calling minutes in excess of a customer's monthly plan limits. Monthly subscription fees are automatically charged to customers' credit cards in advance and are recognized over the following month when services are provided. Revenue generated from international calls and from customers exceeding allocated call minutes under limited minute plans are recognized as services are provided, that is, as minutes are used, and are billed to a customer's credit card in arrears. As a result of our multiple billing cycles each month, we estimate the amount of revenue earned from international calls and from customers exceeding allocated call minutes under limited minute plans but not billed from the end of each billing cycle to the end of each reporting period. These estimates are based primarily upon historical minutes and have been consistent with our actual results.

        We also generate revenue by charging a fee for activating service. Through June 2005, we charged an activation fee to customers in the direct channel. Beginning in July 2005, we also began charging an activation fee in the retail channel. Customer activation fees, along with the related customer acquisition amounts for customer equipment in the direct channel and for rebates and retailer commissions in the retail channel up to but not exceeding the activation fee, are deferred and amortized over the estimated average customer relationship period. The amortization of deferred customer equipment is recorded to direct cost of goods sold. The amortization of deferred rebates is recorded as a reduction to telephony services revenue. The amortization of deferred retailer commissions is recorded as marketing expense. Through December 31, 2004, this estimated customer relationship period was deemed to be 30 months based upon comparisons to other telecommunications companies as we did not have an operating history. For 2005, the estimated customer relationship period was reevaluated based upon our experience and determined to be 60 months. We have applied the 60-month customer relationship period on a prospective basis beginning January 1, 2005. For 2006, we have confirmed that the customer relationship period should be 60 months.

        We also provide rebates to customers who purchase their customer equipment from retailers and satisfy minimum service period requirements. These rebates in excess of activation fees are recorded as a reduction of revenue over the service period based upon the estimated number of customers that will ultimately earn and claim the rebates.

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Inventory

        Inventory consists of the cost of customer equipment and is stated at the lower of cost or market, with cost determined using the average cost method. We provide an inventory allowance for customer equipment that has been returned by customers but may not be able to be re-issued to new customers or returned to the manufacturer for credit.

Income Taxes

        We recognize deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected tax consequences of temporary differences between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their reported amounts using tax rates in effect for the year the differences are expected to reverse. We have recorded a valuation allowance on the assumption that we will not generate taxable income.

Net Operating Loss Carryforwards

        As of March 31, 2006, our net operating loss carryforwards for U.S. federal tax purposes were approximately $394 million. As a general rule, net operating losses that we generate can be carried forward for a period of up to twenty years and can be used to offset our future taxable income. However, if we do not use our net operating loss allowance under Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code in a particular year, these net operating losses can be carried forward for a period of up to twenty years from the year of origination.

        More particularly, under Section 382, if a corporation undergoes an "ownership change" (generally defined as a greater than 50% change (by value) in its equity ownership over a three-year period), the corporation's ability to use its pre-change of control net operating loss carryforwards and other pre-change tax attributes against its post-change income may be limited. This Section 382 limitation is applied annually so as to limit the use of our pre-change net operating loss carryforwards to an amount that generally equals the value of our stock immediately before the ownership change multiplied by a designated federal long-term tax-exempt rate plus certain additional amounts on account of our net unrealized built-in gain. Upon reviewing our changes in equity ownership over the past three years, we believe a change of control occurred due to the issuance of Series E of our Preferred Stock at the end of April 2005 and it is possible that this offering of our common stock, perhaps along with other changes in our equity ownership that have occurred since April 2005, will cause us to undergo another ownership change under the Internal Revenue Code that could result in a further limitation. For purposes of illustration, at present, we estimate in general terms that as a result of the April 2005 ownership change, up to approximately $171 million of our total U.S net operating losses will be subject to an annual limitation of approximately $40 million. In addition, we believe we may be able to increase our base Section 382 limitation for net unrealized built-in gains for the first five years following an ownership change.

Stock-Based Compensation

        Prior to the adoption of SFAS 123(R), we accounted for stock-based awards to employees and directors using the intrinsic value method in accordance with APB 25, as allowed under Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation, or SFAS 123. Under the intrinsic value method, no stock-based compensation expense for employee stock options had been recognized in our results of operations in prior periods unless the exercise price of the stock options granted to employees and directors was less than the fair market value of the underlying common stock at the date of grant. In accordance with the modified prospective transition method that we used in adopting SFAS 123(R), the consolidated financial statements prior to 2006 have not been restated to reflect, and do not include, the possible impact of SFAS 123(R).

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Recent Accounting Pronouncements

        In February 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board, or FASB, issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 155, Accounting for Certain Hybrid Instruments, or SFAS 155. SFAS 155 allows financial instruments that have embedded derivatives to be accounted for as a whole (eliminating the need to bifurcate the derivative from its host) if the holder elects to account for the whole instrument on a fair value basis. This statement is effective for all financial instruments acquired or issued after the beginning of an entity's first fiscal year that begins after September 15, 2006. We will evaluate the impact of SFAS 155 on our consolidated financial statements.

        In May 2005, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 154, Accounting Changes and Error Corrections, or SFAS 154, a replacement of APB No. 20, Accounting Changes, and SFAS No. 3, Reporting Accounting Changes in Interim Financial Statements. SFAS 154 applies to all voluntary changes in accounting principle and changes the requirements for accounting for and reporting of a change in accounting principle. This statement establishes that, unless impracticable, retrospective application is the required method for reporting a change in accounting principle in the absence of explicit transition requirements specific to the newly adopted accounting principle. It also requires the reporting of an error correction which involves adjustments to previously issued financial statements similar to those generally applicable to reporting an accounting change retrospectively. SFAS 154 is effective for accounting changes and corrections of errors made in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2005. We believe the adoption of SFAS 154 will not have a material effect on our consolidated financial statements.

        On December 16, 2004, the FASB issued SFAS 123(R), which replaces SFAS 123 and supercedes APB 25. We adopted SFAS 123(R) on January 1, 2006, using the "modified prospective" transition method. SFAS 123(R) requires us to measure the cost of employee services received in exchange for an award of equity instruments based on the fair value of the award on the grant date. That cost must be recognized in the income statement over the vesting period of the award. Under the "modified prospective" transition method, awards that are granted, modified or settled beginning at the date of adoption will be measured and accounted for in accordance with SFAS 123(R). In addition, expense must be recognized in the statement of income for unvested awards that were granted prior to the date of adoption. The expense will be based on the fair value determined at the grant date.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

        We do not have any off-balance sheet arrangements.

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MARKET AND INDUSTRY DATA

        The data included in this prospectus regarding industry size, growth and relative industry position are based on a variety of sources, including company research, third-party studies and surveys, industry and general publications and estimates based on our knowledge and experience in the industry in which we operate. These sources include publications by ABI Research, Forrester Research, Inc., Frost & Sullivan, Gartner, Inc., IDC, Nielsen//Net Ratings, TeleGeography Research and Yankee Group. Our estimates have been based on information obtained from our clients, suppliers, trade and business organizations and other contacts in the industry. We believe these estimates to be reliable as of the respective date of each report and as of the date of this prospectus. However, this information may prove to be inaccurate. In particular, projections of the future are likely to turn out to have been inaccurate, and those inaccuracies may be material. For example, a 1998 U.S. Department of Commerce report, "The Emerging Digital Economy" stated that Internet traffic was doubling every 100 days. This was widely cited and business decisions were based on it, even though it was probably wrong at the time and it was not a sustainable trend. Market and industry data could be wrong due to the method by which sources may have obtained their data or because this information cannot always be verified with complete certainty due to the limits on the availability and reliability of raw data, the voluntary nature of the data gathering process and other limitations and uncertainties. In addition, we do not know all of the assumptions regarding general economic conditions or growth that were used in preparing the forecasts from sources cited herein.

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INDUSTRY OVERVIEW

        This discussion contains forward-looking statements, which involve risks and uncertainties. Our actual results may differ materially from those we currently anticipate as a result of many factors, including the factors we describe under "Risk Factors," "Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements" and "Market and Industry Data" and elsewhere in this prospectus.

U.S. Residential Wireline Communications Market

        According to independent market research firm Gartner, Inc., or Gartner, there were 119.2 million U.S. residential telephone access lines in service, representing $67.2 billion of local, long distance and related revenues, in 2004.(1) According to Gartner, this represents an overall decline in residential access lines and revenue from a peak of 128.2 million lines and $77.1 billion of local and long distance revenues in 2000(2) , the result of increased competition, changes in technology, industry consolidation and other factors.

(1)
Gartner, "Forecast: Fixed Public Network Services, United States, 2003-2009", May 2005.

(2)
Gartner, "Fixed Public Network Services: United States, 2000-2006", April 2002.

        Residential wireline communications services historically have been offered to consumers by a variety of operators, including traditional local and long distance telephone providers such as AT&T (formerly SBC Communications), BellSouth, Citizens Communications Corp., Qwest, Sprint Nextel and Verizon. However, the competition for residential consumers has increased significantly. In recent years, many cable television service providers added telephone service to their offerings. Improvements in wireless technology have allowed a number of wireless communications providers, many of which are owned by traditional telephone operators, to capture a share of the residential telephone service market, as many former wireline customers have begun to make wireless their sole telephone service. Most recently, improvements in Voice over Internet Protocol, or VoIP, networks, which allow for the transmission of voice signals as digital data over a broadband Internet connection and in many cases require only modest capital investment to build, have created even more competition in the market. A new group of competitors, including start-up companies and existing cable, telephone and Internet providers, now use VoIP to offer telephone service to residential customers.

The Growth in Broadband Adoption in the Home

        VoIP communications are carried as data packets and require a broadband Internet connection that has sufficient bandwidth to deliver the data uninterrupted. As a result, broadband penetration has been a key driver of VoIP's expansion to date. As the Internet has become a bigger part of people's lives and advanced applications have come to require greater bandwidth, broadband use has become more widespread. International Data Corporation, or IDC, estimates that the number of U.S. households using broadband Internet access will grow from 30 million, or 28% of total U.S. households, at the end of 2004 to 69 million, or 61% of total U.S. households, by the end of 2009.(3) Currently, residential broadband consumers access the Internet principally through cable modems and digital subscriber lines, or DSL, which IDC estimates accounted for approximately 58% and 39% of 2004 consumer broadband subscribers in the United States, respectively.(4) However, an increasing array of alternative broadband access technologies, such as wireless broadband and broadband over power lines, is becoming available. The availability of these alternatives is expected to further encourage future broadband deployment and penetration both in the United States and worldwide.

(3)
IDC, "U.S. Broadband Services 2005-2009 Forecast", October, 2005, (#34134); "Internet Commerce Market Model", Version 10.1, July 2005.

(4)
IDC, "U.S. Broadband Services 2005-2009 Forecast", October, 2005, (#34134).

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        The following graph illustrates IDC's estimates of the growth in the number of consumer broadband subscribers and the penetration of broadband in U.S. households:

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        Independent industry analysts expect the worldwide broadband market to experience similar trends to those experienced in the United States. For example, IDC forecasts that the worldwide broadband market will grow from 146 million subscribers at the end of 2004 to 317 million by the end of 2009. These reports cite Europe and Asia in particular as areas that have attractive growth prospects. IDC estimates that European broadband subscriptions, which were 40 million at the end of 2004, will grow to 92 million by the end of 2009. IDC also estimates broadband subscriptions in the Asia/Pacific region, which were 61 million at the end of 2004, will grow to 116 million by the end of 2009.(5)

(5)
IDC, "Worldwide Broadband Services 2005-2009 Forecast", March 2005, (#33079).

        We believe the rapid deployment of broadband access in the United States and abroad will continue to enable the accelerated adoption of VoIP communications.

VoIP Communications and Providers

        One of the outgrowths from the rapid deployment of broadband connectivity in the United States and abroad has been the accelerated adoption of VoIP. Independent industry analysts have noted that the historical adoption of VoIP to date indicates that it may follow a future growth trajectory equal to or greater than that of the expansion of broadband access to the Internet.

        VoIP is a technology that enables voice communications over the Internet through the conversion of voice signals into data packets. The data packets are transmitted over the Internet and converted back into voice signals before reaching their recipient. The Internet has always used packet-switched technology to transmit information between two communicating terminals. For example, packet switching allows a personal computer to download a page from a web server or to send an e-mail message to another computer. VoIP allows for the transmission of voice signals over these same packet switched networks and, in doing so, provides an alternative to traditional telephone networks.

        VoIP technology presents several advantages over the technology used in traditional wireline telephone networks that enable VoIP providers to operate with lower capital expenditures and operating costs while offering both traditional and innovative service features. Traditional networks, which require that each user's telephone be connected to a central office circuit switch, are expensive to build and maintain. In contrast, VoIP networks route calls over the Internet using either softswitches or software, both of which are less expensive than circuit switches. In addition, traditional wireline

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networks use dedicated circuits that allot fixed bandwidth to a call throughout its duration, whether or not the full bandwidth is being used throughout the call to transmit voice signals. VoIP networks use bandwidth more efficiently, allocating it instead based on usage at any given moment. VoIP technology also presents the opportunity to offer customers attractive features that traditional telephone networks cannot easily support, such as online call management and self-provisioning (the ability for customers to change or add service features online).

        Traditional telephone companies originally avoided the use of VoIP networks for transmitting voice signals due to the potential for data packets to be delayed or lost, preventing real-time transmission of the voice data and leading to poor sound quality. While a delay of several seconds in downloading a webpage or receiving an e-mail generally is acceptable to a user, a delay of more than a millisecond during a live, two-way voice conversation is not satisfactory. Original VoIP services, which were pioneered in the mid-1990s, were typically only PC-to-PC, requiring two personal computers to be in use at the same time. Early international calling card services, which allowed users to dial abroad for significantly discounted rates, also relied on a form of VoIP technology. These initial VoIP services often suffered from dropped calls, transmission delays and poor sound quality because of bandwidth limitations. As a result, VoIP initially developed a poor reputation for service quality relative to traditional fixed line telephone service. Subsequent increases in bandwidth, driven by increased broadband penetration, and improvements in packet switching, signaling, and compression technology have significantly enhanced the quality and reliability of VoIP calls.

        Today, VoIP technology is used in the backbone of many traditional telephone networks, and VoIP services are offered to residential and business users by a wide array of service providers, including established telephone service providers. These VoIP providers include traditional local and long distance phone companies (such as AT&T, BellSouth, Qwest and Verizon), established cable companies (such as Cablevision, Charter Communications, Comcast, Cox and Time Warner Cable), competitive telephone companies (such as Time Warner Telecom), Internet service providers (such as AOL, Earthlink and MSN) and alternative voice communications providers (such as Vonage and Skype).

        While all of these companies provide residential VoIP communications services, each group provides those services over a different type of network, resulting in important differences in the characteristics and features of the VoIP communications services that they offer. Traditional wireline telephone companies offering VoIP services to consumers do so using their existing broadband DSL networks. Similarly, cable companies offering VoIP communications services use their existing cable broadband networks. Because these companies own and control the broadband network over which the VoIP traffic is carried between the customer and public switched telephone network, they have the advantage of controlling a substantial portion of the call path and therefore being better able to control call quality. In addition, many of these providers are able to offer their customers additional bandwidth dedicated solely to the customer's VoIP service, further enhancing call quality and preserving the customer's existing bandwidth for other uses. However, these companies typically have high capital expenditures and operating costs in connection with their networks. In addition, depending on the structure of their VoIP networks, the VoIP services provided by some of these companies can only be used from the location at which the broadband line they provide is connected.

        Like traditional telephone companies and cable companies offering VoIP services, alternative voice communications providers, such as Vonage, also connect their VoIP traffic to the public switched telephone network so that their customers can make and receive calls to and from non-VoIP users. Unlike traditional telephone companies and cable companies, however, alternative voice communications providers do not own or operate a private broadband network. Instead, the VoIP services offered by these providers use the customer's existing broadband connection to carry call traffic from the customer to their VoIP networks. These companies do not control the "last mile" of the broadband connection, and, as a result, they have less control over call quality than traditional

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telephone or cable companies do. However, these companies have the operating advantage of low capital expenditure requirements and operating costs.

        A third group of VoIP providers, such as America Online, Google, Microsoft, Skype (a service of eBay) and Yahoo!, generally offers or has announced intentions to offer VoIP services principally on a PC-to-PC basis. These providers generally carry their VoIP traffic for the most part over the public Internet, with the result that VoIP services are often offered for free, but can only be used with other users of that provider's services. Many of these providers offer a premium service that allows customers to dial directly into a public switched telephone network. In addition, while no special adapters or gateways are required, often customers must use special handsets, headsets or embedded microphones through their computers, rather than traditional telephone handsets.

        As the availability of broadband and VoIP becomes more widespread, and as the public becomes familiar with the advantages of VoIP over traditional voice telephony, independent industry analysts believe that VoIP will become increasingly attractive to mainstream consumers.

Market Opportunity for VoIP

        Many independent industry analysts expect the market for VoIP-based communication services in the United States to expand dramatically from its current size. Several analysts have estimated compound annual growth rates for the U.S. or North American residential VoIP markets in the range of 61% to 100% over the period from 2004 to 2009. For example, the following independent market research and consulting firms have projected near-term growth in U.S. or North American VoIP households as follows:

 
    
   Estimates
    
Date
    
   2004–2009
CAGR
  Analyst
   2004
   2005
   2006
   2007
   2008
   2009
 
    
   (in millions)

    
01/06   TeleGeography Research(1)   1.3   4.5   7.9   11.6   15.0   17.4   68%
3Q05   ABI Research(2)   1.0   2.3   5.1   9.6   15.9   24.4   91%
07/05   Forrester Research, Inc.(3)   0.9   2.8   5.0   8.2   9.8   11.5   66%
07/05   Gartner, Inc.(4)   1.0   2.4   5.6   10.7   19.5   32.1   100%
06/05   Yankee Group(5)   1.1   3.3   8.4   15.3   21.8   28.5   92%
06/05   Frost & Sullivan(6)   1.5   5.0   8.2   11.2   14.0   16.5   61%
03/05   IDC(7)   1.0   3.1   6.3   11.7   19.4   27.5   95%

Each of the firms above may use different methodologies and may include different factors in deriving its estimates. These estimates generally do not include PC-to-PC VoIP traffic that is not carried over the public switched telephone network.

(1)
Projections are for U.S. subscribers. Source: TeleGeography Research, "U.S. VoIP 2005–Q4 2005 Update", January 2006.

(2)
Projections are for North American residential subscribers. Source: ABI Research, "Global Residential VoIP Assessment", 3Q05.

(3)
Projections are for U.S. households. Source: "VoIP Liberates Voice From The Phone," Forrester Research, Inc., July 29, 2005.

(4)
Projections are for U.S. household lines in service. Source: Gartner, "Forecast: Consumer Telecommunications and Internet Access, United States, 2003–2009", July 1, 2005.

(5)
Projections are for U.S. residential subscribers. Source: Yankee Group, "Consumer Market for US Residential VoIP Services Accelerates," June 27, 2005.

(6)
Projections are for North American residential lines in service. Source: Frost & Sullivan, "North American Residential VoIP Service Markets", June 2005.

(7)
Projections are for U.S. subscribers to residential services using an analog terminal adapter. Source: IDC, "U.S. Residential VoIP Services 2005–2009 Forecast," March 2005, (#32991).

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        Independent industry analysts also expect the consumer VoIP market to experience significant growth abroad. For example, Gartner forecasts that the worldwide VoIP market will grow from an estimated 9.4 million subscribers at the end of 2004 to 74.1 million by the end of 2009, representing a 51.0% compound annual growth rate.(6) Europe and Asia in particular represent large and growing markets. Gartner estimates that there were 1.1 million VoIP subscribers in Europe at the end of 2004 and projects that there will be 12.6 million at the end of 2009, representing a 62.2% compound annual growth rate. Gartner estimates that there were 7.1 million VoIP subscribers in Asia at the end of 2004 and projects that there will be 24.1 million by the end of 2009, representing a 27.8% compound annual growth rate.(6)

(6)
Gartner, "Forecast: Fixed Public Network Services, Worldwide, 2003-2009", July, 2005.

        While projecting dramatic growth for this market, industry analysts have also noted a number of challenges to achieving this strong growth. Until recently, VoIP providers have tended to focus on selling their services to early adopters, people who generally seek out new types of technologies and services. As the early adopter market becomes saturated, VoIP providers must attract mainstream consumers to their services if they are going to continue to grow. Mainstream consumers tend to be more resistant to new technology or unfamiliar services. Fundamental differences between VoIP and traditional telephone networks, such as network unavailability in the event of a power outage and the lack of a traditional E-911 service, may deter mainstream consumers from adopting VoIP in their homes. In addition, lingering perceptions of poor call quality may dissuade consumers from switching to VoIP from traditional telephone service. Analysts have also emphasized that the VoIP industry will need to move away from marketing VoIP on the basis of its low price, and instead begin to distinguish VoIP from traditional telephone service on the basis of innovative features, in order to combat price erosion and maintain healthy revenues in the industry. This will be especially important as the regulation governing VoIP becomes more developed, since increasing regulation may impose additional operating costs and taxes on VoIP providers that may increase their costs of doing business and, ultimately, reduce their ability to undercut the pricing of traditional telephone services. This has occurred in the past.

        Analysts have also noted several challenges facing independent VoIP providers in particular. Traditional telephone companies and cable companies pose significant competitive challenges to these VoIP-only companies, since they have the advantages of a large existing customer base, the potential to offer VoIP as part of an attractive bundle of services, and significant financial resources that could support lower pricing and greater marketing activities. Because independent VoIP providers do not control the broadband Internet connection over which their services are provided, these companies do not have full control over the quality of their VoIP calls and are vulnerable to interference with their services by broadband access providers with whom they may compete. Because they are not regulated telecommunications carriers, VoIP-only companies also lack direct access to new telephone numbers and to the resources that facilitate local number portability, features that are important in attracting new customers and maintaining customer satisfaction. However, many analysts note that independent VoIP providers have already established a strong footprint in the VoIP communications market.

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BUSINESS

Overview

        We are a leading provider of broadband telephone services with over 1.6 million subscriber lines as of April 1, 2006. Utilizing our innovative Voice over Internet Protocol, or VoIP, technology platform, we offer feature-rich, low-cost communications services that offer users an experience similar to traditional telephone services. While customers in the United States currently represent over 95% of our subscriber lines, we continue to expand internationally, having launched our service in Canada in November 2004 and in the United Kingdom in May 2005. Since our initial launch in October 2002, we have experienced rapid subscriber line growth. For example, we more than tripled our subscriber lines during 2005.

        We offer our customers a variety of service plans, each of which has a fixed monthly fee. Each of our service plans includes a full suite of features typically offered by traditional circuit-switched telephone service providers, such as call waiting, caller ID and call forwarding. In addition, we offer several enhanced features at no additional charge that are not typically offered by traditional telephone service providers, such as area code selection, web- and e-mail-based voicemail and an account management website that allows customers to add or change their features online. We also offer a number of premium services for an additional fee, such as toll free numbers, fax numbers and virtual phone numbers. We offer low international per minute calling rates for calls to locations outside the United States, Puerto Rico, and Canada. We believe the combination of these factors allows us to offer an attractive value proposition to our customers.

        Our customers can make and receive calls using a standard telephone plugged into a portable Vonage-enabled device almost anywhere a broadband Internet connection is available. We transmit these calls using VoIP technology, which converts voice signals into digital data packets for transmission over the Internet. We provide our service by using our customers' existing broadband Internet connections, eliminating the need for us to build or lease costly "last-mile" networks. In addition, our network is based on internally developed software and industry standard servers, rather than the more expensive circuit switches used by traditional telephone service providers. This network design enables us to monitor, maintain and expand our network quickly and efficiently while realizing capital and operating cost savings.

        We have invested heavily to build a strong brand that helps drive our subscriber growth. We employ an integrated marketing strategy that includes extensive television, online, direct mail, telemarketing, print and radio advertising, a customer referral program and a range of other promotions, all designed to build our brand, attract new subscribers and retain existing customers. For example, according to Nielsen//NetRatings, an independent Internet media and market research firm, we were the top advertiser on the Internet from January 2005 through the first quarter of 2006 based on estimated spending and impressions. We employ a broad distribution strategy and acquire customers through our websites, our toll free numbers and our presence in leading retail outlets, including Best Buy, Circuit City, CompUSA and RadioShack stores.

Our Strengths

        We believe we have the following strengths:

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Our Strategy

        We believe that our strong brand identity and reputation for quality communications services are instrumental to building our customer base. Our core business strategy is to enhance our brand image and the quality of our services in order to attract new customers. As we build on our leading brand and our above-mentioned strengths, we are pursuing the following additional business strategies:

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Service Offerings

        We offer our broadband telephone services to customers through a variety of service plans with different pricing structures. All of our service plans include an array of both basic and enhanced features, and customers have the opportunity to purchase a number of premium features at an additional fee. In order to access our service, a customer need only connect a standard touch-tone telephone to a broadband Internet connection through a small Vonage-enabled device. After connecting the device, our customers can use a standard telephone to make and receive calls.

Plans

        Within the United States, we currently offer two residential calling plans and two calling plans that cater to small offices or home offices. Each plan offers calling within the United States and to Puerto Rico and Canada, plus a package of enhanced services and features, for a fixed monthly fee. Beginning in May 2006, we started offering free calls to certain European countries for customers who use our

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Residential Premium Unlimited plan. In addition, we offer low international calling rates for calls to other locations. Our primary U.S. service plans are as follows:

Monthly Plans
   Monthly Minutes Within the
U.S., Puerto Rico and Canada
   Monthly Fee
Residential Premium Unlimited   Unlimited minutes   $ 24.99

Residential Basic 500
 
500 minutes included (3.9¢ per additional minute)
 
$
14.99

Small Business Unlimited
 
Unlimited minutes + dedicated fax line with 500 minutes of outgoing service included (3.9¢ per additional fax minute)
 
$
49.99

Small Business Basic
 
1,500 minutes included + dedicated fax line with 500 minutes of outgoing service included (3.9¢ per additional minute)
 
$
39.99

        We also offer other plans, including Residential Fax Service, Business Fax and SoftPhone, which are described below. As of March 31, 2006, approximately 89% of our U.S. subscriber lines were for residential service, and approximately 70% of those residential subscriber lines were the premium unlimited plan. We offer similar plans in Canada and the United Kingdom.

        In addition to our current small business plans, which target the small office and home office market, we are currently testing new business plans that will serve small companies with up to 100 lines. We do not expect to launch these new business plans in the near term.

Basic Features

        Each of the above-referenced plans provides a number of our basic features, including:

• Call Waiting   • Caller ID Block (*67)   • International Call Block
• Caller ID with Name   • Call Forwarding   • Repeat Dialing
• 3-Way Calling   • Call Return (*69)   • Do Not Disturb

Enhanced Features

        All of our calling plans include a wide range of enhanced features at no additional charge to our customers, such as:

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Premium Services

        We also offer a number of premium services for additional costs. These services include:

Devices

        We believe that our ability to offer a variety of devices with enhanced features and capabilities differentiates our service offering from that of many of our competitors. Our plug-and-play Vonage-enabled devices permit our customers to take their equipment to different locations where broadband service is available as well as switch to different Internet service providers and continue to make and receive calls on their Vonage phone numbers. We offer our customers a range of equipment alternatives for their Vonage-enabled devices based upon our relationships with leading technology companies.

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Network Operations

        Our network operations are conducted by our wholly owned subsidiary, Vonage Network Inc., which holds our networking equipment and employs the personnel who develop our technology.

How Vonage Calls Work

        When our customer picks up the telephone and makes a call, our equipment and network transmit the call through the following process:

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        If someone who does not have Vonage service calls a Vonage customer, the call is routed over the public switched telephone network to a gateway at one of our regional data connection points, where the analog signal is converted into digital data packets, and we route the call over the Internet through our call processing center to our customer.

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        Our scaleable network architecture and centrally managed technology platform are designed to provide customers with the familiar functions and ease of use associated with traditional telephone service while allowing us to maintain and upgrade our network without significant capital expenditure and to provide our services at a low cost. Our network is based on internally developed software, rather than the expensive circuit switches and softswitches used by other telephone service providers. We have also developed a number of software systems, such as our web-based billing system, that provide our customers with valuable features while simultaneously enabling us to manage our business more efficiently.

Core Network Elements

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Other Key Systems

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Technology and Development

        We conduct substantial ongoing technology development to continually strengthen our network platform and enhance the communications services we offer to our customers. We seek to hire talented and innovative engineers and software programmers to solve challenging problems in areas such as distributed computing and high availability systems. For example, through our patent-pending SIP-thru-NATSM technology, we have developed the ability to provide VoIP phone service to a customer whose Vonage-enabled device is located behind a network firewall without requiring any manual configuration.

        Key technology initiatives include the following:

Cost-Effective Scaleability

        Our rapid growth requires us to quickly and efficiently scale our operations to meet increased call volume, while continuing to ensure call quality and service reliability. We continue to research new hardware and software technologies that will further enable us to grow. We also identify and use commercial products and systems from vendors, such as Oracle, Cisco and IBM, where appropriate.

Customer Equipment Alternatives

        We believe that our customers desire a wide array of equipment alternatives for accessing our services. As a result of our development efforts with Texas Instruments, Vonage-certified chipsets and reference designs can be incorporated in computing and telephony devices. Another equipment alternative is a wireless handset that was developed by UTStarcom using its own technology. This

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wireless handset, which was released in the second half of 2005, is an integrated phone and adapter employing WiFi technology that allows customers to use Vonage phone service while roaming throughout an enterprise campus, home or public WiFi network. We continue to pursue additional strategic relationships with leading semiconductor chip manufacturers, similar to our existing relationship with Texas Instruments.

Service Features

        We have developed a variety of service features that we offer to our customers in addition to the basic local and long-distance voice services we provide. We continue to develop and offer new service features we believe our customers will find attractive.

Marketing

        Our marketing objective is to acquire customers cost-effectively while continuing to build brand image and awareness. We target both the residential and small office and home office market segments, and our advertising themes promote product value, attractive features and simplicity of use.

        We employ an integrated marketing strategy consisting of extensive television, online, direct mail and telemarketing, print and radio advertising, a customer referral program and a range of other promotions, all designed to build our brand, attract subscribers and retain existing customers. Our strategy is designed to drive customer acquisition through all of our sales channels. We monitor the results of our marketing efforts closely in a number of ways, including the cost of acquiring new subscriber lines, to evaluate which approaches produce the best results and deploy our marketing resources accordingly.

        A majority of our marketing budget is used for our extensive online advertising campaign. We use banner advertisements, search engine key words and text links. Our advertising placement emphasizes large Internet portals and ad networks, such as Yahoo!, Google and MSN. According to Nielsen//NetRatings, an independent Internet media and market research firm, we were the top advertiser on the Internet from January 2005 through the first quarter of 2006 based on estimated spending and impressions. Our online advertisements link directly to our website, where customers can immediately subscribe to our services.

        In late December 2004, we launched a television advertising campaign in conjunction with our existing Internet and print commercials to extend the reach of our brand awareness. Our television campaigns have been successful, as measured by the increase in our customer growth after introduction of the campaigns. They are generally 30-second spots that run on national cable and network stations. We have been able to enhance our television advertisement purchases through the strategic purchase of specific time slots when possible.

        We believe the scale of our advertising program has given us greater purchasing power than many of our competitors and has enabled us to negotiate favorable pricing arrangements. Unlike our regional competitors, we are able to leverage national advertising campaigns. We are opportunistic in our purchase of available advertising slots and keep part of our budget in reserve to take advantage of last-minute opportunities. This approach often provides significant cost savings, enabling us to reach a greater number of potential customers more cost-efficiently.

        We augment these marketing efforts with Refer-a-Friend, our online customer referral program. Under this program, existing customers can use the Vonage website to send e-mails to their friends that describe our service offerings and track their responses. In return for referring a new customer, both the new and the existing customer receive a service credit. Approximately 11% of the net subscriber line additions through our direct sales channel, representing 9% of our net subscriber line additions, during the first quarter of 2006 resulted from customer referrals.

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Sales and Distribution

Direct Sales

        The primary sales channel for our service historically has been online direct sales. Customers can subscribe to our services at our websites, http://www.vonage.com, http://www.vonage.ca and http://www.vonage.co.uk, or through our toll free number. We complement this sales channel with outbound telephone direct sales. In the first quarter of 2006, approximately 86% of our net subscriber line additions were added through our direct sales channel.

Retail Sales

        In addition to our direct sales channel, we have experienced strong growth driven through our retail channel. Our service currently is available at the outlets of leading national and regional retailers, including Best Buy, Circuit City, CompUSA and RadioShack. We believe that the availability of our devices through premier retailers enhances and reinforces the Vonage brand with consumers and that the retail channel increases our ability to acquire mainstream consumers by reaching them in a familiar and interactive shopping environment. By working with manufacturers to have Vonage-certified VoIP chipsets installed in a variety of common communications devices, such as cordless phones, we believe we will expand our presence beyond electronics stores into general interest retailers. As there is limited space in the stores of leading retailers, we believe our presence in them provides us with a competitive advantage in new subscriber line acquisitions. We also benefit from the co-marketing of our service with broadband Internet connectivity, customer equipment and home networking equipment by some of our retailers.

        We believe that we provide an attractive VoIP offering for national retail chains and that retailers give our displays prominence in their selling space and direct most customer inquiries about VoIP to our service. In addition, because our service offering in the United States is national, our retail product offerings have greater appeal to large regional and national chains than the offerings of cable operators and local telephone companies, which are regional. In our ongoing effort to reach more customers and build our brand, we continually build our retail relationships and work to increase our retail store presence. We currently are negotiating with several major retailers to expand our retail sales network.

        We have seen increases in retail sales over time, which accounted for 14% of our net subscriber line additions in the first quarter of 2006, and we anticipate further growth from our retail sales relationships. The following table lists our major retail sales relationships, each of which has been in place since at least December 2004:

• Amazon.com   • Fry's   • Sam's Club

• Best Buy
 
• J&R Music World
 
• Staples

• Buy.com
 
• Office Depot
 
• Staples Business Depot (Canada)

• Circuit City
 
• RadioShack
 
• The Source by Circuit City (Canada)

• CompUSA
 
 
 
 

        In addition, we recently launched a retail presence through WalMart, Target.com, London Drugs (Canada), Best Buy/Future Shop (Canada), Office Depot (Canada), CompuSmart (Canada), Staples (UK), Comet (UK), Maplin (UK) and broadbandbuyer.co.uk (UK).

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Customer Relations

Customer Service

        We offer our customers support 24 hours a day, seven days a week through both our online account management website and our toll free number. We believe that many customers use our online account management website first when they have a question or problem with their service and that many of them are able to resolve their concerns online without needing to speak to a customer care representative.

        Our customers can manage almost all aspects of their accounts online. This capability both empowers our customers through self-service and reduces our customer care expenses. Through our comprehensive real-time online account management website, customers can:

        Customers also can access a library of frequently asked questions we have posted on our account management website to troubleshoot common service issues and can send further questions or problems to customer care by e-mail.

        Customers who cannot or do not wish to resolve their questions through our website can contact a live customer care representative through our toll free number. We staff our customer care hotline through a combination of our own employees and outsourced customer care representatives. Customer calls are handled by one of three tiers of trained responders, based on the nature and complexity of the customer's question or problem. We also have a separate team of Vonage employees dedicated to resolving customers' complex local number portability issues that could not be handled by our outsourced personnel.

        We are expanding and improving our customer care team in order to support the rapid growth of our business. All new customer care representatives are trained through an established program developed and led by Vonage employees. We also offer continuing training programs for our existing employees, which employees can use to improve their skills and advance to new positions in our company.

        We also continue to evaluate our customer care systems and invest in new applications to improve our responsiveness. For example, in March 2005 we upgraded our call center technology, which expanded our call center capacity and improved our call and staff management capability. In the first quarter of 2006, our average monthly customer churn increased to 2.11%, from 1.90% in the prior quarter. We believe this is due to our rapid growth and inability to hire enough qualified customer care employees, which led to less than satisfactory customer care. To address this problem, we have changed

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the senior management of our customer care activities and revised the organizational structure of customer care.

Billing

        All customer billing is automated through our website, and notifications of credit card charges are distributed by e-mail. We automatically collect all fees from our customers' credit cards. Subscription fees are collected monthly in advance, and per minute fees for international calls and domestic calls in excess of included minutes are collected monthly in arrears. If these fees exceed a certain dollar threshold, they are charged to the customer's credit card immediately. By collecting fees in this manner, we are able to reduce the amount of accounts receivable that we have outstanding, thus allowing us to have lower working capital requirements. Collecting in this manner also helps us mitigate bad debt exposure. If a customer's credit card is declined and it cannot be successfully processed during the current and subsequent month's billing cycle, we will then terminate the account.

Intellectual Property

        We believe that our technological position depends primarily on the experience, technical competence and the creative ability of our engineering and technology staff. We review our technological developments with our technology staff and business units to identify the features of our core technology that provides us with a technological or commercial advantage and file patent applications as necessary to protect these features in the United States and internationally. Our company policies require our employees to assign their intellectual property rights to us and to treat all technology as our confidential information. We have filed several patent applications to protect our technology, which are all currently pending.

        In addition to developing technology, we evaluate the licensing and acquisition of intellectual property of others in order to identify technology that provides us with a technological or commercial advantage.

        We are the owner of numerous trademarks and service marks and have applied for registration of our trademarks and service marks in the United States and abroad to establish and protect our brand names as part of our intellectual property strategy. Some of our registered marks include Vonage®, Redefining Communications®, Vonage Digital Voice® and Vonage The Broadband Phone Company®. These registered marks have a duration of five years from the date they are registered.

        We endeavor to protect our internally developed systems and maintain our trademarks and service marks. Typically, we enter into confidentiality or license agreements with our employees, consultants, customers and vendors in an effort to control access to and distribution of our technology, software, documentation and other information.

Competition

        We face strong competition from incumbent telephone companies, cable companies, alternative voice communication providers and wireless companies. Because most of our target customers are already purchasing communications services from one or more of these providers, our success is dependent upon our ability to attract these customers away from their existing providers. This will become more difficult as the early adopter market becomes saturated and mainstream customers make up more of our target market. We believe that the principal competitive factors affecting our ability to attract and retain customers are price, call quality, reliability, customer service, and enhanced services and features.

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Incumbent telephone companies

        The incumbent telephone companies are our primary competitors and have historically dominated their regional markets. These competitors include AT&T (formerly SBC Communications), BellSouth, Qwest Communications and Verizon Communications as well as rural incumbents, such as Citizens Communications. AT&T and BellSouth have announced their intention to merge. These competitors are substantially larger and better capitalized than we are and have the advantage of a large existing customer base. Many of their customers either do not have a broadband Internet connection or are very satisfied with their current service. In addition, many users of traditional phone service who might otherwise switch to our service do not have the ability to cancel their traditional phone service without also losing their broadband DSL service. While a majority of broadband users today subscribe to cable modem service, recent trends suggest that DSL providers are gaining broadband market share. Others are not willing to install a Vonage-enabled device, accept the limitations of our emergency calling service, forgo service during power outages or trust a new company such as Vonage with a vital service. Before subscribing to our service, a substantial majority of our new customers must first decide to terminate their service from their incumbent telephone company or pay for our service in addition to their existing service.

        The incumbent phone companies own networks that include a last mile connection to substantially all of our existing and potential customers as well as the places our customers call. As a result, the vast majority of the calls placed by a Vonage customer are carried over the "last mile" by an incumbent phone company, and we indirectly pay access charges to these competitors for each of these calls. In contrast, traditional wireline providers do not pay us when their customers call our customers. Their "last mile" connections may enable these competitors to bundle phone service with Internet access and, potentially, television at prices we find difficult to compete with.

        We currently charge prices that are significantly lower than prices charged by the incumbent phone companies, which has facilitated our rapid growth. The incumbent phone companies have significant overhead expenses, which have resulted in the high prices they charge. However, their marginal cost to complete each additional call on their networks is negligible. This could lead them to decrease the prices they charge, which would have an adverse effect on our ability to attract and retain their customers. We also currently compete successfully with the incumbent phone companies on the basis of the features we offer that they do not (such as area code selection and virtual phone numbers) and features we offer at no extra charge. The incumbent phone companies might be able to improve their offerings in these areas, which would also have an adverse effect on our ability to attract and retain customers. Furthermore, the incumbent phone companies could offer broadband communications through subsidiaries that are not burdened with their overhead and legacy equipment. Given their ability to offer DSL last mile connections, this would significantly enhance their ability to compete with us on the basis of price and features. For example, on May 3, 2006, Verizon Communications reduced the price of their VoIP service to $24.95 per month for their unlimited calling plan.

        The incumbent phone companies, as well as the cable companies, are well-financed and have large legal departments. They have long-standing relationships with regulators, legislators, lobbyists and the media. This can be an advantage for them because legislative, regulatory or judicial developments in our rapidly evolving industry and public perception could have a material effect on the value of our stock.

Cable companies

        These competitors include companies such as Cablevision, Comcast, Cox Communications and Time Warner Cable. Cable companies have made and are continuing to make substantial investments in delivering last mile broadband Internet access to their customers. As a result, they can be expected to compete intensely for the money that their customers spend for phone service over that connection.

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They provide Internet access and cable television to most of our existing and potential customers. This allows them to engage in highly targeted, low-cost direct marketing and may enhance their image as trusted providers of services.

        Cable companies are using their existing customer relationships to bundle services. For example, they bundle Internet access, cable television and phone service with an implied price for the phone service that may be significantly below ours. In addition to their existing bundling capabilities, Advance/Newhouse Communications, Comcast, Cox Communications and Time Warner Cable announced on November 2, 2005 that they will form a joint venture with Sprint Nextel which will enable these cable companies to offer wireless services as a fourth element of their bundle of service offerings. We believe this joint venture will further enhance the competitive offering of cable companies.

        Many cable companies send technicians to customers' premises to initiate service. Although this is expensive, it also can be more attractive to customers than installing their own router. In addition, these technicians may install an independent source of power, which can give customers assurance that their phone service will not be interrupted during power outages.

        Cable companies are able to advertise on their local access channels with no significant out-of-pocket cost and through mailings in bills with little marginal cost. They also receive advertising time as part of their relationships with television networks, and they are able to use this time to promote their telephone service offerings.

        Cable companies' ownership of Internet connections to our customers could enable them to detect and interfere with the completion of our customers' calls. These companies may degrade the quality of, give low priority to or block entirely the information packets and other data we transmit over their lines. In addition, these companies may attempt to charge their customers more for using our services. This could also apply to phone companies that connect our customers to the Internet.

        We believe our ability to successfully compete with cable companies is enhanced by the features we offer that cable companies do not offer (such as portable service and wide choice of area codes) and because our national presence makes us more attractive to national retail outlets and allows us to more efficiently purchase national advertising.

Wireless telephone companies

        We also compete with wireless phone companies, such as Cingular Wireless LLC, Sprint Nextel Corporation, T-Mobile USA, Inc. and Verizon Wireless. Some consumers use wireless phones, instead of VoIP phones, as a replacement for a wireline phone. Also, wireless phone companies increasingly are providing wireless broadband Internet access to their customers and may in the future offer VoIP to their customers. We believe some of these companies are developing a dual mode phone that will be able to use VoIP where broadband access is available and cellular phone service elsewhere. Wireless telephone companies have a strong retail presence and have significant financial resources.

Alternative voice communication providers

        Many alternative voice communication providers are smaller companies with limited resources that seek to offer a primary line replacement service. These providers have not achieved customer penetration or market traction comparable to ours.

        In addition to these competitors, we also compete with companies that offer computer-based VoIP services. These computer-based VoIP services typically are not marketed as a primary line replacement, but because they offer their users the ability to call and be called from any phone using a dedicated phone number, they may be used to replace traditional phone service. We believe that Skype (a service of eBay), in particular, has a large group of users, many of whom may potentially use Skype as their only phone service. With Skype, however, the ability to make and receive calls over the public switched

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telephone network is a feature that costs extra and which only a fraction of Skype users purchase, as compared to Skype's free service that has a larger market penetration.

        We may also increasingly face competition from large, well-capitalized Internet companies, such as America Online, Google, Microsoft and Yahoo!, which have launched or plan to launch VoIP-enabled instant messaging services. While not all of these competitors currently offer the ability to call or be called by anyone not using their service, in the future they may integrate such capabilities into their service offerings. In addition, a continuing trend toward consolidation of telecommunications companies and the formation of strategic alliances within the telecommunications industry, as well as the development of new technologies, could give rise to significant new competition.

Legal Proceedings

        From time to time, we may become party to litigation and subject to claims, normally those incident to the ordinary course of our business.

        IPeria, Inc.    On October 10, 2003, we terminated our contract with IPeria, Inc., our former voicemail vendor. Under the terms of the contract, we were permitted to terminate the contract for any reason. On April 12, 2004, IPeria filed a complaint against Vonage in the Superior Court for the County of Suffolk, Massachusetts. IPeria asserted a number of different claims, including breach of contract, copyright infringement, breach of implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing, negligent misrepresentations, fraud and unfair and deceptive trade practices. In support of these claims, IPeria essentially alleges that it provided voicemail services to Vonage consistent with the terms of the contract and that Vonage failed to pay for those services in violation of the contract. The complaint seeks payment of $619,000 plus accrued interest that IPeria asserts it is owed on the contract and treble damages.

        We answered IPeria's complaint on May 10, 2004 and denied all material allegations. In addition, we asserted counterclaims against IPeria. Specifically, we alleged that IPeria assured us that its voicemail system would meet minimum performance and scaleability standards, and that the voicemail system failed to meet those standards. We are seeking payment of all damages we suffered as the result of IPeria's failures, treble damages and attorneys' fees.

        Discovery in this matter began in June 2004 and has now been completed. On December 1, 2005, IPeria filed a motion for summary judgment, and on December 2, 2005, we filed a motion for summary judgment on IPeria's copyright and unfair trade practices claims. IPeria subsequently dismissed its copyright claim. Oppositions to the motions for summary judgment were served on January 23, 2006, and replies were submitted on February 8, 2006. Oral argument on the motions took place on February 16, 2006, and the court has now taken the motions under advisement. We contested liability in this matter and expect to continue to defend the case vigorously. We have engaged in settlement discussions on this matter and, in any event, we believe an unfavorable outcome would not have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and cash flows in the period in which the matter is resolved. We have recorded a reserve to cover the potential exposure relating to this litigation, which reserve was not material to our financial statements.

        Joshua B. Tanzer.    On October 18, 2005, Joshua B. Tanzer commenced a suit against Vonage in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York seeking damages of approximately $14.24 million and has subsequently sent us a letter increasing his claim to $26.75 million. Mr. Tanzer claims that damages are due with respect to our sale of Series D Convertible Preferred Stock and Series E Convertible Preferred Stock and convertible notes pursuant to the terms of an engagement letter governing Nanes Delorme Capital Management's services in connection with our placement of Series B and C Convertible Preferred Stock. Mr. Tanzer's complaint further seeks a declaratory judgment that he is entitled to be paid additional fees in connection with any future private placements of our securities. The engagement letter states that Mr. Tanzer was

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"associated" with Nanes Delorme and was a registered representative of that firm. We believe that our obligations with respect to Mr. Tanzer and Nanes Delorme were completely performed at the conclusion of the Series C offering, and no further amount is owed to Mr. Tanzer or Nanes Delorme on account of the Series D, Series E or convertible note offerings. We filed our answer to the complaint on December 7, 2005 and denied all material allegations. On February 17, 2006, we filed counterclaims against Tanzer and a third-party complaint against Nanes Delorme. Among other things we seek the return of all fees paid to Nanes Delorme. On March 13, 2006, Nanes filed an answer and is seeking declaratory judgment regarding the parties' respective rights and obligations under the engagement letter and damages of approximately $14.25 million in payment of investment banking fees related to our sale of Series D and Series E Preferred Stock. On April 5, 2006, we filed our answer to Nanes Delorme's counterclaim. We intend to defend this matter vigorously and believe an unfavorable outcome would not have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and cash flows in the period in which the matter is resolved. Based upon prior settlement discussions, we have recorded a reserve to cover the potential exposure relating to this litigation, which reserve was not material to our financial statements. The amount was recorded as an offset against the Series D Preferred Stock as these fees relate to the placement of those securities.

        Shaw Communications Inc. and Shaw Cablesystems G.P.    On March 27, 2006, Shaw Communications Inc. and Shaw Cablesystems G.P. (collectively "Shaw") filed a Statement of Claim with the Court of the Queen's Bench of Alberta, Judicial Centre of Calgary. The Statement of Claim alleges that certain statements attributed to Vonage Canada regarding Shaw's "Quality of Service Enhancement" fee are false, misleading and defamatory and have interfered with Shaw's relations with its customers. Shaw is seeking an injunction, damages and attorney's fees. We believe Shaw's claims have no merit and intend to vigorously defend the lawsuit.

        Threatened Lawsuit.    We received a letter from three stockholders, threatening a lawsuit against us, Mr. Citron, Morton David, a member of our board of directors, and a former member of our board of directors. These stockholders purchased our common stock in 2001. They allege that our subsequent issuances of preferred stock illegally diluted their investments in our common stock. The letter was accompanied by a proposed complaint and press release which the letter states would respectively be filed and issued if the three stockholders' claims are not settled. We responded to these stockholders on April 14, 2006 and intend to vigorously contest all claims if the stockholders do in fact commence legal action, although it is not possible at this time to predict the outcome of any such litigation.

        State Attorney General Proceedings.    Several state attorneys general have initiated investigations and, in two states, have commenced litigation concerning our marketing disclosures and advertising. We are cooperating with those investigations and are pursuing joint settlement negotiations with the attorneys general of Florida, Illinois, Massachusetts, Texas and Michigan and separate negotiations with the attorneys general of Connecticut and New Jersey. While these complaints seek awards of damages and penalties, no particular amounts have been specified at this time other than with respect to New Jersey.

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        Federal Trade Commission Investigation.    On August 31, 2005, the Federal Trade Commission, or FTC, issued a Civil Investigative Demand to us which requested information regarding our 911 service and complaints or notices pertaining to that service, our residential unlimited calling plan and our compliance and our telemarketing vendors' compliance with the FTC's Telemarketing Sales Rule including, but not limited to, the requirement to refrain from telemarketing to persons who appear on the National Do Not Call Registry. No formal action has been filed against Vonage at this time. We are

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unable at this time to predict the outcome of the FTC's investigation, whether a formal action will be filed against Vonage, to assess the likelihood of a favorable or unfavorable outcome in that event, or to estimate the amount of liability in the event of an unfavorable outcome.

        With respect to the patent litigation identified above, we believe that we have meritorious defenses against the claims. However, we might not ultimately prevail in these actions. Whether or not we ultimately prevail, litigation could be time-consuming and costly and injure our reputation. If any of the plaintiffs prevail in their respective actions, we may be required to negotiate royalty or license agreements with respect to the patents at issue, and may not be able to enter into such agreements on acceptable terms, if at all. Any limitation on our ability to provide a service or product could cause us to lose revenue-generating opportunities and require us to incur additional expenses. These potential costs and expenses, as well as the need to pay additional damages awarded in the favor of the plaintiffs could materially adversely affect our business.

        We also are involved in certain other threatened and pending legal proceedings and, from time to time, receive subpoenas or civil investigative demands from governmental agencies for information that may be pertinent to their confidential investigations. Although the results of litigation claims and investigations cannot be predicted with certainty, we believe that the final outcome of such matters will not have a material adverse effect on our business. Regardless of outcome, litigation can have an adverse impact on us because of defense costs, diversion of management resources and other factors.

Property

        We recently relocated our headquarters to Holmdel, New Jersey to a 350,000 square foot facility under a renewable lease that expires in 2017. We will pay approximately $3.8 million in 2006, the first

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full year of occupancy, increasing each year to $4.7 million in 2016, the last full year of occupancy. We estimate the cost of renovating our new headquarters to be $49.8 million, $8.8 million of which will be reimbursed by our landlord. Our Canadian office is located in Mississauga, Ontario and includes approximately 19,000 square feet, which will increase to approximately 28,500 square feet between April and August of 2006. Our leases with respect to this office expire in 2009 and 2010. Our United Kingdom office is located in London and includes approximately 535 square feet. This lease is a month-to-month lease.

Our Corporate Legal Structure

        We were incorporated in Delaware in May 2000 as MIN-X.COM, Inc. and changed our name to Vonage Holdings Corp. in February 2001. We conduct our operations primarily through five distinct subsidiaries: Vonage America Inc., Vonage Marketing Inc., Vonage Network Inc., Vonage Canada Corp. and Vonage Limited, our U.K. subsidiary.

GRAPHIC

        Each of Vonage America Inc., Vonage Canada Corp. and Vonage Limited has a separate operating budget and management team. Vonage America Inc., through Vonage Marketing Inc., conducts brand building, advertising and promotional strategies in the United States. Vonage Canada Corp. and Vonage Limited are responsible for coordinating these activities in Canada and the United Kingdom, respectively. As of March 31, 2006, Vonage America had over 95% of our subscriber lines.

        Vonage Network is responsible for the operational and developmental aspects of our service, completing all calls to or from our customers, features and new products. Its assets largely consist of network equipment and its employees are largely technical personnel. When we make agreements with traditional telephone companies to terminate our customers' calls, or when we purchase network equipment, we generally do it through Vonage Network.

Employees

        As of March 31, 2006, we had 1,416 employees. None of our employees is subject to a collective bargaining agreement.

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REGULATION

Overview of Regulatory Environment

        Traditional telephone service historically has been subject to extensive federal and state regulation, while Internet services generally have been subject to less regulation. Because some elements of VoIP resemble the services provided by traditional telephone companies and others resemble the services provided by Internet service providers, the VoIP industry has not fit easily within the existing framework of telecommunications law and until recently has developed in an environment largely free from regulation.

        The Federal Communications Commission, or FCC, the U.S. Congress and various regulatory bodies in the states and in foreign countries have begun to assert regulatory authority over VoIP providers and are continuing to evaluate how VoIP will be regulated in the future. In addition, while some of the existing regulation concerning VoIP is applicable to the entire industry, many rulings are limited to individual companies or categories of service. As a result, both the application of existing rules to us and our competitors and the effects of future regulatory developments are uncertain.

Jurisdiction over Vonage's VoIP Services

        On November 12, 2004, the FCC declared that our service is subject to federal regulation and preempted the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission, or MPUC, from imposing certain of its regulations on us. The FCC's decision was based on its conclusion that our service is interstate in nature and cannot be separated into interstate and intrastate components. While this ruling does not exempt us from all state oversight of our service, it effectively prevents state telecommunications regulators from imposing certain burdensome and inconsistent market entry requirements and certain other state utility rules and regulations on our service.

        The MPUC, the state public utility commissions of California, New York and Ohio, and the National Association of State Utility Consumer Advocates appealed the FCC's November 12, 2004 order. California has since withdrawn its appeal. The appeals have been consolidated in the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. Briefing has been completed, and oral argument was held on January 12, 2006.

        The New York State Public Service Commission, or NYPSC, also attempted to assert regulatory authority over our services. On September 10, 2003, Frontier Telephone of Rochester, Inc. filed a complaint with the NYPSC, alleging that our provision of service violated New York law. In response, the NYPSC initiated a generic proceeding to examine VoIP issues. The NYPSC later ruled that our service was subject to its jurisdiction and ordered us to file a tariff and an application for authority to offer communications services in New York. However, on July 16, 2004, we obtained a preliminary injunction from the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York preventing the NYPSC from enforcing its order until the conclusion of further proceedings. The District Court's order noted that we were likely to succeed on the merits of our claim that we were exempt from regulation by the NYPSC. On December 20, 2004, we filed a motion for a permanent injunction. On December 14, 2005, the District Court denied that motion. However, the court stated that its preliminary injunction would remain in place until the FCC concludes its ongoing rulemaking regarding the regulatory classification of VoIP services, which is discussed below.

        In addition to these proceedings, we have received inquiries regarding our service from various state telecommunications regulators. We also are aware of a number of proceedings, informal investigations and complaints not directed at us but concerning various forms of VoIP in several other states. If the FCC's November 12, 2004 order is overturned or modified, we could become subject to state rules and regulations that apply to providers of traditional telephony services. This could require us to incur litigation and compliance costs, restructure our service offerings, exit certain markets or raise the price of our service, or could otherwise have a material adverse effect on our business.

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Regulatory Classification of VoIP Services

        On February 12, 2004, the FCC initiated a rulemaking proceeding concerning the provision of voice and other services and applications utilizing Internet Protocol technology. As part of this proceeding, the FCC is considering whether VoIP services like ours should be classified as information services or telecommunications services. We believe our service should be classified as an information service. If the FCC decides to classify VoIP services like ours as telecommunications services, we could become subject to rules and regulations that apply to providers of traditional telephony services. This could require us to restructure our service offering or raise the price of our service, or could otherwise significantly harm our business.

        While the FCC has not reached a decision on the classification of VoIP services like ours, it has ruled on the classification of specific VoIP services offered by other VoIP providers. The FCC has drawn distinctions among different types of VoIP services, and has concluded that some VoIP services are telecommunications services while others are information services. The FCC's conclusions in those proceedings do not determine the classification of our service, but they likely will inform the FCC's decision regarding VoIP services like ours.

VoIP E-911 Matters

        On June 3, 2005, the FCC released an order and notice of proposed rulemaking concerning VoIP emergency services. The order set forth two primary requirements for providers of "interconnected VoIP services" such as ours, meaning VoIP services that can be used to send or receive calls to or from users on the public switched telephone network.

        First, the order requires us to notify our customers of the differences between the emergency services available through us and those available through traditional telephony providers. We also must receive affirmative acknowledgment from all of our customers that they understand the nature of the emergency services available through our service. On September 27, 2005, the FCC's Enforcement Bureau released an order stating that the Enforcement Bureau will not pursue enforcement actions against VoIP providers, like us, that have received affirmative acknowledgement from at least 90% of their subscribers. We are required to file a report with the FCC when we receive affirmative acknowledgments from 100% of our customer base. We have received affirmative acknowledgment from substantially all of our customers that they understand the nature of the emergency services available through our service, and thus we are substantially in compliance with the first aspect of the FCC's June 3, 2005 order.

        Second, the order requires us to provide enhanced emergency dialing capabilities, or E-911, to all of our customers by November 28, 2005. Under the terms of the order, we are required to use the dedicated wireline E-911 network to transmit customers' 911 calls, callback number and customer-provided location information to the emergency authority serving the customer's specified location.

        On November 7, 2005, the FCC's Enforcement Bureau issued a Public Notice with respect to that requirement. The Public Notice indicated that providers who have not fully complied with the enhanced emergency dialing capabilities requirement are not required to discontinue the provision of services to existing clients, but that the FCC expects that such providers will discontinue marketing their services and accepting new customers in areas in which the providers cannot offer enhanced emergency dialing capabilities.

        We also have taken steps to comply with the enhanced emergency service rules, but we were unable to comply with all of the requirements of the FCC's order by the November 28, 2005 deadline, are not currently in full compliance and do not expect to be in full compliance in the short term unless we are granted a waiver of the requirements by the FCC. For approximately 25% of our customers, we are currently unable to provide E-911 coverage. On November 28, 2005, we filed a petition for extension of time and limited waiver of certain of the enhanced emergency service requirements, including the limitations on marketing and accepting new customers. The FCC has not acted on our

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petition, and we cannot predict whether the FCC will grant our petition or provide other relief. Should we be unable to obtain an extension of time to implement the requirements of the order, we may be subject to enforcement action by the FCC that could include monetary forfeitures, cease and desist orders, and other penalties. Although we are not currently required to do so, we may also be required to stop serving those customers to whom we cannot provide the required enhanced emergency dialing capabilities and may be required to stop marketing our services or accepting new customers in areas in which we cannot provide these capabilities. Any of these penalties could materially harm our business. As of April 1, 2006, approximately 75% of our U.S. subscriber lines were E-911 compliant. Additional progress is being made on a daily basis, and we expect to provide E-911 capabilities to nearly all of our remaining subscriber lines within the year.

        The FCC's June 3, 2005 order also included a notice of proposed rulemaking that considers, among other things, whether interconnected VoIP providers like us must transition to an emergency services system that would enable interconnected VoIP providers to establish the location of their customers without the customer providing location information. The comment period closed September 12, 2005. We do not know when the FCC may take further action in this proceeding. If the FCC adopts additional regulatory obligations, implementing systems to comply with the obligations could be time consuming and expensive.

        See "—Fees and Taxes" for a discussion of fees we may collect in the future in connection with providing E-911.

Access to Networks

        Our customers must have broadband access to the Internet in order to use our service. Some providers of broadband access may have previously taken measures that interfere with their customers' ability to use our service. The extent of the legal obligation of providers of broadband access to allow their customers to use our service without interference, without imposing additional costs, and without degradation of service quality is not clear. If broadband providers interfere with our services, there will be a material adverse affect on us.

The Wireline Broadband Internet Access Services Proceeding

        On September 23, 2005, the FCC released an order concluding that wireline broadband Internet access, such as digital subscriber line, or DSL, is an information service, not a telecommunications service, and thus is subject to lighter regulation than the FCC applies to telecommunications services. This order may give providers of wireline broadband Internet access services the right to limit their customers' access to VoIP and Internet services, including our service, or otherwise discriminating against providers of VoIP services such that our service becomes less attractive to customers. However, because telecommunications carriers that provide wireline broadband Internet access services will remain subject to Title II of the Telecom Act, their ability to engage in discriminatory and anticompetitive behavior may be limited by other provisions of law.

        To facilitate a smooth transition to this new regulatory regime, the FCC's September 23, 2005 order requires facilities-based wireline broadband Internet access service providers to continue providing their wireline broadband transmission offerings on the same terms and conditions for one year from the effective date of the order.

        The same day as the September 23, 2005 order, the FCC released a policy statement expressing its position that consumers should have access to the Internet and Internet-based services like ours. The FCC stated that consumers should be able to access content, connect equipment and run applications of their choice. The policy statement also reaffirms that consumers are entitled to competition among network service, application and content providers. The document is only a statement of policy and is not independently enforceable, and the ability and willingness of the FCC to protect access to these services is unclear. However, we believe the policy statement indicates that the FCC may protect

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consumers' access to VoIP services like ours. In that regard, as a condition to the FCC's October 31, 2005 approval of the mergers of Verizon and MCI and SBC and AT&T, the FCC required each of the merged companies to commit to conducting business in a manner that comports with the policy statement for two years from the merger closing dates.

Bundling of DSL and Voice Services by Incumbent Telephone Companies

        In March 2005, the FCC ruled that state public utility commissions cannot require that incumbent telecommunications carriers permit competing carriers to provide voice service to retail customers over the same copper wires used by the incumbent carriers to provide DSL service. As a result of this ruling, many incumbent carriers no longer permit retail customers to purchase DSL as a stand-alone service. This ruling makes our service much less attractive to customers who obtain broadband Internet access through an incumbent telecommunications carrier because the incumbent carrier can require them to buy voice service together with DSL. While some incumbent carriers continue to make DSL available on a stand-alone basis, they have no legal obligation to do so and could discontinue such offerings at any time. However, in connection with its approval of the mergers of SBC and AT&T and Verizon and MCI, the FCC required each of the merged companies to offer DSL to consumers without requiring them also to purchase voice service for two years from the start dates. These conditions could make our service more attractive to our customers who obtain broadband Internet access through the merged entities. In addition to the FCC's requirements, some states imposed conditions on their approvals of the mergers that require the merged companies to offer stand-alone DSL.

The FCC's Consent Decree with the Madison River Companies

        In February 2005, we filed a complaint with the FCC alleging that the Madison River Companies were improperly blocking our VoIP traffic on its DSL network. The FCC investigated our complaint and, in March 2005, entered into a consent decree with the Madison River Companies. While admitting to no wrongdoing, the Madison River Companies agreed to pay $15,000 to the United States Treasury and agreed not to block ports used for VoIP applications or otherwise prevent customers from accessing VoIP applications. The consent decree is scheduled to expire on September 3, 2007, but it could expire sooner under certain limited circumstances.

        We believe the consent decree, like the FCC's September 23, 2005 policy statement and the condition imposed by the FCC on the mergers of SBC and AT&T and Verizon and MCI, indicates that the FCC is willing to take action to ensure that providers of wireline broadband Internet access services do not improperly deny consumers access to VoIP and other Internet applications. However, the consent decree is limited by its terms to the Madison River Companies, and the FCC has not prohibited all broadband Internet access service providers from engaging in similar behavior. Moreover, the consent decree relies on a section of the Telecom Act that applies only to telecommunications common carriers, and it is unclear whether the FCC has the legal authority to prohibit other broadband Internet access service providers from engaging in similar behavior. Finally, because the consent decree predates the FCC's September 23, 2005 order that wireline broadband Internet access service is an information service, it is unclear whether the FCC would be willing or able to prohibit similar conduct by other providers in the future.

The Supreme Court's Brand X Decision

        On June 27, 2005, the United States Supreme Court issued a decision in National Cable and Telecommunications Association v. Brand X, upholding an FCC ruling that cable modem service is an information service and not a telecommunications service. Under this decision, providers of cable modem service may be able to restrict or interfere with their customers' access to and use of our service.

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Assistance to Law Enforcement

        The Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act, or CALEA, requires certain communications service providers to assist law enforcement agencies in conducting lawfully authorized electronic surveillance. On September 23, 2005, the FCC released an order concluding that CALEA applies to VoIP providers that, like us, offer services that allow users to receive calls from, and make calls to, the public switched telecommunications network. The FCC established a deadline of May 14, 2007 for VoIP providers to comply with the requirements of CALEA. We have already begun to implement a solution, using a third party vendor, that we believe will enable us to comply with the requirements of CALEA and the September 23, 2005 order. On May 3, 2006, the FCC adopted a second order. The order clarifies that the FCC will not establish standards for VoIP providers to comply with CALEA. Instead, the FCC directs law enforcement agencies, experts and the industry to develop the standards. The FCC's order clarifies that VoIP providers may use third party vendors to comply with the requirements of CALEA. Should the FCC take additional actions that require us to implement capabilities that significantly differ from those we currently plan to deploy, we may face technical obstacles, or may incur additional expense in order to comply.

Universal Service Fund

        FCC regulations require providers of interstate telecommunications services, but not providers of information services, to contribute to the federal Universal Service Fund, or USF. USF contributions are currently calculated as a percentage of interstate and international revenue. Currently, we are not required to contribute directly to the USF, although we do contribute indirectly to the USF through our purchase of telecommunications services from our suppliers. If VoIP services like ours are considered telecommunications services, we may be required to contribute directly to the USF. In addition, the FCC is considering a number of proposals that could alter the way that the USF is assessed. For instance, the FCC is considering an assessment based on the use of telephone numbers. In the future, we may be required to contribute directly to the USF or may face additional costs due to an increase in the contribution obligations of our suppliers.

Intercarrier Compensation

        The FCC is currently seeking comment concerning proposed reforms of the intercarrier compensation system, which is a set of FCC rules and regulations by which telecommunications carriers compensate each other for the use of their respective networks. These rules and regulations affect the prices we pay to our suppliers for access to the facilities and services that they provide to us, such as termination of calls by our customers onto the public switched telephone network.

Access to Telephone Numbers and Local Number Portability

        Our service and features depend on our ability to assign to customers the phone numbers they want. FCC regulations affect our ability to do this and the cost at which we can do it.

Access to New Telephone Numbers

        Current FCC rules prohibit VoIP providers from directly obtaining telephone numbers from the entities that control them, which are the North American Numbering Plan Administrator and the Pooling Administrator. Instead, VoIP providers must obtain numbers indirectly through licensed telecommunications carriers. SBC Internet Services, Inc., an unlicensed VoIP provider, filed a petition with the FCC seeking limited waiver of rules that limit the direct assignment of telephone numbers to licensed telecommunications carriers. The FCC granted SBC Internet Services' petition and stated that it will provide similar relief in response to petitions from other similarly-situated VoIP providers. We filed a petition requesting similar relief in March 2005. Our petition remains pending.

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Local Number Portability

        We currently offer "local number portability," a service that allows customers to move their existing telephone numbers from another provider to our service. Only regulated telecommunications providers have access to the centralized number databases that facilitate this process. Because we are not a regulated telecommunications provider, we must rely on telecommunications providers to process our local number portability requests. If our waiver petition is granted, we will have the ability to process number porting requests directly. We are also working with industry groups to advocate for a more efficient local number portability process.

California Public Utility Commission Area Code Relief Petition

        On September 9, 2005, the FCC granted, in part, a petition from the California Public Utilities Commission, or CPUC, seeking authority to implement a specialized area code overlay in California that may require VoIP providers, among others, to assign telephone numbers only from designated area codes. The FCC's order allows the CPUC to determine what services will be required to assign numbers from the designated area codes. The CPUC has not yet done so, however, should it determine that VoIP providers must assign telephone numbers from the designated area codes, we could be placed at a competitive disadvantage compared to traditional telecommunications providers because our ability to offer telephone numbers from a variety of California area codes would be limited. Also, future customers may not be able to transfer their existing telephone numbers to our service. These results could have a material adverse effect on our business. A number of parties have filed petitions for reconsideration of the FCC's order that could result in the modification of the FCC's conclusion.

Other FCC Proceedings That Could Affect VoIP Services

        On February 12, 2004, the FCC opened a broad rulemaking proceeding concerning VoIP and other IP-based services. The rulemaking includes a myriad of issues relating to VoIP services. For example, the FCC is seeking comment in this proceeding on whether to subject VoIP services to disability access requirements set out in the Telecom Act, the potential application of certain consumer protection rules that currently apply only to telecommunications carriers and other issues relating to use and assignment of numbering resources, universal service requirements, intercarrier compensation arrangements, and the impact of the proliferation of VoIP services on rural carriers. The outcome of this proceeding may affect the way we operate our business.

        There also are several recent or ongoing FCC proceedings initiated by various persons that relate to VoIP and other Internet services. Certain of the FCC's conclusions in these proceedings could have an indirect effect on the VoIP industry generally and on our business.

State Regulatory Status

        A number of states have begun to analyze the appropriate regulation of VoIP services; however, the FCC's November 12, 2004 ruling with respect to the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission has at present largely preempted state public utility commission regulation of our services. Several states have appealed the FCC's order. Based on the outcome of those appeals, we could become subject to additional regulation by state public utility commissions.

Federal Legislative Activities

        The United States Congress may consider various pieces of legislation in its current session that could amend the Telecom Act and could affect our business. These bills propose, among other things, to deregulate advanced Internet communications services such as IP networks and the applications provided over such networks and require all Internet telephone providers to provide certain 911 services similar to those already required under the FCC's order. We do not know whether any of these proposals will become law.

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Fees and Taxes

        There are numerous fees and taxes assessed on traditional telephone services that we believe have not been applicable to us and that we have not paid in the past. Currently, we only collect and remit sales taxes for customers with a billing address in New Jersey, where our corporate operations are conducted. However, as a result of a sales tax initiative in certain states and sales tax agreements we have entered into with three other states, we began collecting and remitting sales taxes in 21 additional states effective May 1, 2006. We also believe it is likely that we will be eventually required to collect and remit sales taxes in virtually all U.S. states that charge sales taxes. This will have the effect of decreasing any price advantage we may have.

        Some states have taken the position that we should have collected and remitted sales taxes in the past and are seeking to collect those past sales taxes from us and to impose fines, penalties or interest charges on us. In addition to sales taxes, there are various state, municipal and local taxes and fees that are applicable to traditional telephone companies that we believe are not and should not be applicable to us. If, contrary to our belief, we are or become subject to these taxes or fees, we will be required to pay or collect and remit them, which would decrease any price advantage we may have when we compete for customers in those areas. In addition, we could be required to pay these taxes or fees, and related charges, retroactively. We have recorded a reserve of $11.9 million as of March 31, 2006 as our best estimate of our potential tax exposure should there be any retroactive assessments. If our ultimate liability exceeds that amount, it could have a material adverse effect on us.

        In addition, we may be required to pay increased fees to state and other authorities in connection with E-911. We began charging customers an Emergency 911 Cost Recovery fee of $0.99 per month, effective March 7, 2006. This fee is designed to cover some of our costs associated with complying with E-911 regulation and our national 911 emergency call center. State and local governments may also assess fees to pay for emergency services in a customer's community. We expect to begin collecting these 911-related fees and remitting them to the appropriate authorities later this year. Calls to 911 are answered by public safety agencies supported by state and local fees on traditional telephone companies. A handful of states address how VoIP providers should contribute to support public safety agencies, and in these states we have begun to remit fees to the appropriate state agencies. We have also recently contacted authorities in many of the other states to discuss how we can financially contribute to their 911 system. Although it is too early to predict how much we will be asked to pay, we expect this fee for most of our customers to be between approximately $0.50 to $1.50 per month, and as high as $3.00 for a limited number of our customers, depending on their location. These 911 fees will also have the effect of decreasing any price advantage we may have.

International Regulation

        The regulation of VoIP services is evolving throughout the world. The introduction and proliferation of VoIP services have prompted many countries to reexamine their regulatory policies. Some countries do not regulate VoIP services, others have taken a light-handed approach to regulation, and still others regulate VoIP services the same as traditional telephony. In some countries, VoIP services are prohibited. Several countries have recently completed or are actively holding consultations on how to regulate VoIP providers and services. We currently provide VoIP services internationally in Canada and the United Kingdom.

Canada

        On April 12, 2004, we began offering VoIP services in Canada through our subsidiary, Vonage Canada Corp.

        Classification and Regulation of VoIP Services.    The Telecommunications Act governs the regulation of providers of telecommunications services in Canada. Because we do not own or operate transmission facilities in Canada, we are considered a telecommunications service provider rather than a

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telecommunications common carrier. Telecommunications service providers are subject to less regulation than telecommunications common carriers, but do have to comply with various regulatory requirements depending on the nature of their business.

        Shortly before we launched our service in Canada, the Canadian regulator, the CRTC, commenced a proceeding to review the regulatory framework for voice communications services using Internet Protocol. On May 12, 2005, the CRTC stated that VoIP services permitting users to make local calls over the public switched telephone network generally will be regulated by the same rules that apply to traditional local telephone services. Because we are not a telecommunications common carrier, we will not be subject to such regulation. Under the CRTC's decision, however, we are required to register as a local VoIP reseller in order to obtain access to certain services from other telecommunications providers. We registered as a reseller on May 26, 2005.

        The CRTC's May 12, 2005 decision provided that VoIP providers who are registered as local VoIP resellers will be able to obtain numbers and portability from Canadian local exchange carriers, but will not be able to obtain numbers directly from the Canadian Numbering Administrator or to have direct access to the local number portability database. The CRTC's decision also identified other obligations of VoIP providers, such as contributing to a national service fund, complying with consumer protection, data and privacy requirements and providing access for the disabled. The details of these requirements have been referred to industry groups for further study. Certain aspects of the decision are the subject of pending appeals by other Canadian VoIP providers. We do not know what requirements will ultimately be imposed nor the potential cost that compliance may entail. The CRTC found that it is technically feasible for VoIP providers to support special services for hearing-impaired customers.

        Provision of 911 Services.    On April 4, 2005, the CRTC released a ruling requiring certain providers of VoIP services, like us, to provide interim access to emergency services at a level comparable to traditional basic 911 service by July 3, 2005 or such later date as the CRTC may approve on application by a service provider. Under the interim solution adopted by the regulator for the provision of VoIP 911 services, customers of local VoIP services who dial 911 will generally be routed to a call center, where agents answer the call, verbally determine the location of the caller, and transfer the call to the appropriate emergency services agency.

        VoIP service providers were also required to notify their customers about any limitations on their ability to provide 911 services in a manner to be determined. We participated with other members of the industry in making a recommendation to the CRTC on such specific requirements, and the recommendation has been endorsed by the regulator. As a result, beginning on January 18, 2006, Vonage began to include certain disclosures pertaining to 911 call delivery in its advertisements and terms of service using language approved by the CRTC.

United Kingdom

        On January 6, 2005, we began offering VoIP services in the United Kingdom through our subsidiary, Vonage Limited.

        In the United Kingdom, VoIP services like ours are electronic communications services and are regulated by the Communications Act (2003). Under the Communications Act, communications providers operate under general terms and conditions, called General Conditions of Entitlement, rather than obtaining individual licenses. Some of the General Conditions of Entitlement, such as those requiring the provision of access to emergency services, apply only to communications providers of Publicly Available Telephone Services. We are evaluating whether our service may be considered a Publicly Available Telephone Service and the possible effect on our business of being designated as a provider of a Publicly Available Telephone Service. Designation as a Publicly Available Telephone Service will result in heightened regulatory oversight of our service in the United Kingdom, but, as discussed below, also will confer certain advantages.

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        On September 6, 2004, Ofcom, the United Kingdom's communications regulator, issued a consultation and interim guidance note that set out Ofcom's interim position on the application of the United Kingdom's regulatory framework to services like ours. Ofcom has adopted the term "New Voice Services" to refer to services, like ours, that use VoIP technology. The September 6, 2004 interim guidance note allows providers of New Voice Services to enter the market and offer customers access to emergency services by dialing 999 or 112 without complying with the other rules applicable to providers of Publicly Available Telephone Services. On December 20, 2004, Ofcom issued a clarification of its September 6, 2004 interim guidance note with respect to number portability. Ofcom stated that New Voice Service providers were eligible for number portability only if they provided a Publicly Available Telephone Service. We intend to assert that our service is a Publicly Available Telephone Service, but if our service is not so designated and customers cannot port their numbers to us, we may be at a competitive disadvantage.

        On February 22, 2006, Ofcom issued a new consultation concerning the regulation of VoIP services. Among a number of other issues, Ofcom is considering modification of the regulatory obligations imposed on VoIP providers, procedures for investigating any allegations that VoIP providers are failing to meet emergency services or network reliability standards, and to make number portability more readily available to VoIP service providers. We cannot predict when Ofcom will release a ruling in this proceeding or how its conclusions may affect our business.

        General Condition of Entitlement No. 14 applies to us as a provider of a New Voice Service. That condition requires each communications provider to put in place a Code of Practice for its residential and small business customers that includes complaint handling and dispute resolution procedures. In conjunction with Ofcom's consultation on New Voice Services, we have been working with other providers and Ofcom to develop appropriate procedures for New Voice Services providers. Ofcom has approved our Code of Practice. As part of the approval process, we have become a member of the dispute resolution scheme administered by the United Kingdom's Office of the Telecommunications Ombudsman.

        As a New Voice Service provider, we have the right to obtain telephone numbers from Ofcom in accordance with the United Kingdom National Numbering Plan. We are also subject to general consumer protection conditions regarding contracts, billing and other interactions with customers.

Other International Markets

        We are exploring the legal and regulatory requirements for offering our services in various other international markets. We are considering offering service in several countries, and we have received a Service Based Operator (Individual) license to provide IP Telephony Services in Singapore. We currently offer customers the ability to obtain telephone numbers from France, Italy, Mexico, the Republic of Ireland and Spain, and we may also offer phone numbers from a number of other countries. Each country has a different regulatory regime, and these differences likely will continue for the foreseeable future. Moreover, the applicable requirements could change as competition develops. Changes in communications laws, policies or regulations in the countries in which we operate could affect our operations and financial condition.

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MANAGEMENT

Directors, Executive Officers and Other Key Employees

        Our executive officers and directors and their ages as of May 1, 2006 are:

Name
   Age
   Position
Jeffrey A. Citron   35   Director, Chairman and Chief Strategist

Michael Snyder
 
53
 
Director and Chief Executive Officer

John S. Rego
 
44
 
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

Louis A. Mamakos
 
46
 
Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer

Sharon A. O'Leary
 
48
 
Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary

Michael Tribolet
 
37
 
President, Vonage America Inc.

Betsy S. Atkins
 
50
 
Director

Peter Barris
 
54
 
Director

Morton David
 
69
 
Director

Orit Gadiesh
 
55
 
Director

J. Sanford Miller
 
56
 
Director

Hugh Panero
 
50
 
Director

Governor Thomas J. Ridge
 
60
 
Director

John J. Roberts
 
61
 
Director

Harry Weller
 
36
 
Director

        Our other key employees and their ages as of May 1, 2006 are:

Name
   Age
   Position
C. William (Bill) Rainey   54   President, Vonage Canada Corp.

Kerry Ritz
 
47
 
Managing Director, Vonage Limited (UK)

Directors and Executive Officers

        Jeffrey A. Citron, Director, Chairman and Chief Strategist.    Jeffrey A. Citron was our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer from January 2001 through February 2006. He resigned from his position as Chief Executive Officer and became our Chief Strategist in February 2006. In 1995, Mr. Citron founded The Island ECN, a computerized trading system designed to automate the order execution process. Mr. Citron became the Chairman and CEO of Datek Online Holdings Corp. in February 1998 and departed The Island ECN and Datek in October 1999. Mr. Citron did not attend college. For more information about Mr. Citron, see "Information Regarding Our Founder, Chairman and Chief Strategist."

        Michael Snyder, Director and Chief Executive Officer.    Michael Snyder joined Vonage in February 2006 as our Chief Executive Officer and is responsible for the day-to-day management and

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operations of our business. Mr. Snyder joined our board of directors in March 2006. From 1997 to February 2006, Mr. Snyder served as President of ADT Security Services, Inc., a subsidiary of Tyco International Ltd. Mr. Snyder joined ADT in 1977 and served in various positions prior to 1997.

        John S. Rego, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer.    John S. Rego joined Vonage as Chief Financial Officer in July 2002 and manages accounting, finance, business development, planning, taxation, facilities and investor relations. From 2001 to 2002, Mr. Rego served as Vice President of Finance for business operations at RCN Corporation. From 1998 to 2000, Mr. Rego served in a variety of corporate and operational finance positions at Winstar Communications, including Vice President of Finance for the SME, Internet, Web Hosting and Professional Services divisions. Additionally, Mr. Rego spent over 14 years in practice as a certified public accountant with international CPA firms.

        Louis A. Mamakos, Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer.    Louis A. Mamakos has been our Chief Technology Officer since July 2004 and oversees all technology functions at Vonage, which include new product and services development, supervision of all research projects and integration of all technology-based activities into Vonage's corporate strategy. Prior to joining Vonage, Mr. Mamakos served as a Fellow for Hyperchip, Inc., a start-up that built scaleable, high-performance core routers, from July 2002 to May 2004. Prior to Hyperchip, Mr. Mamakos held various engineering and architecture positions at UUNET Technologies, now known as MCI, from 1993 to May 2002. Prior to UUNET Technologies, Mr. Mamakos spent nearly 12 years as Assistant Manager for Network Infrastructure at the University of Maryland, College Park.

        Sharon A. O'Leary, Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary.    Sharon A. O'Leary joined Vonage in August 2005 as Chief Legal Officer. From 2002 to 2005, Ms. O'Leary served as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of TeleTech Holdings Inc. From 2000 to 2002, she was Senior Vice President and General Counsel for LoneTree Capital, a venture capital firm. From 1998 to 2000, Ms. O'Leary was Vice President—Law with MediaOne Group, where she managed the general corporate securities, antitrust, litigation, risk management, human resources and public relations advice areas of the law department. From 1987 to 1998, Ms. O'Leary held various commercial transactions positions within the legal department of U S WEST, with the exception of a four-year break from 1993 to 1997 when she was a Partner with the law firm of Browning, Kaleczyc, Berry & Hoven, managing its mergers and acquisitions practice.

        Michael Tribolet, President, Vonage America Inc.    Michael Tribolet has served as President of Vonage America Inc. since April 2006 and is responsible for overseeing sales, marketing, customer care and a variety of operations functions. From 2003 to April 2006, he previously served as Executive Vice President of Operations and managed system operations, system applications, carrier relations, network operations, logistics and quality assurance. Prior to joining Vonage, Mr. Tribolet served as Vice President of Operations at Dialpad Communications from 2000 to 2003. Prior to Dialpad, Mr. Tribolet served as President at Data Products International from 1993 to 2000.

        Betsy S. Atkins, Director.    Betsy S. Atkins joined our board of directors in July 2005. Ms. Atkins has served as Chief Executive Officer of Baja Ventures, an independent venture capital firm focused on the technology and life sciences industry, since 1994 and previously served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of NCI, Inc., a functional food/nutraceutical company, from 1991 through 1993. Ms. Atkins was a co-founder of Ascend Communications Corporation in 1989, where she served as a Director until its acquisition by Lucent Technologies in 1999. Ms. Atkins served as a Presidential Appointee to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. board from 2001 to 2003. Ms. Atkins currently serves on the boards of directors of Chico's FAS, Inc., Polycom, Inc. and Reynolds American, Inc. and previously served on the boards of directors of Lucent Technologies, HealthSouth Corporation,

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McDATA Corporation, UTStarcom Inc., Paychex, Inc., SunPower Corporation and Wilmington Trust Corporation. She is a Faculty Member of the National Association of Corporation Directors and a member on the British Telecom Advisory Board, the Nasdaq Nominating Committee and the Council on Foreign Relations.

        Peter Barris, Director.    Peter Barris joined our board of directors in September 2004. Mr. Barris has served as Managing General Partner of New Enterprise Associates, LLC, or NEA, since 1999. He has been with NEA since 1992, and he serves as either an executive officer or General Partner of various NEA entities. Mr. Barris serves on the boards of directors of the Mid-Atlantic Venture Association, the National Venture Capital Association and Venture Philanthropy Partners and is a Member of the Board of Trustees of Northwestern University, the Board of Overseers of the Tuck School at Dartmouth College and the Board of Advisors of the Tuck's Center for Private Equity and Entrepreneurship at Dartmouth College.

        Morton David, Director.    Morton David joined our board of directors in August 2001. Mr. David served as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Franklin Computer Corporation (later Franklin Electronic Publishers, Inc.) from 1983 to 1998. Mr. David currently serves on the board of directors of Sharper Image Corporation and previously served on the board of directors of Datek Online Holdings Corp. from 1998 until its acquisition by Ameritrade Holdings in 2002.

        Orit Gadiesh, Director.    Orit Gadiesh joined our board of directors in August 2005. Ms. Gadiesh has served as Chairman of Bain & Company, a global strategy consulting firm, since 1993. Ms. Gadiesh also serves on the boards of directors of WPP Group plc, The Peres Institute for Peace and the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston. She is a Member of the Council on Foreign Relations, a Member of the Board of Governors of the World Economic Forum and a Trustee for Eisenhower Fellowships. Ms. Gadiesh is also an active board or council member at the Harvard Business School visiting committee, the Kellogg School, the Harvard Medical School Advisory Council for Cell Biology and Pathology and the International Advisory Board at HEC (Haute Ecole Commerciale) in France.

        J. Sanford Miller, Director.    J. Sanford (Sandy) Miller joined our board of directors in January 2004. Mr. Miller is a General Partner in Institutional Venture Partners (IVP), which he joined in April 2006. Prior to joining IVP, Mr. Miller was a Senior Partner at 3i, which he joined in 2001. Prior to joining 3i, Mr. Miller co-founded Thomas Weisel Partners in 1998, where he was a Member of the Executive Committee, Chief Administrative and Strategic Officer and Co-Director of Investment Banking. From 1990 to 1998, Mr. Miller was a Senior Partner at Montgomery Securities, where he led the technology and healthcare groups. Previously, he was a Managing Director and ran the technology and healthcare investment banking divisions in San Francisco for Merrill Lynch from 1987 to 1990. Mr. Miller is a College Trustee at the University of Virginia and serves on the Management Board of the Stanford Graduate School of Business. Mr. Miller is our Lead Director.

        Hugh Panero, Director.    Hugh Panero joined our board of directors in January 2006. Mr. Panero has been the President and Chief Executive Officer of XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc., or XM, since 1998, where he also serves on the board of directors. From 1993 to 1998, Mr. Panero was President and Chief Executive Officer of Request Television, and from 1982 to 1993, Mr. Panero held several positions with Time Warner Cable of New York City, including Vice President of Marketing. In May 2006, actions were filed in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia on behalf of a purported nationwide class of purchasers of XM's common stock against XM and Mr. Panero, its chief executive officer, alleging securities fraud. XM has stated that it believes the allegations are without merit.

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        Governor Thomas J. Ridge, Director.    Governor Thomas J. Ridge joined our board of directors in August 2005. From January 2003 to January 2005, Governor Ridge served as the Secretary of the United States Department of Homeland Security. From 2001 through 2002, Governor Ridge served as the Special Assistant to the President for Homeland Security, an Executive Office created by President Bush in October 2001. Governor Ridge served as Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for two terms from 1995 through 2001 and was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1983 through 1995. Governor Ridge currently serves on the boards of directors of The Home Depot, Inc. and Exelon Corporation.

        John J. Roberts, Director.    John J. Roberts joined our board of directors in August 2004. Mr. Roberts served as Global Managing Partner for PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP from 1998 until his retirement in June 2002. From 1994 to 1998, Mr. Roberts served as Chief Operating Officer of Coopers & Lybrand, which merged with Price Waterhouse in 1998. He currently serves on the boards of directors and audit committees of Armstrong Holdings, Inc., Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. and the Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust. He is a Member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

        Harry Weller, Director.    Harry Weller joined our board of directors in November 2003. Mr. Weller joined NEA in 2002 as a Partner and serves as Assistant Vice President of NEA Development Corp. From 1998 to 2001, Mr. Weller served as a Partner at FBR Technology Venture Partners.

Other Key Employees

        C. William (Bill) Rainey, President, Vonage Canada Corp.    Bill Rainey has served as President of Vonage Canada since June 2004 and is responsible for sales, marketing, public relations, customer care and meeting operating budgets for Vonage Canada Corp. Prior to joining Vonage, Mr. Rainey served as Senior Vice President Commercial Services at GT Group Telecom, a national Toronto-based telecommunications company, from 1999 to 2002.

        Kerry Ritz, Managing Director, Vonage Limited.    Kerry Ritz joined Vonage as Managing Director in January 2005 and is responsible for sales, marketing, public relations, customer care and meeting operating budgets for Vonage Limited, our U.K. subsidiary. From 2000 to 2003, Mr. Ritz served as Director of Customer Strategy at 3, Europe's first wireless 3G operation owned by Hutchison Whampoa Ltd, and was responsible for business and marketing strategy, device development, product strategy and international development.

Board Composition

        Upon completion of this offering, our directors will be divided into three classes serving staggered three-year terms. Class I, Class II and Class III directors will serve until our annual meetings of stockholders in 2007, 2008 and 2009, respectively. Upon expiration of the term of class of directors, directors in that class will be eligible to be elected for a new three-year term at the annual meeting of stockholders in the year in which their term expires. This classification of directors could have the effect of increasing the length of time necessary to change the composition of a majority of our board of directors. In general, at least two annual meetings of stockholders will be necessary for stockholders to effect a change in a majority of the members of our board of directors.

        Our board of directors currently consists of eleven members. Mr. Barris, Governor Ridge and Mr. Weller are Class I directors and will serve for one year. Ms. Gadiesh, Mr. Miller, Mr. Roberts and Mr. Snyder are Class II directors and will serve for two years. Ms. Atkins, Mr. Citron, Mr. David and Mr. Panero are Class III directors and will serve for three years. Our board has determined that nine

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of our current directors—Ms. Atkins, Mr. Barris, Mr. David, Ms. Gadiesh, Mr. Miller, Mr. Panero, Governor Ridge, Mr. Roberts and Mr. Weller—are independent directors, as defined by the applicable rules of the New York Stock Exchange.

Board Committees

        The standing committees of our board of directors consist of an audit committee, a compensation committee and a nominating and governance committee.

Audit Committee

        The audit committee oversees our financial reporting process on behalf of the board of directors and reports to the board of directors the results of these activities, including the systems of internal controls established by management and the board of directors, our audit and compliance process and financial reporting. The audit committee, among other duties, engages the independent public accountants, pre-approves all audit and non-audit services provided by the independent public accountants, reviews with the independent public accountants the plans and results of the audit engagement, considers the compatibility of any non-audit services provided by the independent public accountants with the independence of such auditors and reviews the independence of the independent public accountants. Mr. Roberts (Chairman), Ms. Atkins, Mr. David and Mr. Miller currently serve on our audit committee. The board of directors has determined that audit committee members must meet the independence standards for audit committees of companies listed on the New York Stock Exchange.

        Each member of the audit committee meets the standards for financial knowledge for companies listed on the New York Stock Exchange. In addition, the board of directors has determined that Mr. Roberts is qualified as an audit committee financial expert within the meaning of SEC regulations.

Nominating and Governance Committee

        The nominating and governance committee is responsible for identifying and recommending director nominees, determining the composition of our board of directors, recommending directors to serve on our various committees, determining compensation for non-executive directors, implementing our corporate governance guidelines and developing self-evaluation methodology to be used by our board of directors and its committees to assess board effectiveness. Ms. Atkins (Chairman), Ms. Gadiesh, Governor Ridge and Mr. Weller currently serve on our nominating and governance committee.

Compensation Committee

        The compensation committee reviews and recommends compensation and benefit plans for our officers, reviews base salary and incentive compensation for each executive officer, reviews and approves corporate goals and objectives relevant to the compensation of our Chief Strategist, CEO and executive officers, administers our incentive compensation program for key executive and management employees and reviews and approves equity-based plans and employee benefit plans. Mr. David (Chairman), Mr. Barris, Mr. Miller, Mr. Panero and Governor Ridge currently serve on our compensation committee.

Code of Business Conduct and Ethics

        Our board of directors has adopted a code of business conduct and ethics which establishes the standards of ethical conduct applicable to all directors, officers and employees of our company. The code addresses, among other things, conflicts of interest, compliance with disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting, corporate opportunities and confidentiality requirements. The audit committee is responsible for applying and interpreting our code of business conduct in situations where questions are presented to it.

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Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation

        None of the members of our compensation committee is an executive officer or employee of our company. None of our executive officers serves as a member of the compensation committee of any entity that has one or more executive officers serving on our compensation committee.

Director Compensation

        Our directors who are not officers or employees of our company receive an annual retainer fee of $10,000, and receive $2,500 for attendance at each regular board meeting. Our audit committee chairman receives an additional annual retainer of $10,000.

        On the date they commence service on our board of directors, newly elected directors receive an option to purchase 125,000 shares of our common stock at an exercise price not less than the fair market value of our common stock on the date of grant. Beginning December 1 and the 1st day of the last month of each quarter, directors who are not officers or employees of our company are awarded options to purchase 8,929 shares of our common stock at an exercise price not less than the fair market value of our common stock on the date of grant. Directors' stock options vest in equal monthly installments over a period of four years and vest in full upon a change in control.

        We reimburse all directors for reasonable and necessary expenses they incur in performing their duties as directors of our company. Directors who are officers or employees of our company do not receive any additional compensation for serving as directors, except for reimbursement of their expenses in fulfilling their duties.

Executive Compensation

        The following table summarizes, for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005, the compensation paid to or earned by our Chief Executive Officer and our three other executive officers serving in such capacity as of December 31, 2005.

 
   Annual Compensation
   Long-Term
Compensation
Awards
    
Name and Principal Position
   Year
   Salary
   Bonus
   Other
Annual
Compensation(1)
   Securities
Underlying
Options
   All Other
Compensation(2)
Jeffrey A. Citron
Director, Chairman and Chief Strategist(3)		   2005   $ 400,000   $ 540,000   $ 62,500   3,928,572   $ 15,899

John S. Rego
Executive Vice President and CFO
 
2005
 
$
235,096
 
$
240,000
 
$
—
 
274,644
 
$
15,899

Louis A. Mamakos
Chief Technology Officer
 
2005
 
$
196,154
 
$
130,000
 
$
—
 
178,572
 
$
12,540

Sharon A. O'Leary
Chief Legal Officer
 
2005
 
$
96,154
 
$
100,000
 
$
21,325
 
178,572
 
$
—
(1)
Other Annual Compensation consists of travel and expense reimbursement for Mr. Citron and relocation expenses of $16,088, and a tax gross-up payment related thereto, for Ms. O'Leary.

(2)
All Other Compensation consists of company 401(k) contributions ($6,000) and company-paid insurance ($9,899 in the case of Messrs. Citron and Rego and $6,540 in the case of Mr. Mamakos).

(3)
Mr. Citron was formerly our Chief Executive Officer and became our Chairman and Chief Strategist as of February 27, 2006.

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Option Grants in the Last Completed Fiscal Year

        The following table sets forth information regarding grants of options on April 1, 2005 and August 1, 2005 to purchase shares of our common stock to our named executive officers during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005.

 
   Individual Grants
Name
   Number of
Securities
Underlying
Options
Granted(1)
   Percent of
Total Options
Granted to
Employees in
Fiscal Year
   Exercise
Price
($/Share)
   Expiration
Date(2)
   Grant Date
Present
Value
Per Option(3)
   Value on
Grant Date
Jeffrey A. Citron   357,143
3,571,429		   4.3
43.5		 %
%		 $7.42
$8.82		   4/1/2015
8/1/2015		   $
$		 2.38
2.83		   $
$		 850,000
10,107,144
John S. Rego   185,358
89,286		   2.3
1.1		 %
%		 $7.42
$8.82		   4/1/2015
8/1/2015		   $
$		 2.38
2.83		   $
$		 441,152
252,679
Louis A. Mamakos   89,286
89,286		   1.1
1.1		 %
%		 $7.42
$8.82		   4/1/2015
8/1/2015		   $
$		 2.38
2.83		   $
$		 212,500
252,679
Sharon A. O'Leary   178,572   2.2 % $8.82   8/1/2015   $ 2.83   $ 505,359
(1)
The options were granted pursuant to our 2001 Stock Option Plan and have a term of ten years. The options vest in equal monthly installments over a period of four years. In addition, in the case of Mr. Citron, the options vest in full upon termination of his employment without cause or for good reason, Mr. Citron's death or disability, or a change in control. In the case of Mr. Rego and Ms. O'Leary, the options vest in full upon termination of employment without cause or for good reason or after a change of control.

(2)
The expiration dates set forth in this column represent the latest dates on which the options could be exercised by the option holder if such option holder remained employed by us.

(3)
The dollar amounts set forth in these columns are estimated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model, based on the following assumptions: expected volatility, 0%; risk-free rate of return, 4.36%; dividend yield, 0%; and expected contractual life, 8.87 years.

Fiscal Year-End Option Values

        The following table provides information concerning exercisable and unexercisable options held by our named executive officers for the year ended December 31, 2005. There were no option exercises by the named executive officers during the year ended December 31, 2005.

 
   Number of Securities
Underlying Unexercised
Options at Fiscal Year-End
   Value of Unexercised
In-the-Money Options
at Fiscal Year-End(1)
Name
  Exercisable
   Unexercisable
   Exercisable
   Unexercisable
Jeffrey A. Citron   1,392,179   4,747,550   $ 19,143,710   $ 47,559,426
John S. Rego   127,621   352,381   $ 1,768,182   $ 3,940,421
Louis A. Mamakos   35,715   196,429   $ 407,537   $ 1,994,620
Sharon A. O'Leary   14,881   163,691   $ 121,727   $ 1,338,992
(1)
There was no established public trading market for our common stock on December 31, 2005. Accordingly, these values have been calculated on the basis of the assumed initial public offering price of $17.00 per share (the midpoint of the range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus), less the applicable per share exercise price. These calculations do not take into account the effect of any taxes that may be applicable to the option exercises.

Employment Agreements

Jeffrey A. Citron

        Effective February 8, 2006, we entered into an amended and restated employment agreement with Mr. Citron providing for his employment as our Chairman and Chief Strategist. As Chairman and Chief Strategist, Mr. Citron will have responsibility for our overall strategy, technology matters, employee culture and public relations, and such other responsibilities, powers and authority as our board of directors may assign to him from time to time. The term of Mr. Citron's agreement, which

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will end on December 31, 2008, will automatically renew for additional one-year periods, unless either party gives notice at least 90 days prior to the end of the then-current term. In addition, in the event of a change in control as defined under our 2001 Stock Incentive Plan, the term will be extended to the first anniversary of such event, subject to automatic annual renewals as described above.

        Under his employment agreement, Mr. Citron is entitled to receive an annual base salary of at least $600,000. Mr. Citron also is eligible to receive an annual discretionary performance-based bonus in accordance with our annual bonus program for senior executives. Annual bonus payments under the program generally are related to the achievement of revenue and income (loss) from operations before depreciation and amortization targets, as well as personal contribution, with a target annual bonus equal to 100% of Mr. Citron's annual base salary. Our budget and business plan for the last several years has involved significant net losses and losses from operations before depreciation and amortization. Therefore, annual bonuses are paid even if we have net losses or losses from operations before depreciation and amortization.

        Under his agreement, we also will provide Mr. Citron with, and pay the cost of premium payments on, a term life insurance policy that provides for a death benefit of at least $1.5 million. The agreement also provides that, with respect to reasonable business-related airline expenses, Mr. Citron will be eligible for air travel reimbursement based on the cost of a first-class ticket on a commercial airline to and from the applicable business destinations and that any additional business-related airline expenses incurred, directly or indirectly, by Mr. Citron with respect to other employees shall be paid in accordance with our travel policy.

        During the term of his employment agreement, if we terminate Mr. Citron's employment without cause or he resigns with good reason and, in each case, Mr. Citron provides us with a general release of claims, he will be entitled to a prorated annual bonus for the year of termination, an amount equal to two times the sum of his annual base salary and annual bonus for the prior year, the payment of premiums for group health continuation coverage for a period of 18 months, 100% accelerated vesting and exercisability of the unvested portion of any equity-based awards or other long-term incentive compensation without regard to the satisfaction of any performance criteria, and the right to exercise each stock option for 12 months following termination of employment or, if earlier, until the expiration of the original maximum term of such option. In the event of Mr. Citron's death or disability during the term of his employment agreement, he will receive the same termination benefits as described above in the case of a termination without cause or resignation for good reason, except that he or his estate will receive a payment equal to one times, rather than two times, his salary and prior year's bonus.

        Immediately prior to a change in control, all unvested equity-based or other long-term incentive awards held by Mr. Citron will fully vest and become exercisable without regard to the satisfaction of any performance criteria. Mr. Citron also will be grossed up for any excise taxes payable by him under the Internal Revenue Code's "golden parachute" tax rules.

        Under the terms of Mr. Citron's employment agreement, he has agreed not to disclose any confidential information concerning our business. In addition, Mr. Citron has agreed not to solicit or to interfere with our relationship with any of our employees, officers or representatives or to solicit any of our customers, clients, suppliers, licensees or other business relations until three years following termination of his employment. Furthermore, Mr. Citron has entered into our form noncompetition agreement pursuant to which he has agreed not to engage in, become interested in, enter into employment with or provide services to any business (or any person, firm or corporation engaged in any business) that directly competes with our business until three years following termination of his employment.

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Michael Snyder

        Effective February 8, 2006, we entered into an agreement with Michael Snyder providing for his employment, commencing as of February 27, 2006, as Chief Executive Officer for an initial term of two years. The term will automatically renew for additional one-year periods, unless either party gives notice at least 90 days prior to the end of the then-current term. In the event of a change in control, the term will also be automatically extended until the first anniversary of the change of control, subject to automatic annual renewals as described above. As Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Snyder reports to our board of directors and is responsible for the day-to-day management and operation of our business, including the supervision of our finance, legal and human resource functions and the business activities of our principal operating units in the United States, United Kingdom and Canada. Under his employment agreement, Mr. Snyder is entitled to receive an annual base salary of $500,000, subject to review by our compensation committee. Mr. Snyder also is eligible to receive an annual discretionary performance-based bonus in accordance with our annual bonus program for senior executives. Annual bonus payments under the program generally are related to the achievement of revenue and income (loss) from operations before depreciation and amortization targets, as well as personal contribution. Our budget and business plan for the last several years has involved significant net losses and losses from operations before depreciation and amortization. Therefore, annual bonuses are paid even if we have net losses or losses from operations before depreciation and amortization.

        Mr. Snyder was granted a sign-on bonus, in February 2006, in the form of options to acquire 892,858 shares of our common stock at a price per share equal to the then fair market value of a share of our common stock. These options were granted pursuant to our 2001 Stock Incentive Plan and have a term of ten years. The options vest in equal monthly installments over a period of four years. In addition, the options granted to Mr. Snyder vest in full upon a change in control.

        During the term of his employment agreement, if we terminate Mr. Snyder's employment without cause or he resigns with good reason and, in each case, Mr. Snyder provides us with a general release of claims, he will be entitled to a prorated annual bonus for the year of termination, an amount equal to two times his base salary and up to $50,000 of outplacement services. If Mr. Snyder's employment is terminated by reason of death or disability, he will be entitled to a prorated annual bonus for the year of termination and an amount equal to his base salary for one year (reduced by the net amount of any disability benefits received by Mr. Snyder under our group disability policy). In the event of a change in control, Mr. Snyder's outstanding stock options will vest in full.

        Under the terms of Mr. Snyder's employment agreement, he has agreed not to disclose any confidential information concerning our business. In addition, Mr. Snyder has agreed not to solicit or to interfere with our relationship with any of our employees, officers or representatives or to interfere with our relationship with any of our customers, clients, suppliers, licensees or other business relations until 12 months following termination of his employment. Furthermore, Mr. Snyder has entered into our form noncompetition agreement pursuant to which he has agreed not to engage in, become interested in, enter into employment with or provide services to any business (or any person, firm or corporation engaged in any business) that directly competes with our business until 12 months following termination of his employment.

John S. Rego

        Effective August 1, 2005, we entered into an employment agreement with Mr. Rego providing for his employment as our Chief Financial Officer for an initial term of two years. The term will automatically renew for additional one-year periods, unless either party gives notice at least 90 days prior to the end of the then-current term. In the event of a change in control, the term will also be automatically extended until the first anniversary of the change of control. Under his employment agreement, Mr. Rego is entitled to receive an annual base salary of $250,000, subject to review by our

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compensation committee and our Chief Executive Officer. On January 18, 2006, our compensation committee raised Mr. Rego's salary to $300,000, effective March 15, 2006. Mr. Rego also is eligible to receive an annual discretionary performance-based bonus in accordance with our annual bonus program for senior executives. Annual bonus payments under the program generally are related to the achievement of revenue and income (loss) from operations before depreciation and amortization targets, as well as personal contribution. Our budget and business plan for the last several years has involved significant net losses and losses from operations before depreciation and amortization. Therefore, annual bonuses are paid even if we have net losses or losses from operations before depreciation and amortization.

        During the term of his employment agreement, if we terminate Mr. Rego's employment without cause or he resigns with good reason and, in each case, Mr. Rego provides us with a general release of claims, he will be entitled to a prorated annual bonus for the year of termination and an amount equal to his base salary for the longer of one year and the remainder of the term. If Mr. Rego's employment is terminated by reason of death or disability, he will be entitled to a prorated annual bonus for the year of termination and an amount equal to his base salary for one year (reduced by the net amount of any disability benefits received by Mr. Rego under our group disability policy). In the event of a termination of Mr. Rego's employment without cause or for good reason, in each case, on or after a change in control, Mr. Rego's outstanding stock options will vest in full.

        Under the terms of Mr. Rego's employment agreement, he has agreed not to disclose any confidential information concerning our business. In addition, Mr. Rego has agreed not to solicit or to interfere with our relationship with any of our employees, officers or representatives or to solicit any of our customers, clients, suppliers, licensees or other business relations until 12 months following termination of his employment. Furthermore, Mr. Rego has entered into our form noncompetition agreement pursuant to which he has agreed not to engage in, become interested in, enter into employment with or provide services to any business (or any person, firm or corporation engaged in any business) that directly competes with our business until 12 months following termination of his employment.

Louis A. Mamakos

        Effective August 1, 2005, we entered into an employment agreement with Mr. Mamakos providing for his employment as our Chief Technology Officer for an initial term of two years. The term will automatically renew for additional one-year periods, unless either party gives notice at least 90 days prior to the end of the then-current term. Under his employment agreement, Mr. Mamakos is entitled to receive an annual base salary of $200,000, subject to review by our compensation committee and our Chief Executive Officer. On January 18, 2006, our compensation committee raised Mr. Mamakos' salary to $220,000, effective March 15, 2006. Mr. Mamakos is also eligible to receive an annual discretionary performance-based bonus in accordance with our annual bonus program for senior executives. Annual bonus payments under the program generally are related to the achievement of revenue and income (loss) from operations before depreciation and amortization targets, as well as personal contribution. Our budget and business plan for the last several years has involved significant net losses and losses from operations before depreciation and amortization. Therefore, annual bonuses are paid even if we have net losses or losses from operations before depreciation and amortization.

        During the term of his employment agreement, if we terminate Mr. Mamakos' employment without cause or he resigns with good reason and, in each case, Mr. Mamakos provides us with a general release of claims, he will be entitled to a prorated annual bonus for the year of termination and an amount equal to his base salary for the longer of one year and the remainder of the term. If Mr. Mamakos' employment is terminated by reason of death or disability, he will be entitled to a prorated annual bonus for the year of termination and an amount equal to his base salary for one year

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(reduced by the net amount of any disability benefits received by Mr. Mamakos under our group disability policy).

        Under the terms of Mr. Mamakos' employment agreement, he has agreed not to disclose any confidential information concerning our business. In addition, Mr. Mamakos has agreed not to solicit or to interfere with our relationship with any of our employees, officers or representatives or to interfere with our relationship with any of our customers, clients, suppliers, licenses or other business relationships until 12 months following termination of his employment. Futhermore, Mr. Mamakos has entered into our form noncompetition agreement pursuant to which he has agreed not to engage in, become interested in, enter into employment with or provide services to any business (or any person, firm or corporation engaged in any business) that directly competes with our business until 12 months following termination of his employment.

Sharon A. O'Leary

        Effective August 8, 2005, we entered into an employment agreement with Ms. O'Leary providing for her employment as our Chief Legal Officer for an initial term of two years. The term will automatically renew for additional one-year periods, unless either party gives notice at least 90 days prior to the end of the then-current term. In the event of a change in control, the term will also be automatically extended until the first anniversary of the change of control. Under her employment agreement, Ms. O'Leary is entitled to receive an annual base salary of $250,000, subject to review by our compensation committee and our Chief Executive Officer. On January 18, 2006, our compensation committee raised Ms. O'Leary's salary to $290,000, effective March 15, 2006. Ms. O'Leary also is eligible to receive an annual discretionary performance-based bonus in accordance with our annual bonus program for senior executives. Annual bonus payments under the program generally are related to the achievement of revenue and income (loss) from operations before depreciation and amortization targets, as well as personal contribution, with a minimum bonus of $100,000 payable for 2005. Our budget and business plan for the last several years has involved significant net losses and losses from operations before depreciation and amortization. Therefore, annual bonuses are paid even if we have net losses or losses from operations before depreciation and amortization. In addition, Ms. O'Leary will receive an annual benefits stipend beginning in 2006, in a net amount of $2,200, to pay the premium on disability insurance.

        During the term of her employment agreement, if we terminate Ms. O'Leary's employment without cause or she resigns with good reason and, in each case, Ms. O'Leary provides us with a general release of claims, she will be entitled to a prorated annual bonus for the year of termination and an amount equal to her base salary for the longer of one year and the remainder of the term. If Ms. O'Leary's employment is terminated by reason of death or disability, she will be entitled to a prorated annual bonus for the year of termination and an amount equal to her base salary for one year (reduced by the net amount of any disability benefits received by Ms. O'Leary under our group disability policy). In the event of a termination of Ms. O'Leary's employment without cause or for good reason, in each case, on or after a change in control, Ms. O'Leary's outstanding stock options will vest in full.

        Under the terms of Ms. O'Leary's employment agreement, she has agreed not to disclose any confidential information concerning our business. In addition, Ms. O'Leary has agreed not to solicit or to interfere with our relationship with any of our employees, officers or representatives or to interfere with our relationship with any of our customers, clients, suppliers, licensees or other business relations until 12 months following termination of her employment. Furthermore, Ms. O'Leary has entered into our form noncompetition agreement pursuant to which she has agreed not to engage in, become interested in, enter into employment with or provide services to any business (or any person, firm or corporation engaged in any business) that directly competes with our business until 12 months following termination of her employment.

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2001 Stock Incentive Plan

        Our 2001 Stock Incentive Plan is administered by the compensation committee and provides for the granting of options or restricted stock awards to our employees, directors and consultants. The objectives of the plan include attracting and retaining the best personnel, providing for additional performance incentives, and promoting our success by providing our employees, directors and consultants the opportunity to acquire stock.

        Shares Available for Issuance.    There are 28,286,393 shares authorized for options grants or restricted stock grants under the plan, as amended. The shares to be delivered under the plan will be made available, at the discretion of the compensation committee, from authorized but unissued shares and/or from previously issued shares of common stock reacquired by us. If shares covered by an option cease to be issuable for any reason, and/or shares covered by restricted stock awards are forfeited, such number of shares will no longer be charged against the shares authorized under the plan and may again be made subject to awards.

        Adjustments.    The number and kind of shares available for awards under our 2001 Stock Incentive Plan and any outstanding awards under the plan, as well as the exercise price of outstanding options, will be subject to adjustment in the event of certain reorganizations, recapitalizations, reclassifications, stock dividends, stock splits or business combinations in which we are the surviving corporation. In the event of a business combination in which we are not the surviving corporation, or in the event of a sale of all or substantially all of our property, and the surviving corporation does not assume our obligations under the plan, the plan will terminate and all unvested stock options granted under the plan will expire.

        Amendment and Termination.    Our board of directors has authority to amend, modify, suspend or terminate the plan, and our compensation committee has authority to modify awards, except as would adversely affect participants' rights to outstanding awards without their consent.

        Administration.    The compensation committee has authority to prescribe, amend, and rescind rules and regulations relating to the plan. Our compensation committee also has the power to interpret the plan and awards granted under the plan and to make all other determinations necessary or advisable for plan administration. All interpretations, determinations, and actions by the compensation committee will be final, conclusive, and binding upon all parties.

        In addition, under the terms of our 2001 Stock Incentive Plan, the compensation committee has the authority to determine:

        Stock Options    Options granted under our 2001 Stock Incentive Plan may be nonstatutory stock options or may qualify as incentive stock options under Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. The term of the stock options granted pursuant to the plan may not exceed ten years. Awards of stock options are made pursuant to a written award agreement that contains the terms of each grant. Stock options granted under the plan typically vest in annual or monthly installments over a four-year period, and, except as described below, acceleration of vesting or exercisability can be accomplished only with approval from our board of directors. The purchase price to be paid upon

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exercise of a stock option must be paid in full in cash at the time of exercise. No options may be granted under the plan after May 1, 2010.

        Under the terms of the plan, options will vest as to 50% of the shares subject to the stock option upon a participant's termination of employment without cause or for good reason during the 180-day period following a change in control.

        A change in control is defined, generally, to mean any of the following events:

        If so authorized by the compensation committee, we may cancel all or a portion of options granted under the plan, without the consent of the participant, upon payment to the participant of an amount of cash equal to the excess, if any, of the fair market value, at such time, of the shares subject to the option over the aggregate exercise price thereof, or by delivery of shares of our common stock with a fair market value at such time, equal to any such excess, or by a combination of cash and shares.

        Restricted Stock.    Shares subject to restricted stock awards under our 2001 Stock Incentive Plan may be either granted or sold to the participant and will be subject to such restrictions on transfer and forfeiture as may be determined by the compensation committee. Any restrictions on restricted stock will lapse at such time or times, and/or upon the achievement of such predetermined performance objectives as is or are determined by the compensation committee and set forth in the award agreement. Acceleration of the lapse of any restrictions shall be accomplished only pursuant to board approval in each instance. The compensation committee may provide that the shares will be held in escrow until the restrictions lapse. In general, participants have all the rights of a stockholder with respect to shares of restricted stock, including the right to receive all dividends and other distributions. Under the terms of our 2001 Stock Incentive Plan, however, participants may be required to execute an irrevocable proxy or enter into a voting agreement, as determined by the compensation committee, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the plan.

        All stock options under our 2001 Stock Incentive Plan have been granted at or above the fair market value of our common stock, as determined by our board of directors, at the date of grant, with the exception of a grant in 2005 for 125,000 shares. As of March 31, 2006, we have not made any awards of restricted stock under our 2001 Stock Incentive Plan.

2006 Incentive Plan

        Our board of directors has adopted, and our stockholders have approved, our 2006 Incentive Plan, which is to be effective on the effective date of this offering. The objectives of our 2006 Incentive Plan include attracting, retaining, and motivating highly qualified personnel, and providing them with opportunities to obtain a proprietary interest in our company and incentives to contribute to our long-term success.

        Administration.    Our 2006 Incentive Plan generally will be administered by the compensation committee, which will have full authority to construe and to interpret and to determine the terms of

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awards under the plan, including authority to determine who will be granted awards, the terms and conditions of awards, and the number of shares subject to, or the cash amount payable with respect to, an award.

        Eligibility.    The compensation committee has the authority under our 2006 Incentive Plan to select the individuals who will be granted awards from among our officers, employees, directors, non-employee directors, consultants, advisors, and independent contractors. The compensation committee also may delegate its authority to grant awards (other than to executive officers) to appropriate officers.

        Number of Shares Available for Issuance.    The maximum number of shares of our common stock that are authorized for issuance under our 2006 Incentive Plan will be determined under a formula set forth in the plan, and will equal approximately 17.65% of the number of shares that are issued and outstanding from time to time, less the number of shares that are available for issuance under our 2001 Stock Incentive Plan. Following termination of our 2001 Stock Incentive Plan, the number of remaining shares available for issuance under our 2001 Stock Incentive Plan, or that become available for issuance upon expiration or cancellation, without payment or settlement, of awards under our 2001 Stock Incentive Plan, also will become available for issuance under our 2006 Incentive Plan. Shares issued under the plan may be authorized and unissued shares or may be issued shares that we have reacquired. Shares covered by awards that are forfeited, cancelled or otherwise expire without having been exercised or settled, or that are settled by cash or other non-share consideration, will become available for issuance pursuant to a new award. Shares that are tendered or withheld to pay the exercise price of an award or to satisfy tax withholding obligations will not be available for issuance pursuant to new awards.

        Types of Awards; Limits.    The compensation committee may grant the following types of awards under our 2006 Incentive Plan: options; restricted stock; restricted stock units; stock appreciation rights; performance stock; performance units; annual awards; and other awards based on, or related to, shares of our common stock. Options awarded under our 2006 Stock Incentive Plan may be nonstatutory stock options or may qualify as incentive stock options under Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. Our 2006 Incentive Plan contains various limits with respect to the types of awards, as follows:

        Stock Options. A stock option is the right to acquire shares of our common stock at a fixed exercise price for a fixed period of time. The exercise price is set by the compensation committee but cannot be less than 100% of the fair market value of our common stock on the date of grant, with an exception for options granted in substitution for options held by employees of companies that our company acquires. The term of a stock option may not exceed ten years.

        Stock Appreciation Rights.    Stock appreciation rights are awards that entitle the participant to receive an amount equal to the excess, if any, of the fair market value on the exercise date of the

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number of shares for which the stock appreciation right is exercised over the grant price. The grant price is set by the compensation committee, but cannot be less than 100% of the fair market value of our common stock on the date of grant, with an exception for stock appreciation rights granted in substitution for stock appreciation rights held by employees of companies that we acquire. Payment to the participant on exercise may be made in cash or shares, as determined by the compensation committee. If the compensation committee determines at the time of grant that a stock appreciation right may be settled only in shares, the term may not exceed the years. Stock appreciation rights may be granted in tandem with options.

        Restricted Stock.    Restricted stock awards are shares of our common stock that are subject to cancellation, restrictions, and vesting conditions, as determined by the compensation committee. The shares may be either granted or sold to the participant.

        Restricted Stock Units.    Restricted stock units entitle a participant to receive one or more shares of our common stock in the future upon satisfaction of vesting conditions determined by the compensation committee. Restricted stock units will be settled through the delivery of shares, cash of equivalent value, or a combination of shares and cash, as determined by the compensation committee.

        Performance Stock and Performance Units.    Performance stock and performance unit awards entitle a participant to receive an amount based on a target payment or number of shares and the level of achievement of specified performance goals during a specified performance period. The compensation committee sets the performance targets and performance period at the date of grant. When the compensation committee determines the performance targets have been satisfied, performance stock vests and performance units are settled through the delivery of shares of our common stock, cash of equivalent value, or a combination of cash and shares.

        Annual Awards.    Annual awards entitle a participant to receive an amount based on a target payment and the level of achievement of specified performance goals, which are set by the compensation committee at the date of grant, during a specified plan year, and, upon determination by the compensation committee that the performance goals have been met, payable in shares of our common stock, cash of equivalent value, or a combination of cash and shares.

        Other Awards.    The compensation committee also may grant other forms of awards that generally are based on the value of shares of our common stock. These other awards may provide for cash payments based in whole or in part on the value or future value of shares, may provide for the future delivery of shares to the participant, or may provide for a combination of cash payments and future delivery of shares.

        Section 162(m) Performance-Based Awards.    Awards under our 2006 Incentive Plan that are determined to be "performance-based" for purposes of Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, will be conditioned on the achievement of one or more specified performance goals established by the compensation committee at the date of grant. The performance goals will be comprised of specified levels of one or more of the following performance criteria, as the compensation committee deems appropriate: net earnings or net income (before or after taxes); earnings per share; net sales or revenue growth; net operating profit; return measures (including, but not limited to, return on assets, capital, equity, sales, or revenue); cash flow (including, but not limited to, operating cash flow, free cash flow, cash flow return on equity, and cash flow return on investment); earnings before or after taxes, interest, depreciation, and/or amortization; gross or operating margins; productivity ratios; share price (including, but not limited to, growth measures and total stockholder return); expense targets; margins; operating efficiency; market share; customer satisfaction; working capital targets; cash value added; economic value added; market penetration; and product introductions; in each case determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied on a business unit, subsidiary or consolidated basis or any combination thereof. The performance goals

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may be described in terms of objectives that are related to the individual participant or objectives that are company-wide or related to a subsidiary, division, department, region, function or business unit and, may be measured on an absolute or cumulative basis, or on the basis of percentage of improvement over time, and in terms of company performance (or performance of the applicable subsidiary, division, department, region, function or business unit), or measured relative to selected peer companies or a market or other index.

        Amendment and Termination; Term.    Our board of directors has authority to amend, modify, suspend or terminate the plan, except as would require the approval of our stockholders or would adversely affect participants' rights to outstanding awards without their consent. Unless terminated earlier, our 2006 Incentive Plan will expire in 2016, on the tenth anniversary of the effective date of the plan.

        Change of Control.    In the event of a change of control of our company, the compensation committee may take steps it considers appropriate, including accelerating vesting, modifying an award to reflect the change of control, or providing that outstanding awards will be assumed, or substituted for, by the surviving corporation or permitting or requiring participants to surrender options and stock appreciation rights in exchange for a cash payout equal to the difference between the highest price paid in the change of control and the exercise price.

        Under our 2006 Incentive Plan, the following events generally result in a change of control:

        Dividends and Dividend Equivalents.    Our compensation committee may provide participants with the right to receive dividends or payments equivalent to dividends or interest with respect to an outstanding award. Any such dividends or interest may either be paid currently or may be deemed to have been reinvested in shares, and may be settled in shares, cash, or a combination of cash and shares. No dividends or dividend equivalents will be paid with respect to options or stock appreciation rights.

        Participant's Stockholder Rights. A participant will have no rights as a stockholder with respect to shares covered by an award (including voting rights) until the date the participant or his nominee becomes the holder of record of such shares. Generally, no adjustment will be made for dividends or other rights for which the record date is prior to such date.

        Deferrals.    Our compensation committee may permit participants to defer the payment or settlement of an award to one or more dates selected by the participant.

        Repricing of Options and Stock Appreciation Rights.    Options and stock appreciation rights awarded under our 2006 Stock Incentive Plan may not be repriced. For these purposes, to reprice an award means (i) to reduce the exercise or grant price, or (ii) grant a new award with a lower exercise or grant price in exchange for the cancellation of the original award.

        Adjustments or Changes in Capitalization.    In the event of a stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend, extraordinary cash dividends, recapitalization, liquidation, merger or other corporate event affecting the shares of our common stock, the aggregate number of shares available for issuance under

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our 2006 Incentive Plan, the various plan limits, and the number of shares subject to, and exercise or grant price of, outstanding awards may be appropriately adjusted by the compensation committee.

        Limited Transferability.    Generally, an award may only be transferred upon the participant's death to a designated beneficiary or in accordance with the participant's will or the laws of descent or distribution, and, except for incentive stock options, pursuant to a domestic relations order. The compensation committee also may permit limited transferability, generally to a participant's family member, a trust for the benefit of a family member, or a charitable organization.

Federal Income Tax Information

        The following is a summary of certain of the federal income tax consequences of awards under our 2001 Stock Incentive Plan and 2006 Incentive Plan. The following is not to be considered as tax advice to any person who may be a participant, and any such persons are advised to consult their own tax counsel.

        Nonqualified Stock Options and Stock Appreciation Rights. A participant will not recognize taxable income upon the grant of a nonqualified stock option or stock appreciation right. Upon exercise, the participant will recognize ordinary income equal to the amount the fair market value of the shares on the exercise date exceeds the exercise or grant price. Upon subsequent sale of the acquired shares, any additional gain or loss will be capital gain or loss, long-term if the shares have been held for more than one year.

        Incentive Stock Options. A participant will not recognize taxable income when an incentive stock option is granted or exercised. However, the excess of the fair market value of the covered shares over the exercise price on the date of exercise is an item of tax preference for alternative minimum tax purposes. If the participant exercises the option and holds the acquired shares for more than two years following the date of option grant and more than one year after the date of exercise, the difference between the sale price and exercise price will be taxed as long-term capital gain or loss. If the participant sells the acquired shares before the end of the two-year and one-year holding periods, he or she generally will recognize ordinary income at the time of sale equal to the fair market value of the shares on the exercise date (or the sale price, if less) minus the exercise price of the option. Any additional gain will be capital gain, long-term if the shares have been held for more than one year.

        Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, Performance Stock, Performance Units. A participant will not recognize taxable income upon the grant of restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance stock, or performance stock units. Instead, the participant will recognize ordinary income at the time of vesting equal to the fair market value of the shares (or cash) received minus any amounts the participant paid. Any subsequent gain or loss will be capital gain or loss, long-term if the shares have been held for more than one year. For restricted stock only, the participant may instead elect to be taxed at the time of grant. If the participant makes such an election, the one year long-term capital gains holding period begins on the date of grant.

        Tax Effect for our Company.    We generally will receive a deduction for any ordinary income recognized by a participant with respect to an award. However, special rules limit the deductibility of compensation paid to named executive officers. Under Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, the annual compensation paid to named executive officers may not be deductible to the extent it exceeds $1,000,000, unless certain conditions are met.

        Impact of Recent Tax Law Changes.    Recently adopted, Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, has implications that affect traditional deferred compensation plans, as well as certain equity-based awards, such as certain stock options, restricted stock units and stock appreciation rights. Section 409A requires compliance with specific rules regarding the timing of exercise or settlement of equity-based awards and, unless explicitly set forth in a plan document or

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award agreement, no acceleration of payment is permitted. The U.S. Department of Treasury has provided preliminary guidance and proposed regulations with respect to Section 409A and more definitive guidance is anticipated in the near future. Individuals who hold equity awards are subject to the following penalties if the terms of such awards do not comply with the requirements of Section 409A: (i) compensation is includible in the participant's gross income for tax purposes once the awards are no longer subject to a "substantial risk of forfeiture" (e.g., upon vesting); (ii) the participant is required to pay interest at the tax underpayment rate plus one percentage point commencing on the date these awards are no longer subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture; and (iii) the participant incurs a 20% penalty tax on the amount required to be included in income.

Option Grants

        On January 18, 2006, our compensation committee approved the grant of stock options, under our 2001 Stock Incentive Plan, as of March 15, 2006, to our executive officers to purchase an aggregate of 607,144 shares of our common stock at an exercise price equal to the fair market value on that date. Mr. Rego received stock options to purchase 250,000 shares. Ms. O'Leary received stock options to purchase 107,143 shares. Mr. Mamakos received stock options to purchase 142,858 shares. Mr. Tribolet received stock options to purchase 107,143 shares.

        Under our 2001 Stock Incentive Plan, options to purchase the following total numbers of shares of our common stock have been granted to the following persons:

Name and Position
   Number of Shares

Jeffrey A. Citron
Director, Chairman and Chief Strategist
 
6,139,729

John S. Rego
Executive Vice President and CFO
 
730,002

Louis A. Mamakos
Chief Technology Officer
 
375,002

Sharon A. O'Leary
Chief Legal Officer
 
285,715

All executive officers as a group
 
7,530,448

All directors who are not executive officers as a group
 
1,704,099

All employees who are not executive officers as a group
 
7,669,947

        Awards under our 2001 Stock Incentive Plan and our 2006 Incentive Plan are determined by the compensation committee in its discretion. For this reason, it is not possible to determine the benefits and amounts that will be received by any individual participant or group of participants in the future. Prior to the effective date of this offering, no awards may be granted under out 2006 Incentive Plan.

        Options to purchase shares of our common stock under our 2001 Stock Incentive Plan that were granted to our named executive officers prior to fiscal 2006 are also described above. See "Management—Executive Compensation" for more information.

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INFORMATION CONCERNING OUR FOUNDER, CHAIRMAN AND CHIEF STRATEGIST

        There are numerous factors about the past of our Founder, Chairman and Chief Strategist, Jeffrey A. Citron, that you should consider before investing in our common stock.

        Past SEC actions against Mr. Citron and others.    Prior to joining Vonage, Mr. Citron was associated with Datek Securities Corporation and Datek Online Holdings Corp., including as an employee of, and consultant for, Datek Securities and, later, as one of the principal executive officers and largest stockholders of Datek Online. Mr. Citron originally joined Datek Securities in 1989 at the age of 18 at the invitation of Sheldon Maschler (another principal executive officer and large stockholder of Datek and long-time friend of Mr. Citron's family). Datek Online, which was formed in early 1998 following a reorganization of the Datek business, was a large online brokerage firm. Datek Securities was a registered broker-dealer that engaged in a number of businesses, including proprietary trading and order execution services. During a portion of the time that Mr. Citron was associated with Datek Securities, the SEC alleged that Datek Securities, Mr. Maschler, Mr. Citron and certain other individuals participated in an extensive fraudulent scheme involving improper use of the Nasdaq Stock Market's Small Order Execution System, or SOES. In January 2003, Mr. Maschler, Mr. Citron and others entered into settlement agreements with the SEC to resolve charges that they had improperly used SOES from 1993 until early 1998, when Datek Securities' day-trading operations were sold to Heartland Securities Corporation. Mr. Maschler and others, but not Mr. Citron, were alleged to have continued such improper use until June 2001 at Heartland Securities. SOES, an automated trading system, was restricted by NASD rules to individual customers, and brokerage firms such as Datek Securities were prohibited from using SOES to trade for their own accounts. The SEC alleged that Mr. Citron and the other defendants accessed the SOES system to execute millions of unlawful proprietary trades, generating tens of millions of dollars in illegal profits. The complaint further alleged that these defendants hid their fraudulent use of the SOES system from regulators by allocating the trades to dozens of nominee accounts, creating fictitious books and records, and filing false reports with the SEC. To settle the charges, Mr. Maschler, Mr. Citron and the other individuals paid $70 million in civil penalties and disgorgements of profits, of which Mr. Citron paid $22.5 million in civil penalties. These fines were among the largest fines ever collected by the SEC against individuals. In addition, Mr. Citron was enjoined from future violations of certain provisions of the U.S. securities laws, including the antifraud provisions set forth in Section 17(a) of the Securities Act, Section 10(b) of the Exchange Act and Rule 10b-5 promulgated under the Exchange Act. Mr. Citron also agreed to accept an SEC order that permanently bars him from association with any securities broker or dealer. Mr. Maschler and the other individuals and corporations agreed to similar restrictions. Mr. Citron settled theses charges without admitting or denying the allegations in the SEC's complaint. The SEC reached a separate settlement with Datek Securities (through its successor iCapital Markets LLC) in January 2002, which resulted in a censure and a civil penalty of $6.3 million.

        Past NASD disciplinary action.    In 1994, Datek Securities, Mr. Maschler, Mr. Citron and others associated with Datek Securities were the subject of an administrative complaint by the NASD for violating NASD rules governing SOES between November 1991 and February 1993. The complaint also alleged improper supervision of subordinates responsible for entry of SOES orders. Datek Securities, Mr. Citron and the other individuals settled the charges in January 1997. Pursuant to the settlement, Mr. Citron paid a fine of $20,000 and was suspended from any association (other than as a computer consultant) with Datek Securities for 20 days.

        Past association with Robert E. Brennan.    During the late 1990s, Mr. Citron was an acquaintance of Robert E. Brennan, having been introduced to Brennan by Mr. Maschler in 1996. In that year, Mr. Citron purchased real estate and an airplane from entities associated with Brennan. Mr. Citron also socialized with Brennan and vacationed with Brennan in early 1999. Brennan previously owned First Jersey Securities, a securities brokerage firm that ceased doing business in 1985 after civil actions

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were brought by the SEC. In 1995, Brennan was fined $75.0 million by the SEC for massive securities fraud, including fraud relating to penny stock sales by First Jersey Securities. Brennan also was permanently barred from the securities business and enjoined from violations of the U.S. securities laws. In 2002, Brennan was convicted of bankruptcy fraud, money laundering, and obstruction of justice and was sentenced to a total of 12 years in federal prison. Mr. Citron has never been implicated in any of these actions, complaints or findings against Brennan and has not had material business or personal dealings with Brennan since 1999.

        Impact of these matters on our company.    There is a risk that some third parties will not do business with us, that some prospective investors will not purchase our securities or that some customers may be wary of signing up for service with us as a result of the past SEC and NASD settlements and related allegations against Mr. Citron, as well as his past association with Mr. Maschler or Brennan. We believe that some financial institutions and accounting firms have declined to enter into business relationships with us in the past, at least in part because of these matters. Other institutions and potential business associates may not be able to do business with us because of internal policies that restrict associations with individuals who have entered into SEC and NASD settlements. While we believe that these matters have not had a material impact on our business, they may have a greater impact on us after we become a public company, including by adversely affecting our ability to enter into commercial relationships with third parties that we need to effectively and competitively grow our business. Further, should Mr. Citron in the future be accused of, or be shown to have engaged in additional improper or illegal activities, the impact of those accusations or the potential penalties from such activities could be exacerbated because of the matters discussed above. If any of these risks were to be realized, there could be a material adverse effect on our business or the market price of our common stock.

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PRINCIPAL STOCKHOLDERS

        The following table shows information regarding the beneficial ownership of our common stock as of March 31, 2006 and as adjusted to give effect to this offering by:

        Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the SEC and generally includes any shares over which a person exercises sole or shared voting or investment power. Shares of common stock subject to options or warrants that are currently exercisable or exercisable within 60 days of the date of this prospectus are considered outstanding and beneficially owned by the person holding the options for the purpose of computing the percentage ownership of that person but are not treated as outstanding for the purpose of computing the percentage ownership of any other person. Shares issuable upon conversion of the convertible notes are considered outstanding and beneficially owned by the person holding the convertible notes for the purpose of computing the percentage ownership of that person but are not treated as outstanding for the purpose of computing the percentage ownership of any other person.

        Unless otherwise indicated, each of the stockholders listed below has sole voting and investment power with respect to the shares beneficially owned. Except as indicated below, the address for each stockholder, director or named executive officer is 23 Main Street, Holmdel, New Jersey 07733.

        This table assumes 124,482,440 shares of common stock outstanding as of March 31, 2006, assuming the conversion of all outstanding shares of preferred stock, but assuming no conversion of the convertible notes and no exercise of outstanding warrants or options.

 
    
   Percentage Beneficially Owned
  
Name of Beneficial Owner
   Amount and Nature of
Beneficial Ownership
   Before
Offering
   After
Offering
  
Beneficial Owners of 5% or More              
Jeffrey A. Citron(1)   53,674,903   41 % 33 %
Affiliates of Bain Capital, LLC(2)   12,050,662   10 % 8 %
Meritech Capital Partners(3)   14,953,608   12 % 10 %
New Enterprise Associates(4)   29,154,597   23 % 19 %
3i(5)   12,912,918   10 % 8 %

Directors and Named Executive Officers
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Jeffrey A. Citron(1)   53,674,903   41 % 33 %
Michael Snyder(6)   55,804   *   *  
John S. Rego(7)   220,101   *   *  
Louis A. Mamakos(8)   62,966   *   *  
Sharon A. O'Leary(9)   37,947   *   *  
Michael Tribolet(10)   205,813   *   *  
Betsy S. Atkins(11)   27,345   *   *  
Peter Barris(12)   29,154,597   23 % 19 %
Morton David(13)   1,850,055   1 % 1 %
Orit Gadiesh(14)   24,740   *   *  
J. Sanford Miller(5)   12,912,918   10 % 8 %
Hugh Panero(15)   13,021   *   *  
Governor Thomas J. Ridge(16)   24,740   *   *  
John J. Roberts(17)   66,407   *   *  
Harry Weller(18)   29,154,597   23 % 19 %

All directors and executive officers as a group (15 persons)
 
98,331,357
 
75
%
60
%
*
Less than one percent

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(1)
Includes 940,872 shares of common stock which includes 178,959 shares of common stock owned by KEC Holdings; 514,286 shares issuable upon conversion of common stock warrants; 50,058,174 shares issuable upon conversion of preferred stock and preferred stock warrants, including 2,816,814 shares owned by Kyra Elyse Citron 1999 Descendants Annuity Trust, 2,816,814 shares owned by Noah Aidan Citron 1999 Descendants Annuity Trust and 9,599,140 shares owned by Jeffrey Adam Citron 2003 Qualified Seven Year Annuity Trust; 1,983,249 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of stock options; 178,322 shares issuable upon conversion of convertible notes.

(2)
Shares include (i) 1,747,634 shares upon conversion of preferred stock owned by Bain Capital Venture Fund 2005, L.P. ("Bain Venture Fund"), whose sole general partner is Bain Capital Venture Partners 2005, L.P. ("BCVP"), whose sole general partner is Bain Capital Venture Investors, LLC ("BCVI"), (ii) 247,371 shares issuable upon conversion of preferred stock owned by BCIP Associates III, LLC ("BCIP III"), whose manager is BCIP Associates III, whose sole managing general partner is Bain Capital Investors, LLC ("BCI") and whose attorney-in-fact with respect to such shares is BCVI, (iii) 6,642 shares issuable upon conversion of preferred stock owned by BCIP Associates III-B, LLC ("BCIP III-B," and together with BCIP III, the "BCIP Entities"), whose manager is BCIP Associates III-B, whose sole managing partner is BCI and whose attorney-in-fact with respect to such shares is BCVI, (iv) (a) 5,391,648 shares issuable upon conversion of preferred stock, and (b) 356,644 shares issuable upon conversion of convertible notes owned by Brookside Capital Partners Fund, L.P. ("Brookside Fund"), whose sole general partner is Brookside Capital Investors, L.P. ("Brookside Investors"), whose sole general partner is Brookside Capital Management, LLC ("Brookside Management"), (v) (a) 673,957 shares issuable upon conversion of preferred stock, and (b) 241,091 shares issuable upon conversion of convertible notes owned by Sankaty Credit Opportunities, L.P. ("SCO"), whose sole general partner is Sankaty Credit Opportunities Investors, LLC ("SCI"), whose managing member is Sankaty Credit Member, LLC ("SCM"), (vi) (a) 1,752,285 shares issuable upon conversion of preferred stock, and (b) 505,009 shares issuable upon conversion of convertible notes owned by Sankaty Credit Opportunities II, L.P. ("SCO II"), whose sole general partner is Sankaty Credit Opportunities Investors II, LLC ("SCI II"), whose managing member is SCM, (vii) (a) 269,582 shares issuable upon conversion of preferred stock, and (b) 472,197 shares issuable upon conversion of convertible notes owned by Prospect Harbor Credit Partners, L.P. ("PH"), whose sole general partner is Prospect Harbor Investors, LLC ("PHI"), whose managing member is SCM; (viii) 235,385 shares issuable upon conversion of convertible notes owned by Sankaty High Yield Partners II, L.P., whose sole general partner is Sankaty High Yield Asset Investors II, LLC ("SHYA II"), whose sole managing member is Sankaty Investors II, LLC ("SI II"); and (ix) 151,217 shares issuable upon conversion of convertible notes owned by Sankaty High Yield Partners III, L.P, whose sole general partner is Sankaty High Yield Asset Investors III, LLC ("SYHA III"), whose sole managing member is Sankaty Investors III, LLC ("SI III"). Michael A. Krupka is the sole managing member of BCVI. Domenic Ferrante is the managing member of Brookside Management. Jonathan S. Lavine is the managing member of each of SCM, SI II and SI III. Each of Mr. Krupka, Mr. Ferrante and Mr. Lavine is (a) a limited partner of each of BCVP and Brookside Investors, (b) a member of BCI, BCVI, Brookside Management, SCI, SCI II, SCM, PHI, SHYA II, SHYA III, SI II and SI III, and (c) a general partner of BCIP Associates III. Mr. Krupka, Mr. Ferrante and Mr. Lavine, and the entities listed above other than record holders of the shares listed above may each be deemed to share voting and dispositive power with respect to these shares, but each disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares except to the extent of their pecuniary interests therein. The address of each listed entity and individual is 111 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02199.

(3)
Includes: (i) (a) 13,711,336 shares issuable upon conversion of preferred stock, and (b) 759,275 shares issuable upon conversion of convertible notes owned by Meritech Capital Partners II L.P.; (ii)(a) 352,804 shares issuable upon conversion of preferred stock, and (b) 19,537 shares issuable upon conversion of senior notes owned by Meritech Capital Affiliates II L.P.; and (iii) (a) 104,850 shares issuable upon conversion of preferred stock, and (b) 5,806 shares issuable upon conversion of convertible notes owned by MCP Entrepreneur Partners II L.P. Meritech Management Associates II L.L.C., a managing member of Meritech Capital Associates II L.L.C., the general partner of Meritech Capital Partners II L.P., Meritech Capital Affiliates II L.P. and MCP Entrepreneur Partners II L.P., has sole voting and dispositive power with respect to the shares held by Meritech Capital Partners II L.P., Meritech Capital Affiliates II L.P. and MCP Entrepreneur Partners II L.P. The managing members of Meritech Management Associates II L.L.C. are Paul S. Madera and Michael B. Gordon, who disclaim beneficial ownership of these shares except to the extent of their pecuniary interest therein. The address for Meritech Capital Partners is 285 Hamilton Avenue, Suite 200, Palo Alto, CA 94301.

(4)
Includes: (i) 21,428 shares issuable upon conversion of preferred stock owned by NEA Ventures 2003, L.P.; (ii) (a) 21,092,371 shares issuable upon conversion of preferred stock, and (b) 802,450 shares issuable upon conversion of convertible notes owned by New Enterprise Associates 10, L.P.; (iii) (a) 6,838,051 shares issuable upon conversion of preferred stock, and (b) 267,483 shares issuable upon conversion of convertible notes owned by New Enterprise Associates 11, L.P.; and (iv) 132,814 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of stock options. The General Partner for NEA Ventures 2003, Limited Partnership is J. Daniel Moore. The General Partner for New Enterprise Associates 10, Limited Partnership is NEA Partners 10, Limited Partnership. The individual general partners of NEA Partners 10, Limited Partnership are M. James Barrett, Peter J. Barris, Richard Kramlich, Peter T. Morris, Charles W. Newhall, III, Mark W. Perry, Scott D. Sandell and Eugene A. Trainor, III. The General Partner for New Enterprise Associates 11, Limited Partnership is NEA Partners 11, Limited Partnership. The general partner for NEA Partners 11, Limited Partnership is NEA 11 GP, LLC. The individual managers of NEA 11 GP, LLC are M. James Barrett, Peter J. Barris, Ryan D. Drant, Krishna "Kittu" Kolluri, C. Richard Kramlich, Charles M. Linehan, Peter T. Morris, Charles W. Newhall, III, Mark W. Perry, Scott D. Sandell and Eugene A. Trainor, III. The address for New Enterprise Associates is 1119 St. Paul Street, Baltimore, MD 21202.

(5)
Includes (i) 90,985 shares issuable upon conversion of preferred stock owned by 3i Global Technology 2004-06, L.P.; (ii) 530,742 shares issuable upon conversion of preferred stock owned by 3i Pan European Technology 2004-06, L.P.; (iii) 11,633,384 shares issuable upon conversion of preferred stock owned by 3i Technology Partners, L.P.; (iv) 591,400 shares issuable upon conversion of preferred stock owned by Mayflower, L.P.; and (v) 66,407 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of stock options held for the benefit of 3i Corporation. These entities are collectively referred to in this prospectus as 3i. Each of 3i Corporation and 3i Investments plc is a 100% indirect subsidiary of 3i Group plc, a public company listed on the London Stock Exchange. Either 3i Corporation or 3i Investments plc acts as the manager of each of the entities referred to above and, as such, has the discretionary power to control the exercise of the investment and voting power to the

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(6)
On February 27, 2006, Mr. Snyder was granted a sign-on bonus in the form of options to acquire 892,858 shares of common stock. Of the options in this grant, options to purchase 55,804 shares of common stock have vested or will vest within 60 days of the date of this chart.

(7)
Includes 26,670 shares issuable upon conversion of preferred stock and 193,431 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of stock options.

(8)
Includes 2,697 shares issuable upon conversion of preferred stock and 60,269 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of stock options.

(9)
Includes 37,947 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of stock options.

(10)
Includes 67,856 shares issuable upon conversion of preferred stock; 36,021 shares issuable upon conversion of convertible notes; and 101,936 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of stock options.

(11)
Includes 27,345 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of stock options.

(12)
Includes: (i) 21,428 shares issuable upon conversion of preferred stock owned by NEA Ventures 2003, L.P.; (ii) (a) 21,092,371 shares issuable upon conversion of preferred stock, and (b) 802,450 shares issuable upon conversion of convertible notes owned by New Enterprise Associates 10, L.P.; (iii) (a) 6,838,051 shares issuable upon conversion of preferred stock, and (b) 267,483 shares issuable upon conversion of convertible notes owned by New Enterprise Associates 11, L.P.; and (iv) 132,814 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of stock options. The General Partner for NEA Ventures 2003, Limited Partnership is J. Daniel Moore. The General Partner for New Enterprise Associates 10, Limited Partnership is NEA Partners 10, Limited Partnership. The individual general partners of NEA Partners 10, Limited Partnership are M. James Barrett, Peter J. Barris, Richard Kramlich, Peter T. Morris, Charles W. Newhall, III, Mark W. Perry, Scott D. Sandell and Eugene A. Trainor, III. The General Partner for New Enterprise Associates 11, Limited Partnership is NEA Partners 11, Limited Partnership. The general partner for NEA Partners 11, Limited Partnership is NEA 11 GP, LLC. The individual managers of NEA 11 GP, LLC are M. James Barrett, Peter J. Barris, Ryan D. Drant, Krishna "Kittu" Kolluri, C. Richard Kramlich, Charles M. Linehan, Peter T. Morris, Charles W. Newhall, III, Mark W. Perry, Scott D. Sandell and Eugene A. Trainor, III. As Mr. Barris is a general partner of NEA Partners 10, Limited Partnership (which is the general partner of New Enterprise Associates 10, Limited Partnership) and a manager of NEA 11 GP, LLC (which is the general partner of NEA Partners 11, Limited Partnership, the general partner of New Enterprise Associates 11, Limited Partnership), he may be deemed to have voting and dispositive power with respect to such shares listed. Mr. Barris does not have voting or dispositive power with respect to the shares held by NEA Ventures 2003, L.P. Mr. Barris disclaims beneficial ownership of all these shares, except to the extent of his proportionate pecuniary interest therein.

(13)
Includes 321,428 shares issuable upon conversion of preferred stock owned by David & Edward Cohen Trustees FBO Aaron; 321,428 shares issuable upon conversion of preferred stock owned by David & Edward Cohen Trustees FBO Claudia; 321,428 shares issuable upon conversion of preferred stock owned by David & Edward Cohen Trustees FBO Julien; 321,428 shares issuable upon conversion of preferred stock owned by David & Edward Cohen Trustees FBO Zachary; 213,134 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of stock options owned by Morton David; 336,944 shares issuable upon conversion of preferred stock; and 14,265 shares issuable upon conversion of convertible notes.

(14)
Includes 24,740 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of stock options.

(15)
Includes 13,021 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of stock options.

(16)
Includes 24,740 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of stock options.

(17)
Includes 66,407 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of stock options.

(18)
Includes: (i) 21,428 shares issuable upon conversion of preferred stock owned by NEA Ventures 2003, L.P.; (ii) (a) 21,092,371 shares issuable upon conversion of preferred stock, and (b) 802,450 shares issuable upon conversion of convertible notes owned by New Enterprise Associates 10, L.P.; (iii) (a) 6,838,051 shares issuable upon conversion of preferred stock, and (b) 267,483 shares issuable upon conversion of convertible notes owned by New Enterprise Associates 11, L.P.; and (iv) 132,814 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of stock options. The General Partner for NEA Ventures 2003, Limited Partnership is J. Daniel Moore. The General Partner for New Enterprise Associates 10, Limited Partnership is NEA Partners 10, Limited Partnership. The individual general partners of NEA Partners 10, Limited Partnership are M. James Barrett, Peter J. Barris, Richard Kramlich, Peter T. Morris, Charles W. Newhall, III, Mark W. Perry, Scott D. Sandell and Eugene A. Trainor, III. The General Partner for New Enterprise Associates 11, Limited Partnership is NEA Partners 11, Limited Partnership. The general partner for NEA Partners 11, Limited Partnership is NEA 11 GP, LLC. The individual managers of NEA 11 GP, LLC are M. James Barrett, Peter J. Barris, Ryan D. Drant, Krishna "Kittu" Kolluri, C. Richard Kramlich, Charles M. Linehan, Peter T. Morris, Charles W. Newhall, III, Mark W. Perry, Scott D. Sandell and Eugene A. Trainor, III. NEA Partners 10, Limited Partnership and NEA Partners 11, Limited Partnership have voting and dispositive power over these shares. Harry Weller is a Partner of New Enterprise Associates but does not have voting or dispositive power with respect to all of these shares listed, except with respect to the shares underlying the options issued directly to him. Therefore, Mr. Weller disclaims beneficial ownership of all these shares listed, except to the extent of his proportionate pecuniary interest therein.

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CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

Registration Rights for Holders of Our Currently Outstanding Convertible Preferred Stock

        In April 2005, we and the holders of all series of our convertible preferred stock entered into the third amended and restated investors' rights agreement. Holders of our convertible preferred stock include Jeffrey Citron, our principal stockholder, founder, Chairman and Chief Strategist, New Enterprise Associates, 3i Group plc, Meritech Capital Partners and Bain Capital, LLC, each a holder of more than 5% of our voting capital stock.

        Under the agreement, holders of our convertible preferred stock have "piggyback" registration rights. These rights entitle them to participate in this offering, subject to the certain exceptions and limitations. Pursuant to the agreement, we are also required to file and have effective, by the date any lock-up agreement entered into in connection with this offering expires, a registration statement on Form S-1 pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act covering the resale of all shares of common stock issued or issuable upon the conversion of the shares of our Series B, C, D and E convertible preferred stock, and cause such registration statement to remain effective and available for use until April 27, 2007. If requested by the holders of our convertible preferred stock, we will effect, subject to certain terms and conditions, a registration statement on Form S-3, if it is available, to facilitate the sale and distribution of the shares of common stock issued or issuable upon the conversion of their shares of convertible preferred stock. Further, the holders of our convertible preferred stock have the right to demand of us, subject to certain terms and conditions, that we register the shares of common stock issued or issuable upon the conversion of their shares of convertible preferred stock by April 1, 2007 or 120 days after this offering, whichever is earlier, under the Securities Act.

Registration Rights for Shares of Common Stock Issuable upon Conversion of Our Convertible Notes

        On December 16, 2005, in connection with our sale of convertible notes, we entered into a registration rights agreement with the holders of the convertible notes pursuant to which we agreed to provide certain registration rights with respect to the shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of the convertible notes. Holders of our convertible notes include Mr. Citron and affiliates of New Enterprise Associates, Bain Capital, LLC and Meritech Capital Partners, each a holder of more than 5% of our voting capital stock.

        Under the agreement, we are required to file a registration statement covering the resale of all shares of common stock issued or issuable upon the conversion of the convertible notes within 90 calendar days after the consummation of this offering. We are required to use reasonable best efforts to have such registration statement declared effective within 180 days of the consummation of this offering.

        If the registration statement is not filed with the SEC or not declared effective before the applicable deadline, then we are obligated to pay to each of the holders of the convertible notes an amount in cash equal to 1% of the principal amount of the convertible notes on the day that such deadline has not been met and an amount in cash equal to 2% of the principal amount of convertible notes on every 30th day thereafter until the failure is cured.

Business Travel on Aircraft Owned by New World Aviation, Inc.

        Certain of our employees have traveled for business on aircraft owned by New World Aviation, Inc., a corporation wholly owned by Mr. Citron and his wife. In 2004 and 2005, we paid New World Aviation $0.2 million and $0.1 million, respectively, for travel by our employees, including Mr. Citron. Mr. Citron's employment agreement provides that, with respect to reasonable business-related airline expenses, Mr. Citron will be eligible for air travel reimbursement based on the cost of a first-class ticket on a commercial airline to and from the applicable business destinations and that any

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additional business-related airline expenses incurred, directly or indirectly, by Mr. Citron with respect to other employees shall be paid in accordance with our travel policy.

Purchase of Routers from Force10 Networks, Inc.

        We purchase routers from Force10 Networks, Inc. on an as-needed basis. In 2004 and 2005, we paid Force10 Networks $0 and $1.1 million, respectively, under the contract. Affiliates of New Enterprise Associates, a holder of more than 5% of our voting capital stock, own an approximate 24% interest in Force10 Networks. In addition, an affiliate of Meritech Capital Partners II L.P., also a holder of more than 5% of our voting capital stock, owns a 6.8% interest in Force10 Networks. An employee of Meritech Capital Partners and an employee of New Enterprise Associates serve on the board of directors of Force10 Networks.

Notes Payable

        On April 17, 2002, we borrowed $2.0 million from Mr. Citron pursuant to a loan agreement. The loan was due on April 17, 2003 with interest payable at a rate of 8% per annum. In addition, a warrant exercisable to purchase approximately 1.4 million shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $0.25 per share was granted to Mr. Citron. During July 2002, the loan was converted into Series A Preferred Stock. On four dates between January and July 2003, we borrowed an aggregate of $20.0 million from Mr. Citron pursuant to loan agreements. The loans were due in July and September 2003 with interest payable at a rate of 8% per annum. In addition, Mr. Citron was granted five-year warrants to purchase an aggregate of $3.6 million value of Series A-2 Preferred Stock at the strike price equal to the stock price paid by Series B Preferred Stock investors. During September 2003, the loans were converted into Series A-2 Preferred Stock. For more information, see Note 8 to our consolidated financial statements.

Loans with Directors and Executive Officers

        In August and November 2002, John Rego, our Chief Financial Officer, borrowed $10,500 from us pursuant to a loan agreement for his purchase of Series A preferred stock. Mr. Rego repaid the loan in October 2005.

        In July and November 2002, Morton David, a member of our board of directors, borrowed $675,000 from us pursuant to two loan agreements for his purchase of Series A convertible preferred stock. These loans were repaid in July 2003 and August 2004.

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DESCRIPTION OF CONVERTIBLE NOTES

        In December 2005 and January 2006, we issued $249.9 million aggregate principal amount of convertible notes due December 1, 2010. In addition, in March 2006 we paid interest by increasing the principal amount of convertible notes by $3.6 million. The principal terms of the convertible notes are as follows:

Optional Repurchase

        The holders may require us to repurchase all or any portion of the convertible notes on December 16, 2008 at a price in cash equal to 100% of the principal amount of the convertible notes plus any accrued and unpaid interest and late charges.

Interest

        We may, at our option, pay interest on the convertible notes in cash or in kind. If paid in cash, interest will accrue at a rate of 5% per annum and be payable quarterly in arrears. If paid in kind, the interest will accrue at a rate of 7% per annum and be payable quarterly in arrears.

        Upon an event of default (as defined below), the interest rate will be the greater of the interest rate then in effect or 15% per annum. If interest on the convertible notes is not paid in full on any interest payment date, the principal amount of the convertible notes will be increased for subsequent interest accrual periods by an amount that reflects the accretion of the unpaid interest at an annual rate equal to the interest rate then in effect plus 2%, calculated on a quarterly basis, from, and including, the first day of the relevant interest accrual period.

Redemption

        After the completion of this offering, we may redeem any or all of the convertible notes at any time on the later of June 16, 2007 or the first anniversary of the completion of this offering, provided that, among other things, the common stock has traded at a price greater than 150% of the conversion price of the convertible notes for 20 consecutive trading days. The convertible notes shall be redeemed at a price equal to 100% of the principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest and any late charges, plus the aggregate net present value of the remaining scheduled interest payments, if any, calculated as provided in the convertible notes.

        We also may redeem any or all of the convertible notes at any time after December 16, 2008 at a price equal to 100% of the principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest and any late charges, subject to certain conditions.

        Following a change of control (as defined in the convertible notes) the holders of the convertible notes may require us to redeem the convertible notes at a price equal to 100% of the principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest and late charges. In addition, upon conversions in connection with certain fundamental transactions, including certain changes of control, holders of the convertible notes will be entitled to receive a make-whole premium as calculated in the convertible notes. As defined in the convertible notes, changes of control generally include (1) a consolidation or merger with or into another person (other than pursuant to a migratory merger solely for the purpose of changing jurisdictions), (2) a sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance or other disposition of all our property or assets to another person, (3) being the subject of a purchase, tender or exchange offer that is accepted by the holders of more than 50% of the outstanding shares of common stock, and (4) the consummation of a stock purchase agreement or other business combination with another person whereby such person acquires more than 50% of the outstanding shares of common stock.

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Conversion

        The convertible notes may, at the option of the holder, be converted into shares of our common stock at any time. Prior to the completion of this offering, the conversion price for the convertible notes will be $14.22, subject to certain adjustments in the event that a registration statement relating to an initial public offering is not filed on a timely basis or declared effective by the SEC prior to December 16, 2006 and for stock dividends, stock splits or similar transactions. Immediately following the completion of this offering, the conversion price will be the lesser of (1) the conversion price in effect immediately prior to the completion of this offering and (2) 90% of the public offering price of the common stock as set forth in the final prospectus relating to this offering, subject to certain minimum conversion prices as described in the convertible notes. The conversion price also is subject to certain anti-dilution adjustments as described in the convertible notes.

Certain Covenants

        After our completion of this offering, all covenants contained in the convertible notes will cease to have effect.

Events of Default

        Events of default under the terms of the convertible notes include:

        Following an event of default, the convertible notes will become due and payable, either automatically or upon declaration by holders of more than 25% of the aggregate principal amount of convertible notes.

Pass-Through Dividends

        After our completion of this offering, dividends will not be paid to holders of convertible notes, but the conversion price will be subject to anti-dilution adjustments based in part on distributions to holders of our common stock.

Anti-dilution Adjustments

        The formula for adjusting the conversion rate on the conversion date and number of shares of our common stock to be delivered are subject to customary anti-dilution adjustments if certain events occur.

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DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK

        Our certificate of incorporation will be restated prior to the consummation of this offering. The following description of the material terms of our capital stock contained in the restated certificate of incorporation is only a summary. You should read it together with our restated certificate of incorporation and our amended and restated bylaws, which are included as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part. The descriptions of the common stock and preferred stock reflect changes to our capital structure that will occur immediately prior to the closing of this offering.

General

        Upon the completion of this offering, our authorized capital stock will consist of 596,949,644 shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, and 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share, all of which shares of preferred stock will be undesignated. Our board of directors may establish the rights and preferences of the preferred stock from time to time. As of March 31, 2006, after giving effect to the conversion of all outstanding shares of preferred stock into shares of common stock and assuming an initial public offering price of $17.00 per share, there would have been 155,732,440 shares of common stock issued and outstanding.

Common Stock

        Each holder of our common stock is entitled to one vote for each share on all matters to be voted upon by the stockholders and there are no cumulative rights. Subject to any preferential rights of any outstanding preferred stock, holders of our common stock will be entitled to receive ratably the dividends, if any, as may be declared from time to time by the board of directors out of funds legally available therefor. If there is a liquidation, dissolution or winding up of our company, holders of our common stock would be entitled to share in our assets remaining after the payment of liabilities and any preferential rights of any outstanding preferred stock.

        Holders of our common stock will have no preemptive or conversion rights or other subscription rights, and there will be no redemption or sinking fund provisions applicable to the common stock. All outstanding shares of our common stock will be fully paid and non-assessable. The rights, preferences and privileges of the holders of our common stock will be subject to, and may be adversely affected by, the rights of the holders of shares of any series of preferred stock which we may designate and issue in the future.

Preferred Stock

        Under the terms of our restated certificate of incorporation, our board of directors is authorized to issue shares of preferred stock in one or more series without stockholder approval. Our board of directors has the discretion to determine the rights, preferences, privileges and restrictions, including voting rights, dividend rights, conversion rights, redemption privileges and liquidation preferences, of each series of preferred stock.

        The purpose of authorizing our board of directors to issue preferred stock and determine its rights and preferences is to eliminate delays associated with a stockholder vote on specific issuances. The issuance of preferred stock, while providing flexibility in connection with possible future acquisitions and other corporate purposes, will affect, and may adversely affect, the rights of holders of common stock. It is not possible to state the actual effect of the issuance of any shares of preferred stock on the rights of holders of common stock until the board of directors determines the specific rights attached to that preferred stock. The effects of issuing preferred stock could include one or more of the following:

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        We have no present plans to issue any shares of preferred stock.

Registration Rights for Holders of Our Currently Outstanding Convertible Preferred Stock

        Immediately prior to the completion of this offering, all outstanding shares of all series of our convertible preferred stock will be converted into shares of common stock according to the formula set forth in our current certificate of incorporation.

        In April 2005, we and the holders of all series of our convertible preferred stock entered into the third amended and restated investors' rights agreement, which is included as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part.

        Under the agreement, we are required to file and have effective, by the date any lock-up agreement entered into in connection with this offering expires, a registration statement on Form S-1 pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act covering the resale of all shares of common stock issued or issuable upon the conversion of the shares of our Series B, C, D and E convertible preferred stock, and to cause such registration statement to remain effective and available for use until April 27, 2007. If requested by the holders of our Series B, C, D or E convertible preferred stock, we will effect, subject to certain terms and conditions, a registration statement on Form S-3, if it is available, to facilitate the sale and distribution of the shares of common stock issued or issuable upon the conversion of their shares of Series B, C, D and E convertible preferred stock. Further, the holders of our convertible preferred stock have the right to demand of us, subject to certain terms and conditions, that we register the shares of common stock issued or issuable upon the conversion of their shares of convertible preferred stock after April 1, 2007 or 120 days after this offering, whichever is earlier, under the Securities Act. Finally, if we propose to register any of our capital stock under the Securities Act, the holders of all series of our convertible preferred stock will be entitled to customary "piggyback" registration rights.

Registration Rights for Shares of Common Stock Issuable upon Conversion of Our Convertible Notes

        On December 16, 2005, in connection with our sale of convertible notes, we entered into a registration rights agreement with the holders of the convertible notes pursuant to which we agreed to provide certain registration rights with respect to the shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of the convertible notes.

        Under the agreement, we are required to file a registration statement covering the resale of all shares of common stock issued or issuable upon the conversion of the convertible notes within 90 calendar days after the consummation of this offering. We are required to use reasonable best efforts to have such registration statement declared effective within 180 days of the consummation of this offering.

        If the registration statement is not filed with the SEC or not declared effective before the applicable deadline, then we are obligated to pay to each of the holders of the convertible notes an amount in cash equal to 1% of the principal amount of the convertible notes on the day that such deadline has not been met and an amount in cash equal to 2% of the principal amount of convertible notes on every 30th day thereafter until the failure is cured.

Anti-Takeover Effects of Various Provisions of Delaware Law and Our Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Amended and Restated Bylaws

        Provisions of the Delaware General Corporation Law, or the DGCL, and our restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws could make it more difficult to acquire us by means of a tender offer, a proxy contest or otherwise, or to remove incumbent officers and directors. These provisions, summarized below, are expected to discourage types of coercive takeover practices and

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inadequate takeover bids and to encourage persons seeking to acquire control of us to first negotiate with us. We believe that the benefits of increased protection of our potential ability to negotiate with the proponent of an unfriendly or unsolicited proposal to acquire or restructure us outweigh the disadvantages of discouraging takeover or acquisition proposals because, among other things, negotiation of these proposals could result in an improvement of their terms.

        Delaware Anti-Takeover Statute.    We will be subject to Section 203 of the DGCL, an anti-takeover statute. In general, Section 203 prohibits a publicly held Delaware corporation from engaging in a "business combination" with an "interested stockholder" for a period of three years following the time the person became an interested stockholder, unless (with certain exceptions) the business combination or the transaction in which the person became an interested stockholder is approved in a prescribed manner. Generally, a "business combination" includes a merger, asset or stock sale, or other transaction resulting in a financial benefit to the interested stockholder. Generally, an "interested stockholder" is a person who, together with affiliates and associates, owns (or within three years prior to the determination of interested stockholder status did own) 15 percent or more of a corporation's voting stock. The existence of this provision would be expected to have an anti-takeover effect with respect to transactions not approved in advance by the board of directors, including discouraging attempts that might result in a premium over the market price for the shares of common stock held by stockholders.

        No Cumulative Voting.    The DGCL provides that stockholders are denied the right to cumulate votes in the election of directors unless our restated certificate of incorporation provides otherwise. Our restated certificate of incorporation does not provide for cumulative voting.

        Stockholder Action by Written Consent; Calling of Special Meetings of Stockholders.    Our organizational documents do not permit stockholder action by written consent in lieu of a meeting. Under our restated certificate of incorporation, special meetings of our stockholders may be called only by our board of directors, the Chairman of our board of directors, our Chief Strategist or our Chief Executive Officer.

        Removal of Directors and Director Vacancies.    Under our restated certificate of incorporation, subject to the rights of holders of any outstanding preferred stock, a director may be removed only for cause and only by an affirmative vote of at least 75% of our capital stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote. In addition, any vacancy on our board of directors, including a vacancy resulting from an enlargement of our board of directors, may only be filled by vote of a majority of our directors then in office. The limitations on the removal of directors and filling of vacancies could make it more difficult for a third party to acquire, or discourage a third party from acquiring, control of us.

        Classified Board.    Our restated certificate of incorporation and our amended and restated bylaws provide for our board of directors to be divided into three classes. As a result, approximately one-third of our board of directors will be elected each year. The classification of directors will have the effect of making it more difficult for stockholders to change the composition of our board and will preclude even a majority stockholder from gaining control of our board of directors in one election.

        Advance Notice Requirements for Stockholder Proposals and Director Nominations.    In addition, our amended and restated bylaws establish an advance notice procedure for stockholder proposals to be brought before an annual meeting of stockholders, including proposed nominations of persons for election to the board of directors. Stockholders at an annual meeting may only consider proposals or nominations specified in the notice of meeting or brought before the meeting by or at the direction of the board of directors or by a stockholder of record on the record date for the meeting who is entitled to vote at the meeting and who has delivered timely written notice in proper form to our secretary of the stockholder's intention to bring such business before the meeting. These provisions could have the effect of delaying until the next stockholders' meeting stockholder actions that are favored by the holders of a majority of our outstanding voting securities. These provisions may also discourage a third

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party from making a tender offer for our common stock, because even if it acquired a majority of our outstanding voting securities, the third party would be able to take action as a stockholder, such as electing new directors or approving a merger, only at a duly called stockholders' meeting, and not by written consent.

        Limitations on Liability and Indemnification of Officers and Directors.    The DGCL authorizes corporations to limit or eliminate the personal liability of directors to corporations and their stockholders for monetary damages for breaches of directors' fiduciary duties as directors. Our restated certificate of incorporation includes provisions that indemnify, to the fullest extent allowable under the DGCL, the personal liability of directors or officers for monetary damages for actions taken as a director or officer of our company, or for serving at our request as a director or officer or another position at another corporation or enterprise, as the case may be. Our restated certificate of incorporation also provides that we must indemnify and advance reasonable expenses to our directors and officers, subject to our receipt of an undertaking from the indemnitee as may be required under the DGCL. We are also expressly authorized to carry directors' and officers' insurance to protect our company, our directors, officers and certain employees for some liabilities.

        The limitation of liability and indemnification provisions in our restated certificate of incorporation may discourage stockholders from bringing a lawsuit against directors for breach of their fiduciary duty. These provisions may also have the effect of reducing the likelihood of derivative litigation against directors and officers, even though such an action, if successful, might otherwise benefit us and our stockholders. In addition, your investment may be adversely affected to the extent that, in a class action or direct suit, we pay the costs of settlement and damage awards against directors and officers pursuant to these indemnification provisions. There is currently no pending material litigation or proceeding involving any of our directors, officers or employees for which indemnification is sought.

        Authorized but Unissued Shares.    Our authorized but unissued shares of common stock and preferred stock will be available for future issuance without your approval. We may use additional shares for a variety of corporate purposes, including future public offerings to raise additional capital, corporate acquisitions and employee benefit plans. The existence of authorized but unissued shares of common stock and preferred stock could render more difficult or discourage an attempt to obtain control of us by means of a proxy contest, tender offer, merger or otherwise.

        Amendments to Organizational Documents.    The DGCL provides generally that the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares entitled to vote on any matter is required to amend a corporation's certificate of incorporation or bylaws, unless either a corporation's certificate of incorporation or bylaws require a greater percentage. Our restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws provide that the affirmative vote of holders of at least 75% of our capital stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote (in accordance with our restated certificate of incorporation) will be required to amend or repeal our bylaws.

Listing

        Our common stock has been approved for listing on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "VG," subject to official notice of issuance.

Transfer Agent and Registrar

        The transfer agent and registrar for our common stock is American Stock Transfer & Trust Company.

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SHARES ELIGIBLE FOR FUTURE SALE

        If our stockholders sell substantial amounts of our common stock, including shares issued upon the exercise of outstanding options or conversion of our convertible notes, in the public market following this offering, the market price of our common stock could decline. These sales also might make it more difficult for us to sell equity or equity-related securities in the future at a time and price that we deem appropriate.

        Prior to this offering, there was no public market for our common stock. Upon completion of the offering, we will have outstanding an aggregate of 155,732,440 shares of our common stock, excluding 17,826,424 shares issuable upon conversion of the convertible notes as of March 31, 2006. Of these shares, all of the shares sold in this offering will be freely tradeable without restriction or further registration under the Securities Act, unless those shares are purchased by "affiliates" as that term is defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act.

        The remaining 124,482,440 shares of common stock will be "restricted securities," as defined in Rule 144. Restricted securities may be sold in the public market only if registered or if they qualify for an exemption from registration under Rules 144 and 144(k) promulgated under the Securities Act, which rules are summarized below. Upon expiration of the lock-up agreements described under "—Lock-Up Agreements," 180 days after the date of this prospectus, all of these shares will be eligible for sale in the public market pursuant to Rule 144 or Rule 144(k). We expect that many of these shares will be sold when these lock-ups expire.

        Subject to the lock-up agreements described in "Underwriting" and the provisions of Rules 144 and 144(k), shares will be available for sale in the public market as follows:

Number of Shares
   Date
445,920   After the date of this prospectus.
124,036,520   After 180 days from the date of this prospectus.

        As of March 31, 2006, stock options to purchase a total of 16,904,494 shares of our common stock and warrants exercisable for 3,085,715 shares of our common stock were outstanding. In addition, as of March 31, 2006, 17,826,424 shares of our common stock were issuable upon conversion of the convertible notes.

Rule 144

        In general, under Rule 144 as currently in effect, beginning 90 days after the date of this prospectus, a person who has beneficially owned shares of our common stock for at least one year would be entitled to sell within any three-month period a number of shares that does not exceed the greater of:

        Sales under Rule 144 are also subject to manner of sale provisions and notice requirements and to the availability of current public information about us.

Rule 144(k)

        Under Rule 144(k), a person who is not deemed to have been one of our affiliates at any time during the three months preceding a sale, and who has beneficially owned the shares proposed to be

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sold for at least two years, including the holding period of any prior owner other than an affiliate, is entitled to sell those shares without complying with the manner of sale, public information, volume limitation or notice provisions of Rule 144.

Rule 701

        In general, under Rule 701 of the Securities Act as currently in effect, any of our employees, consultants or advisors who purchase shares of our common stock from us in connection with a compensatory stock or option plan or other written agreement is eligible to resell those shares 90 days after the effective date of this offering in reliance on Rule 144, but without compliance with some of the restrictions, including the holding period, contained in Rule 144.

Lock-up Agreements

        All of our officers and directors, substantially all of our stockholders and all of the holders of our convertible notes have entered into lock-up agreements under which they have agreed, subject to limited exceptions, not to transfer or dispose of, directly or indirectly, any shares of our common stock held by them or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for shares of our common stock for a period of at least 180 days from the date of this prospectus without the prior written consent of Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and UBS Securities LLC. Assuming an initial public offering price of $17.00, after giving effect to the conversion of our preferred stock and our convertible notes, 141,862,944 shares of our common stock will be subject to these lock-up agreements.

Options

        As of March 31, 2006, stock options to purchase a total of 16,904,494 shares of our common stock were outstanding. These stock options have a weighted average exercise price of $7.89 and a weighted average of 8.9 years until expiration.

        Following this offering, we intend to file a registration statement on Form S-8 under the Securities Act covering approximately 60,000,000 shares of our common stock issued or issuable upon the exercise of stock options, subject to outstanding options or reserved for issuance under our employee and director stock benefit plans. Accordingly, shares registered under the registration statement will, subject to Rule 144 provisions applicable to affiliates, be available for sale in the open market, except to the extent that the shares are subject to vesting restrictions or the contractual restrictions described above.

Registration Rights

        Holders of 141,862,944 shares of our common stock including the 17,826,424 shares issuable upon conversion of the convertible notes will have rights to require or participate in the registration of those shares under the Securities Act at various times after completion of this offering. For a detailed description of these registration rights, see "Description of Capital Stock—Registration Rights for Holders of Our Currently Outstanding Convertible Preferred Stock." Under the registration rights agreement entered into in connection with our sale of convertible notes, we are required to file a registration statement covering the resale of all shares of common stock issued or issuable upon conversion of the convertible notes within 90 calendar days after consummation of this offering. For a detailed description of the registration rights of the convertible note holders, see "Description of Capital Stock—Registration Rights for Shares of Common Stock Issuable upon Conversion of Our Convertible Notes."

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MATERIAL UNITED STATES FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES FOR NON-U.S. HOLDERS

        Subject to the limitations set forth below, the following is a discussion of the material U.S. federal income and estate tax consequences of the ownership and disposition of our common stock applicable to "Non-U.S. Holders." As used herein, a Non-U.S. Holder means a beneficial owner of our common stock that is not a U.S. person or a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes, and that will hold shares of our common stock as capital assets (i.e., generally, for investment). For U.S. federal income tax purposes, a U.S. person includes:

        If a partnership (or an entity treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes) holds shares of our common stock, the tax treatment of a partner will generally depend on the status of the partner and the activities of the partnership. Persons who are partners in partnerships holding shares of our common stock should consult their tax advisors.

        This discussion does not consider specific facts and circumstances that may be relevant to a particular Non-U.S. Holder's tax position and does not consider U.S. state and local or non-U.S. tax consequences. It also does not consider Non-U.S. Holders subject to special tax treatment under the U.S. federal income tax laws (including partnerships or other pass-through entities, banks and insurance companies, dealers in securities, holders of our common stock held as part of a "straddle," "hedge," "conversion transaction" or other risk-reduction transaction, controlled foreign corporations, passive foreign investment companies, companies that accumulate earnings to avoid U.S. federal income tax, foreign tax-exempt organizations, former U.S. citizens or residents and persons who hold or receive common stock as compensation). This discussion is based on provisions of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or the Code, applicable Treasury regulations, administrative pronouncements of the U.S. Internal Revenue Service, or the IRS, and judicial decisions, all as in effect on the date hereof, and all of which are subject to change, possibly on a retroactive basis, and different interpretations. The authorities on which this discussion is based are subject to various interpretations, and any views expressed within this discussion are not binding on the IRS or the courts. No assurance can be given that the IRS or the courts will agree with the tax consequences described in this prospectus.

        This discussion is included herein as general information only. Each prospective Non-U.S. Holder is urged to consult its tax advisor with respect to the U.S. federal, state, local and non-U.S. income, estate and other tax consequences of holding and disposing of our common stock.

U.S. Trade or Business Income

        For purposes of this discussion, dividend income and gain on the sale or other taxable disposition of our common stock will be considered to be "U.S. trade or business income" if such income or gain is (i) effectively connected with the conduct by a Non-U.S. Holder of a trade or business within the United States and (ii) in the case of a Non-U.S. Holder that is eligible for the benefits of an income tax treaty with the United States, attributable to a permanent establishment (or, for an individual, a fixed base) maintained by the Non-U.S. Holder in the United States. Generally, U.S. trade or business

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income is not subject to U.S. federal withholding tax (provided the Non-U.S. Holder complies with applicable IRS certification and disclosure requirements); instead, U.S. trade or business income is subject to U.S. federal income tax on a net income basis at regular U.S. federal income tax rates in the same manner as a U.S. person. Any U.S. trade or business income received by a Non-U.S. Holder that is a corporation also may be subject to a "branch profits tax" at a 30% rate, or at a lower rate prescribed by an applicable income tax treaty, under specific circumstances.

Dividends

        If, contrary to our intended policy of not paying dividends, as described under "Dividend Policy," we make a distribution of cash or property on our common stock, any such distributions of cash or property that we pay on our common stock will be taxable as dividends for U.S. federal income tax purposes to the extent paid from our current or accumulated earnings and profits (as determined under U.S. federal income tax principles). A Non-U.S. Holder generally will be subject to U.S. federal withholding tax at a 30% rate, or at a reduced rate prescribed by an applicable income tax treaty, on any dividends received in respect of our common stock. If the amount of a distribution exceeds our current and accumulated earnings and profits, such excess first will be treated as a tax-free return of capital to the extent of the Non-U.S. Holder's tax basis in our common stock, and thereafter will be treated as capital gain. In order to obtain a reduced rate of U.S. federal withholding tax under an applicable income tax treaty, a Non-U.S. Holder will be required to provide a properly executed IRS Form W-8BEN (or appropriate substitute or successor form) certifying its entitlement to benefits under the treaty. A Non-U.S. Holder of our common stock that is eligible for a reduced rate of U.S. federal withholding tax under an income tax treaty may obtain a refund or credit of any excess amounts withheld by timely filing an appropriate claim for a refund with the IRS. A Non-U.S. Holder should consult its own tax advisor regarding its possible entitlement to benefits under an income tax treaty.

        The U.S. federal withholding tax does not apply to dividends that are U.S. trade or business income, as defined above, of a Non-U.S. Holder who provides a properly executed IRS Form W-8ECI (or appropriate substitute or successor form), certifying that the dividends are effectively connected with the Non-U.S. Holder's conduct of a trade or business within the United States.

Dispositions of Our Common Stock

        A Non-U.S. Holder generally will not be subject to U.S. federal income or withholding tax in respect of any gain on a sale or other disposition of our common stock unless:

        In general, a corporation is a USRPHC if the fair market value of its "U.S. real property interests" equals or exceeds 50% of the sum of the fair market value of its worldwide (domestic and foreign) real property interests and its other assets used or held for use in a trade or business. For this purpose, real property interests include land, improvements and associated personal property. We believe that we currently are not a USRPHC. In addition, based on our financial statements and current expectations regarding the value and nature of our assets and other relevant data, we do not anticipate becoming a USRPHC. If we become a USRPHC, a Non-U.S. Holder nevertheless will not be subject to U.S. federal income tax if our common stock is regularly traded on an established securities market, within the meaning of applicable Treasury regulations, and the Non-U.S. Holder does

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not hold more than five percent of our outstanding common stock, directly or indirectly, during the five-year testing period for USRPHC status identified above. We expect that our common stock will be listed on the New York Stock Exchange and may be regularly traded on an established securities market in the United States so long as it is so listed.

U.S. Federal Estate Tax

        Shares of our common stock owned or treated as owned by an individual who is a Non-U.S. Holder at the time of death will be included in the individual's gross estate for U.S. federal estate tax purposes, and may be subject to U.S. federal estate tax, unless an applicable estate tax treaty provides otherwise.

Information Reporting and Backup Withholding Requirements

        We must annually report to the IRS and to each Non-U.S. Holder any dividend income that is subject to U.S. federal withholding tax, or that is exempt from such withholding tax pursuant to an income tax treaty. Copies of these information returns also may be made available under the provisions of a specific treaty or agreement to the tax authorities of the country in which the Non-U.S. Holder resides. Under certain circumstances, the Code imposes a backup withholding obligation (currently at a rate of 28%) on certain reportable payments. Dividends paid to a Non-U.S. Holder of our common stock generally will be exempt from backup withholding if the Non-U.S. Holder provides a properly executed IRS Form W-8BEN (or appropriate substitute or successor form) or otherwise establishes an exemption.

        The payment of the proceeds from the disposition of common stock to or through the U.S. office of any broker, U.S. or foreign, will be subject to information reporting and possible backup withholding unless the owner certifies as to its non-U.S. status under penalties of perjury or otherwise establishes an exemption, provided that the broker does not have actual knowledge or reason to know that the holder is a U.S. person or that the conditions of any other exemption are not, in fact, satisfied. The payment of the proceeds from the disposition of common stock to or through a non-U.S. office of a non-U.S. broker will not be subject to information reporting or backup withholding unless the non-U.S. broker has certain types of relationships with the United States, referred to as a U.S. related person. In the case of the payment of the proceeds from the disposition of our common stock to or through a non-U.S. office of a broker that is either a U.S. person or a U.S. related person, the Treasury regulations require information reporting (but not the backup withholding) on the payment unless the broker has documentary evidence in its files that the owner is a Non-U.S. Holder and the broker has no knowledge to the contrary. Non-U.S. Holders should consult their own tax advisors on the application of information reporting and backup withholding to them in their particular circumstances (including upon their disposition of our common stock).

        Backup withholding is not an additional tax. Any amounts withheld under the backup withholding rules from a payment to a Non-U.S. Holder may be allowed as a refund or credit against the Non-U.S. Holder's U.S. federal income tax liability, if any, if the Non-U.S. Holder timely provides the required information to the IRS.

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UNDERWRITING

        Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and UBS Securities LLC are acting as joint bookrunning managers for this offering and as representatives of the underwriters named below. Subject to the terms and conditions stated in the underwriting agreement dated the date of this prospectus, each underwriter named below has agreed to purchase, and we have agreed to sell to that underwriter, the number of shares set forth opposite such underwriter's name.

Underwriter
   Number of
Shares
Citigroup Global Markets Inc.    
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.     
UBS Securities LLC    
Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc.    
Piper Jaffray & Co.    
Thomas Weisel Partners LLC    
     
     
   
  Total   31,250,000
   

        The underwriting agreement provides that the obligations of the underwriters to purchase the shares included in this offering are subject to approval of legal matters by counsel and to other conditions. The underwriters are obligated to purchase all of the shares (other than those covered by the over-allotment option described below) if they purchase any of the shares.

        The underwriters propose to offer some of the shares directly to the public at the public offering price set forth on the cover page of this prospectus and some of the shares to dealers at the public offering price less a concession not to exceed $                    per share. The underwriters may allow, and dealers may reallow, a concession not to exceed $                    per share on sales to other dealers. If all of the shares are not sold at the initial public offering price, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and UBS Securities LLC may change the public offering price and other selling terms. Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and UBS Securities LLC have advised us that the underwriters do not intend sales to discretionary accounts to exceed five percent of the total number of shares of our common stock offered by them.

        We have granted the underwriters an option, exercisable for 30 days from the date of this prospectus, to purchase up to 4,687,500 additional shares of common stock at the initial public offering price less the underwriting discount. The underwriters may exercise the option solely for the purpose of covering over-allotments, if any, in connection with this offering. To the extent the option is exercised, each underwriter must purchase a number of additional shares approximately proportionate to that underwriter's initial purchase commitment.

        We, our officers and directors, substantially all of our stockholders and all of the holders of our convertible notes have agreed that, subject to limited exceptions, for a period of 180 days from the date of this prospectus, we and they will not, without the prior written consent of Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and UBS Securities LLC, dispose of or hedge any shares of our common stock or any securities convertible into or exchangeable for our common stock. If we release earnings results or announce material news during the last 17 days of the lock-up period, or if prior to the expiration of the lock-up period we announce that we will release earnings during the 15-day period following the last day of the lock-up period, then the lock-up period automatically will be extended until the end of the 18-day period beginning with the earnings release or material news announcement. Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and UBS Securities LLC in their sole discretion may release any of the securities subject to these lock-up agreements at any time without notice.

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        Prior to this offering, there has been no public market for our common stock. Consequently, the initial public offering price for the shares was determined by negotiation between us and Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and UBS Securities LLC. Among the factors considered in determining the initial public offering price were our record of operations, our current financial condition, our future prospects, the markets in which we operate, the economic conditions in and future prospects for the industry in which we compete, our management, and currently prevailing general conditions in the equity securities markets, including current market valuations of publicly traded companies considered comparable to our company. The prices at which the shares will sell in the public market after this offering may be lower, however, than the initial public offering price. Furthermore, an active trading market in our common stock may not develop or continue after this offering.

        Our common stock has been approved for listing on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "VG," subject to official notice of issuance.

        The following table shows the underwriting discounts and commissions that we are to pay to the underwriters in connection with this offering. These amounts are shown assuming both no exercise and full exercise of the underwriters' option to purchase additional shares of common stock.

 
   Per Share
   Total
 
   Without
Over-
allotment
   With
Over-
allotment
   Without
Over-
allotment
   With
Over-
allotment
Underwriting discounts and commissions payable by us   $     $     $     $  
Additional value deemed to be underwriting compensation by the NASD(1)   $ 0.24   $ 0.21   $ 7,391,163.03   $ 7,391,163.03
(1)
Includes compensation value of $6,071,636.75 attributed by the NASD to the conversion feature contained in the convertible notes held by an affiliate of Citigroup Global Markets Inc., as discussed below. The compensation value attributed by the NASD to the conversion feature contained in the convertible notes assumes an initial public offering price of $17.00 per share, the midpoint of the initial public offering price range indicated on the cover of this prospectus and a price at which the convertible notes will be converted into 1,069,934 shares of our common stock immediately following the completion of the offering. Approximately 8.8% of the purchase price of the notes was attributed to the conversion feature. Also includes certain expenses and fees associated with this offering that are payable by us pursuant to our agreement with the underwriters.

        In connection with the offering, the underwriters may purchase and sell shares of common stock in the open market. These transactions may include short sales, syndicate covering transactions and stabilizing transactions. Short sales involve syndicate sales of common stock in excess of the number of shares to be purchased by the underwriters in the offering, which creates a syndicate short position. "Covered" short sales are sales of shares made in an amount up to the number of shares represented by the underwriters' over-allotment option. In determining the source of shares to close out the covered syndicate short position, the underwriters will consider, among other things, the price of shares available for purchase in the open market as compared to the price at which they may purchase shares through the over-allotment option. Transactions to close out the covered syndicate short position involve either purchases of the common stock in the open market after the distribution has been completed or the exercise of the over-allotment option. The underwriters also may make "naked" short sales of shares in excess of the over-allotment option. The underwriters must close out any naked short position by purchasing shares of common stock in the open market. A naked short position is more likely to be created if the underwriters are concerned that there may be downward pressure on the price of the shares in the open market after pricing that could adversely affect investors who purchase

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in the offering. Stabilizing transactions consist of bids for or purchases of shares in the open market while the offering is in progress.

        The underwriters also may impose a penalty bid. Penalty bids permit the underwriters to reclaim a selling concession from a syndicate member when an underwriter repurchases shares originally sold by that syndicate member in order to cover syndicate short positions or make stabilizing purchases.

        Any of these activities may have the effect of preventing or retarding a decline in the market price of the common stock. They may also cause the price of the common stock to be higher than the price that would otherwise exist in the open market in the absence of these transactions. The underwriters may conduct these transactions on the New York Stock Exchange or in the over-the-counter market, or otherwise. If the underwriters commence any of these transactions, they may discontinue them at any time.

        We estimate that the total expenses of this offering will be $5,700,000, including approximately $750,000 in expenses associated with the roadshow.

        Certain of the underwriters and their respective affiliates have, from time to time, performed, and may in the future perform, various financial advisory and investment banking services for us, for which they have received or may receive customary fees and expenses.

        Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and UBS Securities LLC acted as placement agents in connection with the private placement of our convertible notes in December 2005. In connection with that transaction, we agreed to reimburse the placement agents for reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the placement agents and to pay the fees and expenses of counsel to the placement agents. Our agreement with the placement agents also requires us to offer to engage each of the placement agents as a joint lead bookrunner and joint lead underwriter in connection with this offering.

        One of our directors, J. Sanford Miller, is a co-founder and shareholder of Thomas Weisel Partners, one of the underwriters of this offering.

        An affiliate of Citigroup Global Markets Inc. purchased $15,000,000 aggregate principal amount of our convertible notes in the private placement. Assuming an initial public offering price of $17.00, the midpoint of the initial public offering price range indicated on the cover of this prospectus, these notes will be convertible into 1,069,934 shares of Vonage common stock immediately following the completion of this offering. The terms of the convertible notes are described under "Description of Convertible Notes." The convertible notes will remain outstanding following this offering.

        The convertible notes purchased by this affiliate are deemed by the NASD to be underwriting compensation in connection with this offering pursuant to Conduct Rule 2710 of the NASD. In addition, unless an exemption is available under Conduct Rule 2710(g)(2), these convertible notes will be subject to lock-up restrictions under Conduct Rule 2710(g). Conduct Rule 2710(g) provides that the convertible notes shall not be sold during this offering or sold, transferred, assigned, pledged or hypothecated, or be the subject of any hedging, short sale, derivative, put or call transaction that would result in the effective economic disposition of the convertible notes by any person for a period of 180 days immediately following the date of effectiveness or commencement of sales of this offering.

        In connection with this offering, one or more of the underwriters or securities dealers may distribute prospectuses electronically. Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and UBS Securities LLC may agree to allocate a number of shares to underwriters for sale to their online brokerage account holders. Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and UBS Securities LLC will allocate shares to underwriters that may make Internet distributions on the same basis as other allocations. In addition, shares may be sold by the underwriters to securities dealers who resell shares to online brokerage account holders.

        Sales of shares made outside of the United States may be made by affiliates of the underwriters.

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        We have agreed to indemnify the underwriters against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, or to contribute to payments the underwriters may be required to make because of any of those liabilities.

Directed Share Programs

        We have requested that the underwriters reserve up to 13.5% of the common stock offered in this prospectus for sale to certain of our customers at the initial public offering price in the Vonage Customer Directed Share Program. The Vonage Customer Directed Share Program will be centrally administered through the program website at ipoinfo.vonage.com. A Vonage customer may be eligible to participate in the Vonage Customer Directed Share Program if he or she meets all of the following criteria:

        In order to participate in the Vonage Customer Directed Share Program, the customer also must open a limited purpose brokerage account at either Smith Barney, a division of Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Deutsche Bank Alex. Brown, a division of Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., or UBS Financial Services Inc. Eligible customers will be permitted to purchase shares of our common stock in the Vonage Customer Directed Share Program only through a limited purpose brokerage account at one of these financial institutions.

        Other conditions to participation also may apply.

        Eligible customers who choose to participate in the Vonage Customer Directed Share Program must submit conditional offers to purchase at least 100 and no more than 5,000 shares. In the event that eligible customers submit valid conditional offers for more shares than have been reserved for allocation in the Vonage Customer Directed Share Program, we will allocate shares for purchase by eligible customers as follows:

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        Our employees do not have any additional information and have been instructed not to discuss either the initial public offering or the Vonage Customer Directed Share Program. Therefore, you should not call us about the initial public offering or the Vonage Customer Directed Share Program. As it becomes available, further information about how to participate in the Vonage Customer Directed Share Program will be available only at (888) 830-1790 or vonageipo.com.

        Our initial email communication to prospective participants in the Vonage Customer Directed Share Program and the first page of the website identified above (from which a reader could access a detailed "frequently asked questions" section about the Vonage Customer Directed Share Program) did not include an active hyperlink to the prospectus contained in our most recently filed registration statement relating to this offering as required pursuant to Rule 433 under the Securities Act. As a result, it is possible that the e-mail communication and the first page of the website could be determined to be an illegal offer in violation of Section 5 of the Securities Act, in which case recipients could seek to recover damages or seek to require us to repurchase their shares at the IPO price.

        In addition, our initial voicemail communication to prospective Vonage Customer Directed Share Program participants, which communication may contain only limited information pursuant to Rule 134 under the Securities Act, included the Internet address at which prospective participants could obtain additional information about the Vonage Customer Directed Share Program, including a copy of the prospectus contained in our most recently filed registration statement relating to this offering. However, the voicemail did not include the name and address of a person from whom such a prospectus could be obtained. The inclusion of the Internet address in the voicemail might be viewed as incorporating into the voicemail information that is beyond the scope permissible under Rule 134. In addition, the omission of the name and address of a contact person means that the voice mail would not be entitled to the "safe-harbor" provided by Rule 134. As a result, it is possible that the voicemail could be determined to be an illegal offer in violation of Section 5 of the Securities Act, in which case recipients could seek to recover damages or seek to require us to repurchase their shares at the IPO price.

        We believe we would have meritorious defenses to any legal actions based on claims of alleged defects in the email, website or voicemail. As a result, we believe that the risks to us relating to any such potential claims are not significant.

        We have urged potential participants in the Customer Directed Share Program to read this prospectus. Neither the reading of this prospectus nor the accepting or acknowledging of any terms, conditions or other information set forth in this prospectus or on the website for the Customer Directed Share Program, however, relieves Vonage of any of its responsibilities or liabilities under U.S. securities laws or waives any rights that a participant has under those laws.

        We also have requested that the underwriters reserve up to 1.5% of the common stock offered in this prospectus for sale to other persons related to us at the initial public offering price in a separate directed share program. These other persons may include our stockholders, vendors, employees, suppliers and service providers. Broker-dealers registered with the NASD will not be allowed to participate in the directed share program. Although broker-dealers will not be allowed to participate, employees of broker-dealers may participate, like any other customer, if they meet the eligibility requirements.

        The number of shares available for sale to the public will be reduced to the extent our customers or other persons related to us purchase the reserved shares. Any shares not so purchased will be

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offered by the underwriters to the general public on the same basis as other shares offered in this prospectus.

        We have agreed to indemnify the underwriters against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, or to contribute to payments the underwriters may be required to make because of any of those liabilities.

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NOTICE TO PROSPECTIVE INVESTORS

European Economic Area

        In relation to each member state of the European Economic Area that has implemented the Prospectus Directive (each, a relevant member state), with effect from and including the date on which the Prospectus Directive is implemented in that relevant member state (the relevant implementation date), an offer of the common stock described in this prospectus may not be made to the public in that relevant member state prior to the publication of a prospectus in relation to the common stock that has been approved by the competent authority in that relevant member state or, where appropriate, approved in another relevant member state and notified to the competent authority in that relevant member state, all in accordance with the Prospectus Directive, except that, with effect from and including the relevant implementation date, an offer of securities may be offered to the public in that relevant member state at any time:

        Each purchaser of common stock described in this prospectus located within a relevant member state will be deemed to have represented, acknowledged and agreed that it is a "qualified investor" within the meaning of Article 2(1)(e) of the Prospectus Directive.

        For purposes of this provision, the expression an "offer to the public" in any relevant member state means the communication in any form and by any means of sufficient information on the terms of the offer and the securities to be offered so as to enable an investor to decide to purchase or subscribe the securities, as the expression may be varied in that member state by any measure implementing the Prospectus Directive in that member state, and the expression "Prospectus Directive" means Directive 2003/71/EC and includes any relevant implementing measure in each relevant member state.

        The sellers of the common stock have not authorized and do not authorize the making of any offer of common stock through any financial intermediary on their behalf, other than offers made by the underwriters with a view to the final placement of the common stock as contemplated in this prospectus. Accordingly, no purchaser of the common stock, other than the underwriters, is authorized to make any further offer of the common stock on behalf of the sellers or the underwriters.

United Kingdom

        This prospectus is only being distributed to, and is only directed at, persons in the United Kingdom that are qualified investors within the meaning of Article 2(1)(e) of the Prospectus Directive ("Qualified Investors") that are also (i) investment professionals falling within Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 (the "Order") or (ii) high net worth entities, and other persons to whom it may lawfully be communicated, falling within Article 49(2)(a) to (d) of the Order (all such persons together being referred to as "relevant persons"). This prospectus and its contents are confidential and should not be distributed, published or reproduced (in whole or in part) or disclosed by recipients to any other persons in the United Kingdom. Any person in the United Kingdom that is not a relevant persons should not act or rely on this document or any of its contents.

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France

        Neither this prospectus nor any other offering material relating to the common stock described in this prospectus has been submitted to the clearance procedures of the Autorité des Marchés Financiers or by the competent authority of another member state of the European Economic Area and notified to the Autorité des Marchés Financiers. The common stock has not been offered or sold and will not be offered or sold, directly or indirectly, to the public in France. Neither this prospectus nor any other offering material relating to the common stock has been or will be

        Such offers, sales and distributions will be made in France only

The common stock may be resold directly or indirectly, only in compliance with Articles L.411-1, L.411-2, L.412-1 and L.621-8 through L.621-8-3 of the French Code monétaire et financier.

Switzerland

        Shares of our common stock may be offered in Switzerland only on the basis of a non-public offering. This prospectus does not constitute an issuance prospectus according to articles 652a or 1156 of the Swiss Federal Code of Obligations or a listing prospectus according to article 32 of the Listing Rules of the Swiss exchange. The shares of our common stock may not be offered or distributed on a professional basis in or from Switzerland and neither this prospectus nor any other offering material relating to shares of our common stock may be publicly issued in connection with any such offer or distribution. The shares have not been and will not be approved by any Swiss regulatory authority. In particular, the shares are not and will not be registered with or supervised by the Swiss Federal Banking Commission, and investors may not claim protection under the Swiss Investment Fund Act.

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LEGAL MATTERS

        The validity of the securities offered in this prospectus and certain legal matters are being passed upon for us by Shearman & Sterling LLP, New York, New York. Certain legal matters have been passed upon for us by Bingham McCutchen LLP, Washington, D.C., special FCC regulatory counsel. Certain legal matters will be passed upon on behalf of the underwriters by Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, New York, New York.


EXPERTS

        The consolidated financial statements of Vonage Holdings Corp. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2004 and 2005 and for the years then ended included in this prospectus and the related consolidated financial statement schedules included elsewhere in the registration statement have been audited by BDO Seidman, LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their reports appearing herein and elsewhere in the registration statement, and have been so included in reliance upon the reports of such firm given upon their authority as experts in accounting and auditing.

        The consolidated financial statements of Vonage Holdings Corp. and subsidiaries for the year ended December 31, 2003 included in this prospectus and the related consolidated financial statement schedules included elsewhere in the registration statement have been audited by Amper, Politziner & Mattia P.C., an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their reports appearing herein and elsewhere in the registration statement, and have been so included in reliance upon the reports of such firm given upon their authority as experts in accounting and auditing.

Changes in Accountants

        On March 1, 2004, we dismissed Amper, Politziner & Mattia P.C., as our independent registered public accounting firm previously engaged as the principal accountant to audit our financial statements. We re-engaged Amper, Politziner & Mattia P.C. on June 30, 2004, and dismissed the firm again on April 21, 2005. Amper, Politziner & Mattia P.C.'s report on our financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2003 did not contain any adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion and was not otherwise qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope or accounting principles.

        Each decision to dismiss Amper, Politziner & Mattia P.C. was approved by our audit committee. During the 2003 fiscal year and the subsequent interim period preceding Amper, Politziner & Mattia P.C.'s dismissal, there were no reportable events or disagreements with Amper, Politziner & Mattia P.C. on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure, which disagreements, if not resolved to the satisfaction of Amper, Politziner & Mattia P.C., would have caused it to make reference to the subject matter of the disagreements in connection with its report.

        Amper, Politziner & Mattia P.C. was provided with a copy of the foregoing disclosure. A copy of Amper, Politziner & Mattia P.C.'s letter, dated April 6, 2006, stating their agreement with such disclosure is included as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part.

        Following Amper, Politziner & Mattia P.C.'s dismissal, we engaged BDO Seidman, LLP as a our independent registered public accounting firm effective April 22, 2005. Our audit committee authorized and approved the engagement of BDO Seidman, LLP. During the 2003 fiscal year, and the subsequent interim period prior to engaging BDO Seidman, LLP, neither we nor anyone on our behalf consulted BDO Seidman, LLP regarding either (1) the application of accounting principles to a specified transaction regarding us, either completed or proposed, or the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on our financial statements, or (2) any matter regarding us that was a reportable event.

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WHERE YOU CAN FIND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

        We have filed with the SEC a registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, referred to as the Securities Act, with respect to the shares of our common stock offered by this prospectus. This prospectus, filed as a part of the registration statement, does not contain all the information set forth in the registration statement or the exhibits and schedules thereto as permitted by the rules and regulations of the SEC. For further information about us and our common stock, you should refer to the registration statement. This prospectus summarizes provisions that we consider material of certain contracts and other documents to which we refer you. Because the summaries may not contain all the information that you may find important, you should review the full text of those documents. We have included copies of those documents as exhibits to the registration statement.

        The registration statement and the exhibits thereto filed with the SEC may be inspected, without charge, and copies may be obtained at prescribed rates, at the public reference room maintained by the SEC at 100 F Street NE, Washington, D.C. 20549. You may obtain information on the operation of the public reference room by calling the SEC at 1-888-SEC-0330. The registration statement and other information filed by us with the SEC are also available at the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov.

        As a result of the offering, we and our stockholders will become subject to the proxy solicitation rules, annual and periodic reporting requirements, restrictions of stock purchases and sales by affiliates and other requirements of the Exchange Act. We are not currently subject to those requirements. We will furnish our stockholders with annual reports containing audited financial statements certified by independent auditors and quarterly reports containing unaudited financial statements for the first three quarters of each fiscal year.

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INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 
   Page
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm—BDO Seidman, LLP   F-2

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm—Amper, Politziner & Mattia P.C.
 
F-3

Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2004 and 2005 and March 31, 2006 (unaudited)
 
F-4

Consolidated Statements of Operations for the years ended December 31, 2003, 2004 and 2005 and for the three months ended March 31, 2005 (unaudited) and March 31, 2006 (unaudited)
 
F-5

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2003, 2004 and 2005 and for the three months ended March 31, 2005 (unaudited) and March 31, 2006 (unaudited)
 
F-6

Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Deficit for the years ended December 31, 2003, 2004 and 2005 and for the three months ended March 31, 2006 (unaudited)
 
F-7

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
 
F-8

F-1


REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

Board of Directors and Stockholders
Vonage Holdings Corp.
Holmdel, New Jersey

        We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Vonage Holdings Corp. as of December 31, 2004 and 2005 and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders' deficit, and cash flows for the years then ended. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.

        We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal controls over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company's internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

        In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Vonage Holdings Corp. at December 31, 2004 and 2005, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the years then ended in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

        We have also audited the effects for the year ended December 31, 2003 of the reverse stock split effected on May 18, 2006 as discussed in Note 13 to the financial statements.

/s/  BDO SEIDMAN, LLP      

Woodbridge, New Jersey

March 24, 2006, except as to Note 13, as to which the date is May 18, 2006.

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of
Vonage Holdings Corp.

        We have audited the accompanying statements of operations, cash flows and stockholders' deficit of Vonage Holdings Corp. for the year ended December 31, 2003 (prior to the effects of the 2006 reverse stock split). These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit.

        We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

        In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the results of operations and cash flows of Vonage Holdings Corp. for the year ended December 31, 2003, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

        We have also audited the financial statement schedule listed in the Index at Item 16(b) for the year ended December 31, 2003. In our opinion, such financial statement schedule, when considered in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole, presents fairly in all material respects the information set forth therein.

/s/  AMPER, POLITZINER & MATTIA P.C.      

October 6, 2004
Edison, New Jersey

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VONAGE HOLDINGS CORP.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In thousands, except par value)

 
    
    
    
   Pro forma
  
 
   December 31,
   March 31,
   March 31,
  
 
   2004
   2005
   2006
   2006
  
 
    
    
   (Restated)

   (Restated)

  
 
    
    
  
(unaudited)
  
Assets                          
Assets                          
Current assets:                          
  Cash and cash equivalents   $ 43,029   $ 132,549   $ 81,638   $ 81,638  
  Marketable securities     62,739     133,830     93,823     93,823  
  Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $60, $210 and $210, respectively     2,695     7,435     11,771     11,771  
  Inventory, net of allowance of $1,239, $732 and $660, respectively     1,190     15,687     7,411     7,411  
  Deferred customer acquisition costs, current     4,918     6,125     7,974     7,974  
  Prepaid expenses and other current assets     1,857     8,228     11,336     11,336  
   
 
 
 
 
    Total current assets     116,428     303,854     213,953     213,953  
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation     16,290     103,638     118,947     118,947  
Deferred customer acquisition costs, non-current     3,469     19,899     25,531     25,531  
Deferred financing costs, net     —     9,577     9,119     9,119  
Restricted cash     182     7,453     7,997     7,997  
Due from related parties     71     75     73     73  
Other assets     53     2,386     2,577     2,577  
   
 
 
 
 
    Total assets   $ 136,493   $ 446,882   $ 378,197   $ 378,197  
   
 
 
 
 
Liabilities and Stockholders' Deficit                          
Liabilities                          
Current liabilities:                          
  Accounts payable   $ 11,295   $ 16,467   $ 25,023   $ 25,023  
  Accrued expenses     26,189     98,035     81,497     81,497  
  Deferred revenue, current portion     9,672     20,449     26,146     26,146  
  Current maturities of capital lease obligations     5     773     870     870  
   
 
 
 
 
  Total current liabilities     47,161     135,724     133,536     133,536  
Convertible notes     —     247,958     253,352     253,352  
Deferred revenue, net of current portion     3,776     21,600     27,865     27,865  
Capital lease obligations, net of current maturities     —     21,658     24,037     24,037  
Other liabilities     108     —     —     —  
   
 
 
 
 
    Total liabilities     51,045     426,940     438,790     438,790  
   
 
 
 
 
Commitments and Contingencies                          
Redeemable Preferred Stock                          
Series A Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share; authorized 8,000 shares, 8,000 shares issued and outstanding (liquidation preference $16,000)     15,968     15,968     15,968     —  
Series A-2 Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share; authorized 6,067 shares, 5,167 shares issued and outstanding (liquidation preference $20,667)     20,292     20,292     20,292     —  
Series A-2 Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock Warrant to purchase 900 shares     1,557     1,557     1,557     —  
Series B Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share; authorized 3,750 shares, 3,750 shares issued and outstanding (liquidation preference $16,200)     14,489     14,489     14,489     —  
Series C Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share; authorized 8,000 shares, 8,000 shares issued and outstanding (liquidation preference $43,200)     38,090     38,090     38,090     —  
Series D Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share; authorized 8,729 shares, 8,729 shares issued and outstanding (liquidation preference $113,389)     102,722     102,722     102,722     —  
Series E Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share; authorized 9,435 shares, 9,429 shares issued and outstanding (liquidation preference $215,924)     —     195,736     195,736     —  
Stock subscription receivable     (597 )   (427 )   (415 )   —  
   
 
 
 
 
    Total redeemable preferred stock     192,521     388,427     388,439     —  
   
 
 
 
 
Stockholders' Deficit                          
Common stock, par value $0.001 per share; authorized 396,950 shares at December 31, 2004, 596,950 shares at December 31, 2005 and March 31, 2006; issued 1,605, 1,642 and 1,652 shares at December 31, 2004 and 2005 and March 31, 2006, respectively, and 1,367, 1,404 and 1,414 shares outstanding at December 31, 2004 and 2005 and March 31, 2006, respectively, actual; 596,950 shares authorized; 124,721 issued and 124,483 shares outstanding at March 31, 2006, pro forma as adjusted     2     2     2     125  
Additional paid-in capital     13,950     14,794     19,302     408,033  
Stock subscription receivable     (37 )   (37 )   (37 )   (452 )
Accumulated deficit     (120,345 )   (382,284 )   (467,444 )   (467,444 )
Treasury stock, at cost, 238 shares     (619 )   (619 )   (619 )   (619 )
Deferred compensation     —     (167 )   —     —  
Accumulated other comprehensive loss     (24 )   (174 )   (236 )   (236 )
   
 
 
 
 
    Total stockholders' deficit     (107,073 )   (368,485 )   (449,032 )   (60,593 )
   
 
 
 
 
    Total liabilities, redeemable preferred stock and stockholders' deficit   $ 136,493   $ 446,882   $ 378,197   $ 378,197  
   
 
 
 
 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements

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VONAGE HOLDINGS CORP.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(In thousands, except per share amounts)

 
   For the Years Ended
December 31,
   For the Three Months
Ended March 31,
  
 
   2003
   2004
   2005
   2005
   2006
  
 
    
    
    
    
   (Restated)

  
 
    
    
    
   (unaudited)

  

Operating Revenues:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Telephony services   $ 16,905   $ 75,864   $ 258,165   $ 38,583   $ 111,658  
  Customer equipment and shipping     1,817     3,844     11,031     2,127     7,225  
   
 
 
 
 
 
      18,722     79,708     269,196     40,710     118,883  
   
 
 
 
 
 
Operating Expenses:                                
  Direct cost of telephony services (excluding depreciation and amortization of $1,388, $2,519, $6,671, $954 and $2,552)     8,556     23,209     84,050     12,108     37,584  
  Direct cost of goods sold     4,867     18,878     40,441     11,588     17,580  
  Selling, general and administrative     19,174     49,186     154,716     20,553     52,875  
  Marketing     11,819     56,075     243,404     55,436     88,288  
  Depreciation and amortization     2,367     3,907     11,122     1,610     4,959  
   
 
 
 
 
 
      46,783     151,255     533,733     101,295     201,286  
   
 
 
 
 
 

Loss from operations
 
 
(28,061
)
 
(71,547
)
 
(264,537
)
 
(60,585
)
 
(82,403
)
   
 
 
 
 
 

Other Income (Expense):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Interest income     96     1,135     4,347     578     2,741  
  Interest expense     (678 )   (5 )   (1,093 )   —     (5,494 )
  Other, net     5     21     (441 )   5     (4 )
  Debt conversion expense     (1,557 )   —     —     —     —  
   
 
 
 
 
 
      (2,134 )   1,151     2,813     583     (2,757 )

Loss before income tax benefit
 
 
(30,195
)
 
(70,396
)
 
(261,724
)
 
(60,002
)
 
(85,160
)

Income tax benefit
 
 
221
 
 
475
 
 
390
 
 
—
 
 
—
 
   
 
 
 
 
 

Net loss
 
$
(29,974
)
$
(69,921
)
$
(261,334
)
$
(60,002
)
$
(85,160
)
   
 
 
 
 
 
Net loss per common share calculation:                                
  Net loss   $ (29,974 ) $ (69,921 ) $ (261,334 ) $ (60,002 ) $ (85,160 )
  Imputed dividend on preferred shares     —     —     (605 )   —     —  
   
 
 
 
 
 
  Net loss attributable to common stockholders   $ (29,974 ) $ (69,921 ) $ (261,939 ) $ (60,002 ) $ (85,160 )
   
 
 
 
 
 

Net loss per common share:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Basic and diluted   $ (21.14 ) $ (51.41 ) $ (189.67 ) $ (43.83 ) $ (60.40 )
   
 
 
 
 
 

Weighted-average common shares outstanding:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Basic and diluted     1,418     1,360     1,381     1,369     1,410  
   
 
 
 
 
 

                 (unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net loss per common share calculation (pro forma):                                
  Net loss               $ (261,334 ) $ (60,002 ) $ (85,160 )
  Imputed dividend on preferred shares                 —     —     —  
               
 
 
 
  Net loss attributable to common stockholders               $ (261,334 ) $ (60,002 ) $ (85,160 )
               
 
 
 

Net loss per common share:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Basic and diluted               $ (2.10 ) $ (0.62 ) $ (0.68 )
               
 
 
 

Weighted-average common shares outstanding:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Basic and diluted                 124,452     97,500     124,481  
               
 
 
 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements

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VONAGE HOLDINGS CORP.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(In thousands)

 
   For the Years Ended
December 31,
   For the Months Ended
March 31,
  
 
   2003
   2004
   2005
   2005
   2006
  
 
    
    
    
    
   (Restated)

  
 
    
    
    
   (unaudited)

  
Cash flows from operating activities:                                
Net loss   $ (29,974 ) $ (69,921 ) $ (261,334 ) $ (60,002 ) $ (85,160 )
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:                                
  Depreciation and amortization     2,367     3,907     11,122     1,610     4,959  
  Debt conversion expense     1,557     —     —     —     —  
  Beneficial conversion for interest in kind on convertible notes     —     —     —     —     2  
  Accrued interest     671     (186 )   199     (277 )   3,928  
  Allowance for doubtful accounts     —     60     150     —     —  
  Allowance for obsolete inventory     24     1,215     625     355     15  
  Amortization of deferred financing costs     —     —     75     —     490  
  Loss on disposal of fixed assets     —     —     438     —     9  
  Stock option compensation     —     —     15     —     4,452  
  Other     (6 )   66     (108 )   (27 )   —  
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:                                
  Accounts receivable     (326 )   (2,100 )   (4,888 )   (470 )   (4,337 )
  Inventory     144     (1,289 )   (15,130 )   (905 )   8,261  
  Prepaid expenses and other current assets     57     (1,518 )   (5,765 )   (1,671 )   (2,727 )
  Deferred customer acquisition costs     (2,404 )   (5,765 )   (17,618 )   (3,004 )   (7,482 )
  Due from related parties     —     15     18     16     2  
  Other assets     52     (27 )   (2,333 )   (152 )   (191 )
  Accounts payable     6,721     3,016     5,119     10,052     8,549  
  Accrued expenses     1,404     24,103     71,085     25,096     (17,294 )
  Deferred revenue     3,130     9,824     28,565     5,886     11,965  
   
 
 
 
 
 
    Net cash used in operating activities     (16,583 )   (38,600 )   (189,765 )   (23,493 )   (74,559 )
   
 
 
 
 
 
Cash flows from investing activities:                                
Capital expenditures     (6,430 )   (10,867 )   (76,261 )   (10,125 )   (17,684 )
Purchase of marketable securities     —     (68,798 )   (295,341 )   (22,342 )   (63,205 )
Maturities and sales of marketable securities     —     6,050     224,249     47,275     103,200  
(Increase) decrease in restricted cash     1,497     (92 )   (7,285 )   (6,912 )   (541 )
   
 
 
 
 
 
    Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities     (4,933 )   (73,707 )   (154,638 )   7,896     21,770  
   
 
 
 
 
 
Cash flows from financing activities:                                
Principal payments on capital lease obligations     (158 )   (26 )   (177 )   (5 )   (185 )
Proceeds from notes issuance     20,000     —     247,872     —     2,047  
Debt issuance costs     —     —     (9,652 )   —     (32 )
Proceeds from preferred stock issuance, net     14,110     140,820     195,736     —     —  
Proceeds from subscription receivable, net     675     300     170     150     12  
Purchase of treasury stock     (403 )   —     —     —     —  
Proceeds from exercise of stock options     2     —     57     3     9  
   
 
 
 
 
 
    Net cash provided by financing activities     34,226     141,094     434,006     148     1,851  
   
 
 
 
 
 
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash     —     (3 )   (83 )   (11 )   27  
   
 
 
 
 
 
Net change in cash and cash equivalents     12,710     28,784     89,520     (15,460 )   (50,911 )
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period     1,535     14,245     43,029     43,029     132,549  
   
 
 
 
 
 
    Cash and cash equivalents, end of period   $ 14,245   $ 43,029   $ 132,549   $ 27,569   $ 81,638  
   
 
 
 
 
 
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:                                
Cash paid during the periods for:                                
  Interest   $ 678   $ 5   $ 203   $ —   $ 692  
   
 
 
 
 
 
  Income taxes   $ —   $ —   $ —   $ —   $ —  
   
 
 
 
 
 
Non-cash transactions during the periods for:                                
  Note payable converted to preferred stock   $ 20,000   $ —   $ —   $ —   $ —  
   
 
 
 
 
 
  Capital lease obligations incurred   $ —   $ —   $ 22,603   $ 18,450   $ 2,661  
   
 
 
 
 
 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements

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VONAGE HOLDINGS CORP.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT

(In thousands)

 
   Common
Stock
   Additional
Paid-in
Capital
   Stock
Subscription
Receivable
   Deferred
Compensation
   Accumulated
Deficit
   Treasury
Stock
   Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Loss
   Total
  
Balance at December 31, 2002   $ 2   $ 13,940   $ (637 ) $ (5 ) $ (20,450 ) $ (216 ) $ —   $ (7,366 )

Stock option exercises
 
 
 
 
 
2
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2
 
Stock subscription receivable payments                 600                             600  
Purchase of treasury stock, at cost                                   (403 )         (403 )
Amortization of non-employee stock options                       5                       5  
Net loss                             (29,974 )               (29,974 )
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at December 31, 2003     2     13,942     (37 )   —     (50,424 )   (619 )   —     (37,136 )

Stock option exercises
 
 
 
 
 
8
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
8
 
Comprehensive loss:                                                  
  Change in unrealized gain (loss) on available-for-sale investments                                         (9 )   (9 )
  Foreign currency translation adjustment                                         (15 )   (15 )
Net loss                             (69,921 )               (69,921 )
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total comprehensive loss     —     —     —     —     (69,921 )   —     (24 )   (69,945 )
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at December 31, 2004     2     13,950     (37 )   —     (120,345 )   (619 )   (24 )   (107,073 )

Stock option exercises
 
 
—
 
 
57
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
57
 
Issuance of stock options for compensation           182           (182 )                     —  
Amortization of deferred compensation                       15                       15  
Beneficial conversion of Series E preferred stock           605                 (605 )               —  
Comprehensive loss:                                                  
  Change in unrealized gain (loss) on available-for-sale investments                                         10     10  
  Foreign currency translation adjustment                                         (160 )   (160 )
Net loss                             (261,334 )               (261,334 )
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total comprehensive loss     —     —     —     —     (261,334 )   —     (150 )   (261,484 )
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at December 31, 2005   $ 2   $ 14,794   $ (37 ) $ (167 ) $ (382,284 ) $ (619 ) $ (174 ) $ (368,485 )
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

(Restated)
 
(unaudited)
 
Stock option exercises           9                                   9  
Stock option compensation           4,452                                   4,452  
Reverse unamortized deferred compensation           (167 )         167                          
Beneficial conversion for interest in kind on convertible notes           214                                   214  
Comprehensive loss:                                                  
  Change in unrealized gain (loss) on available-for-sale investments                                         (21 )   (21 )
  Foreign currency translation adjustment                                         (41 )   (41 )
Net loss                             (85,160 )               (85,160 )
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total comprehensive loss     —     —     —     —     (85,160 )   —     (62 )   (85,222 )
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at March 31, 2006   $ 2   $ 19,302   $ (37 ) $ —   $ (467,444 ) $ (619 ) $ (236 ) $ (449,032 )
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements

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VONAGE HOLDINGS CORP.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Years Ended December 31, 2003, 2004, 2005 and the
Three Months Ended March 31, 2005 and 2006 (Unaudited)

(In thousands, except per share amounts)

Note 1.    Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies

Nature of Operations

        Vonage Holdings Corp. (the "Company") is incorporated as a Delaware corporation. The original Certificate of Incorporation was filed in May 2000 as MIN-X.COM, INC., the Company's original name, which was changed in February 2001 to Vonage Holdings Corp. The Company is a provider of broadband Voice over Internet Protocol ("VoIP") services to residential and small and home office customers. The Company launched service in the United States in October 2002, in Canada in November 2004 and in the United Kingdom in May 2005.

        The Company has incurred significant operating losses since inception. As a result, the Company has generated negative cash flows from operations, and has an accumulated deficit at March 31, 2006. The Company's primary source of funds to date has been through the issuance of equity and debt securities, including net proceeds from the issuance of redeemable preferred stock of $195,736, in 2005 and net proceeds from the issuance of debt securities of $238,220, in 2005 and $2,015 in 2006.

Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Consolidation

        The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

Restatement

        The accompanying consolidated financial statements for the three months ended March 31, 2006 have been restated to correct the accounting for the Company's convertible notes. In December 2005 and January 2006, the Company issued approximately $249,900 of convertible notes, and an additional $3,600 as the payment of interest in kind in March 2006. Originally, the Company believed that the convertible notes contained an embedded derivative and accordingly accounted for the embedded derivative by bifurcating the embedded derivative from the convertible notes at the date of issuance and subsequently remeasuring the fair value of the embedded derivative at December 31, 2005 and March 31, 2006. In May 2006, upon further review, the Company concluded that the convertible notes do not contain an embedded derivative. The effect of the change on the December 31, 2005 financial statements was not material and only reclassifications were required. However, the March 31, 2006 unaudited financial statements (historical and pro forma) have been restated to reflect the change, the effect of which was to increase the loss before income tax benefit and net loss $12,363 and to increase basic and diluted net loss per common share $8.77. The effect on the balance sheet was to increase the aggregate of the convertible notes and the derivative embedded within the convertible notes $12,149 and increase the accumulated deficit $12,363.

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        The effects of the restatement on the financial statement items were as follows.

 
   Previously
Reported
March 31,
2006
   As
Restated
March 31,
2006
   Previously
Reported
March 31,
2006
   As
Restated
March 31,
2006
  
 
    
    
   (Pro forma)

   (Pro forma)

  
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS                          
(In thousands)                          

Convertible notes
 
$
232,403
 
$
253,352
 
$
232,403
 
$
253,352
 
Derivatives embedded within convertible notes, at estimated fair value     8,800     —     8,800     —  
Total liabilities     426,641     438,790     426,641     438,790  
Additional paid-in capital     19,088     19,302     407,819     408,033  
Accumulated deficit     (455,081 )   (467,444 )   (455,081 )   (467,444 )
Total stockholders' deficit     (436,883 )   (449,032 )   (48,444 )   (60,593 )

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(In thousands, except per share amounts)                          

Interest expense
 
$
(6,523
)
$
(5,494
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Change in fair value of derivatives embedded within convertible notes     13,392     —              
Total other income (expense)     9,606     (2,757 )            
Loss before income tax benefit     (72,797 )   (85,160 )            
Net loss   $ (72,797 ) $ (85,160 )            
Net loss per common share calculation:                          
  Net loss   $ (72,797 ) $ (85,160 )            
  Net loss attributable to common stockholders   $ (72,797 ) $ (85,160 )            
Net loss per common share:                          
  Basic and diluted   $ (51.63 ) $ (60.40 )            
Net loss per common share calculation: (Pro forma)                          
  Net loss   $ (72,797 ) $ (85,160 )            
  Net loss attributable to common stockholders   $ (72,797 ) $ (85,160 )            
Net loss per common share: (Pro Forma)                          
  Basic and diluted   $ (0.58 ) $ (0.68 )            

Use of Estimates

        The Company's consolidated financial statements are prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, which require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported and disclosed in the consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes. Actual results could differ materially from these estimates.

        On an ongoing basis, the Company evaluates its estimates, including those related to the average period of service to a customer (the "customer relationship period") used to amortize deferred revenue and

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deferred customer acquisition costs associated with customer activation, the useful lives of property and equipment and the value of common stock and common stock options for the purpose of determining stock-based compensation. The Company bases its estimates on historical experience, available market information, appropriate valuation methodologies, including the Black-Scholes option model ("Model"), and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities. The inputs for this Model are stock price at valuation date and issuance date, strike price for the option, dividend yield, risk-free interest rate, life of option in years and volatility.

Pro Forma Information

        All series of redeemable convertible preferred stock automatically convert to common stock upon the completion of a qualified initial public offering. The pro forma balance sheet, which is presented as of March 31, 2006, and the earnings per share information assumes all redeemable preferred stock was converted on January 1, 2005 into common stock, with the exception of the Series A-2 preferred stock warrant which was reclassified to additional paid-in capital in the balance sheet. In addition, the weighted-average common shares outstanding were increased by the assumed number of shares of common stock issued upon conversion of the preferred stock for the purpose of calculating net loss per common share.

Revenue Recognition

        Operating revenues consists of telephony services revenue and customer equipment (which enables the Company's telephony services) and shipping revenue. The point in time at which revenue is recognized is determined in accordance with Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 104, Revenue Recognition, and Emerging Issues Task Force Consensus No. 01-9, Accounting for Consideration Given by a Vendor to a Customer (Including a Reseller of the Vendor's Products) ("EITF No. 01-9"). Revenue is recorded as follows:

        Substantially all of the Company's operating revenues are telephony services revenue, which is derived primarily from monthly subscription fees that customers are charged under the Company's service plans. The Company also derives telephony services revenue from per minute fees for international calls and for any calling minutes in excess of a customer's monthly plan limits. Monthly subscription fees are automatically charged to customers' credit cards in advance and are recognized over the following month when services are provided. Revenue generated from international calls and from customers exceeding allocated call minutes under limited minute plans is recognized as services are provided, that is, as minutes are used, and is billed to a customer's credit card in arrears. The Company estimates the amount of revenue earned but not billed from international calls and from customers exceeding allocated call minutes under limited minute plans from the end of each billing cycle to the end of each reporting period and records these amounts in accounts receivable. These estimates are based primarily upon historical minutes and have been consistent with the Company's actual results.

        The Company also provides rebates to customers who purchase their customer equipment from retailers and satisfy minimum service period requirements. These rebates in excess of activation fees are recorded as a reduction of revenue over the minimum service period based upon the estimated number of customers that will ultimately earn and claim the rebates.

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        The Company also generates revenue by charging a fee for activating service. Through June 2005, the Company charged an activation fee to customers in the direct channel (customer equipment provided by the Company). Beginning in July 2005, the Company also began charging an activation fee in the retail channel. Customer activation fees, along with the related incremental direct customer acquisition amounts for customer equipment in the direct channel and for rebates and retailer commissions in the retail channel, up to but not exceeding the activation fee, are deferred and amortized over the estimated average customer relationship period. The amortization of deferred customer equipment is recorded to direct cost of goods sold. The amortization of deferred rebates is recorded as a reduction of telephony services revenue. The amortization of deferred retailer commissions is recorded as marketing expense. Through December 31, 2004, this period was 30 months based upon comparisons to other telecommunications companies as the Company did not have a sufficient operating history. For 2005, the customer relationship period was reevaluated based on the Company's experience to date and is estimated to be 60 months. The Company has applied the 60-month customer relationship period on a prospective basis beginning January 1, 2005. For 2006, the Company has confirmed that the customer relationship period should be 60 months.

        In the United States, the Company charges a regulatory recovery fee on a monthly basis to defray the costs associated with regulatory compliance and related litigation and to cover taxes that the Company is charged by the suppliers of telecommunications services. The Company records these regulatory recovery fees as revenue as billed.

        Prior to June 30, 2005, the Company generally charged a disconnect fee to customers who did not return their customer equipment to the Company upon disconnection of service regardless of how long they were a customer. On July 1, 2005, the Company changed its disconnect policy and only accepts return of the customer equipment within 30 days of activation and a disconnect fee is charged if the customer disconnects their service within one year of activation. These disconnect fees are recorded at the time the customer disconnects service. Disconnect fee revenue amounted to $299, $1,556 and $6,031 in 2003, 2004 and 2005, respectively and $871 and $2,532 for the three months ended March 31, 2005 and 2006, respectively.

        Customer equipment and shipping revenue consists of revenue from sales of customer equipment to wholesalers or directly to customers for replacement devices, or beginning in the fourth quarter of 2005, for upgrading their device at the time of customer sign-up for which the Company charges an additional fee. In addition, customer equipment and shipping revenue includes the fees that customers are charged for shipping their customer equipment to them.

        For a portion of 2004, customer equipment and shipping revenue included sales to retailers. Customer equipment and shipping revenue was reduced for payments to retailers and rebates to customers who purchased their customer equipment through these retailers, who purchased the customer equipment from the Company, to the extent of customer equipment and shipping revenue. In the latter part of 2004, the retailers began purchasing the customer equipment directly from the manufacturers.

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Direct Cost of Telephony Services

        Direct cost of telephony services consists primarily of direct costs that the Company pays to third parties in order to provide telephony services. These costs include access and interconnection charges that the Company pays to other telephone companies to terminate domestic and international phone calls on the public switched telephone network. In addition, these costs include the cost to lease phone numbers, to co- locate in other telephone companies' facilities, to provide enhanced emergency dialing capabilities to transmit 911 calls and to provide local number portability. These costs also include taxes that the Company pays on telecommunications services from our suppliers. These costs do not include indirect costs such as depreciation and amortization, payroll and facilities costs. The Company's presentation of direct cost of telephony services may not be comparable to other similar companies.

Direct Cost of Goods Sold

        Direct cost of goods sold consists primarily of costs that the Company incurs when a customer signs up for the Company's service. These costs include the cost of customer equipment for customers who subscribe through the direct sales channel in excess of activation fees. In addition, these costs include the amortization of deferred customer equipment, the cost of shipping and handling for customer equipment, the installation manual that accompanies the customer equipment and the cost of equipment that the Company provides to customers as product promotions.

Shipping and Handling

        Revenue relating to shipping and handling is included in customer equipment and shipping revenue and amounted to $812, $2,604 and $8,049 in 2003, 2004 and 2005, respectively, and $1,977 and $3,774 for the three months ended March 31, 2005 and 2006, respectively. Costs related to shipping and handling are included in direct cost of goods sold and amounted to $695, $2,421 and $7,913 in 2003, 2004 and 2005, respectively, and $1,790 and $3,793 for the three months ended March 31, 2005 and 2006, respectively.

Advertising Costs

        Advertising costs, which are included in marketing expense, are expensed as incurred and amounted to $10,961, $52,472 and $204,875 for 2003, 2004 and 2005, respectively, and $48,794 and $72,895 for the three months ended March 31, 2005 and 2006, respectively.

Development Expenses

        Costs associated with the development of new services and changes to existing services are charged to operations as incurred and are included in selling, general and administrative expense.

Cash, Cash Equivalents and Marketable Securities

        The Company maintains cash with several investment grade financial institutions. The Company invests its excess cash in money market funds and in highly liquid debt instruments of U.S. corporations, municipalities and the U.S. government and its agencies. All highly liquid investments with stated maturities of three months or less from date of purchase are classified as cash equivalents. Interest income was $96, $1,135 and $4,347 in 2003, 2004 and 2005, respectively and $578 and $2,741 for the three months ended March 31, 2005 and 2006, respectively.

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        Management determines the appropriate classification of its investments in debt and marketable equity securities at the time of purchase and reevaluates such designation at each balance sheet date. The Company's debt and marketable equity securities have been classified and accounted for as available for sale. The Company may or may not hold securities with stated maturities until maturity. In response to changes in the availability of and the yield on alternative investments as well as liquidity requirements, the Company may sell these securities prior to their stated maturities. These securities are carried at fair value, with the unrealized gains and losses reported as other comprehensive income (loss). Any realized gains or losses on the sale of marketable securities are determined on a specific identification method, and such gains and losses are reflected as a component of interest income or expense.

Inventory

        Inventory consists of the cost of customer equipment and is stated at the lower of cost or market, with cost determined using the average cost method. The Company provides an inventory allowance for customer equipment that has been returned by customers but may not be able to be re-issued to new customers or returned to the manufacturer for credit.

Property and Equipment

        Property and equipment includes acquired assets and those accounted for under capital leases and consists principally of network equipment and computer hardware, furniture, software and leasehold improvements. In addition, the lease of the Company's new corporate headquarters has been accounted for as a capital lease and is included in property and equipment as of March 31, 2006. Network equipment and computer hardware and furniture are stated at cost with depreciation provided using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the related assets, which range from three to five years. Software is depreciated over three years to five years. Leasehold improvements are amortized over their estimated useful life of the related assets or the life of the lease, whichever is shorter. The cost of renewals and substantial improvements is capitalized while the cost of maintenance and repairs is charged to operating expenses as incurred.

        The Company's network equipment and computer hardware, which consists of routers, gateways and servers that enable the Company's telephony services, is subject to technological risks and rapid market changes due to new products and services and changing customer demand. These changes may result in future adjustments to the estimated useful lives or the carrying value of these assets, or both.

Restricted Cash and Letters of Credit

        The Company reports the collateralization of certain letters of credit as restricted cash. The amount of collateralized letters of credit primarily related to lease deposits for the Company's offices were $83, $7,210 and $7,673 at December 31, 2004 and 2005 and March 31, 2006, respectively, with corresponding restricted cash of $182, $7,453 and $7,997 at December 31, 2004 and 2005 and March 31, 2006, respectively.

Long-Lived Assets

        The Company reviews the carrying values of its property and equipment for possible impairment whenever circumstances indicate the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. An impairment

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loss is recognized to the extent the sum of the undiscounted estimated future cash flow expected to result from the use of the asset is less than the carrying value. No impairments have been incurred to date.

Deferred Financing Costs

        Costs incurred in raising debt are deferred and amortized as interest expense over the term of the related debt. The Company issued convertible notes in December 2005 and January 2006 and incurred issuance costs of $9,684 which are being amortized over the life of the notes using the effective interest method. Amortization expense related to these costs is included in interest expense in the consolidated statements of operations and was $75 for the year ended December 31, 2005 and $490 for the three months ended March 31, 2006. Accumulated amortization of deferred financing costs was $75 at December 31, 2005 and $565 at March 31, 2006.

Income Taxes

        The Company recognizes deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected tax consequences of temporary differences between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their reported amounts using enacted tax rates in effect for the year the differences are expected to reverse. The Company records a valuation allowance to reduce the deferred tax assets to the amount that the Company estimates is more likely than not to be realized.

Foreign Currency

        Generally, the functional currency of the Company's non-U.S. subsidiaries is the local currency. The financial statements of these subsidiaries are translated to U.S. dollars using month-end rates of exchange for assets and liabilities, and average rates of exchange for revenues, costs and expenses. Translation gains and losses are deferred and recorded in accumulated other comprehensive loss as a component of stockholders' equity. The Company recorded $15 and $160 of net translation losses in 2004 and 2005, respectively, and $41 at March 31, 2006. Net gains and losses resulting from foreign exchange transactions are included in the consolidated statements of operations. There were no gains and losses resulting from foreign exchange transactions in 2003. The Company recognized $3 and $3 of net losses resulting from foreign exchange transactions for 2004 and 2005, respectively, and $3 for the three months ended March 31, 2006.

Comprehensive Loss

        Comprehensive loss is comprised of net loss and other comprehensive items. Other comprehensive items include foreign currency translation adjustments and unrealized losses on available for sale investments. Assets and liabilities of foreign operations are translated at the period-end exchange rate and revenue and expense amounts are translated at the average rates of exchange prevailing during the period.

Certain Risks and Concentrations

        Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist principally of cash equivalents, marketable securities and accounts receivable. Cash equivalents consist of money market instruments and U.S. government notes. Marketable securities consist primarily of money market instruments, U.S. corporate bonds, auction rate securities and U.S. government notes. Accounts

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receivable are typically unsecured and are derived from revenues earned from customers primarily located in the United States. By collecting subscription fees in advance, the Company is able to minimize its accounts receivable and bad debt exposure. If a customer's credit card is declined, we generally suspend international calling capabilities as well as their ability to incur domestic usage charges in excess of their plan minutes. If the customer's credit card cannot be successfully processed during the current and subsequent month's billing cycle, the Company will terminate the account. In addition, the Company automatically charges any per minute fees to its customers' credit cards monthly in arrears. To further mitigate the Company's bad debt exposure, a customer's credit card will be charged in advance of their monthly billing if their international calling or overage charges exceed a certain dollar threshold.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

        The carrying amounts of the Company's financial instruments, including cash and cash equivalents, marketable securities, accounts receivable and accounts payable, approximate fair value because of their short maturities. The carrying amounts of the Company's capital leases approximate fair value of these obligations based upon management's best estimates of interest rates that would be available for similar debt obligations at December 31, 2004 and 2005 and at March 31, 2006. The convertible notes are carried at estimated fair value less any unamortized discount.

Reclassification

        Certain reclassifications have been made to prior years' financial statements in order to conform to the current year's presentation.

Beneficial Conversion Feature

        When the Company issues debt or equity which is convertible into common stock at a discount from the common stock market price at the date the debt or equity is issued, a beneficial conversion feature for the difference between the closing price and the conversion price multiplied by the number of shares issuable upon conversion is recognized. The beneficial conversion feature is presented as a discount to the related debt or a dividend to the related equity, with an offsetting amount increasing additional paid in capital.

Loss per Share

        Basic and diluted loss per common share is calculated by dividing loss to common stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. The effects of potentially dilutive common shares, including shares issued under the Company's 2001 Stock Incentive Plan using the treasury stock method and the Company's convertible preferred stock (that convert on an 2.86-to-1 basis) using the if-converted method, have been excluded from the calculation of diluted loss per common share because of their anti-dilutive effects.

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        The following were excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per common share because of their anti-dilutive effects:

 
   For the Years Ended
December 31,
   For the Three Months
Ended March 31,
 
   2003
   2004
   2005
   2005
   2006
 
    
    
    
   (unaudited)
Redeemable preferred stock as if converted at 2.86 to 1   48,334   96,131   123,071   96,131   123,071
Common stock warrants   514   514   514   514   514
Redeemable preferred stock warrants as if converted at 2.86 to 1   2,571   2,571   2,571   2,571   2,571
Convertible notes   —   —   17,426   —   17,826
Employee stock options   1,891   5,887   13,373   5,801   16,904
   
 
 
 
 
    53,310   105,103   156,955   105,017   160,886
   
 
 
 
 

Stock-Based Compensation

        Prior to the adoption of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123(R) ("SFAS 123(R)"), the Company accounted for stock-based awards to employees and directors using the intrinsic value method in accordance with Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25 ("APB 25") as allowed under Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123. Under the intrinsic value method, no stock-based compensation expense for employee stock options had been recognized in the Company's results of operations in prior periods. In accordance with the modified prospective transition method that the Company used in adopting SFAS 123(R) as of January 1, 2006, the consolidated financial statements prior to 2006 have not been restated to reflect, and do not include,

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the possible impact of SFAS 123(R). The table below reflects the pro forma net loss and net loss per share for 2003, 2004, 2005 and the three months ended March 31, 2005:

 
   For the Years Ended
December 31,
   For the
Three Months
Ended
March 31,
  
 
   2003
   2004
   2005
   2005
  
 
    
    
    
   (unaudited)

  
Net loss attributable to common stockholders, as reported   $ (29,974 ) $ (69,921 ) $ (261,939 ) $ (60,002 )
Add stock-based employee compensation included in net loss under intrinsic method     —     —     15     —  
Deduct total stock-based employee compensation expense determined under fair value based method for all awards     (211 )   (879 )   (7,521 )   (313 )
   
 
 
 
 
Net loss, pro forma   $ (30,185 ) $ (70,800 ) $ (269,445 ) $ (60,315 )
   
 
 
 
 
Net loss per common share:                          
  As reported—basic and diluted   $ (21.14 ) $ (51.41 ) $ (189.67 ) $ (43.83 )
   
 
 
 
 
  Pro forma—basic and diluted   $ (21.29 ) $ (52.06 ) $ (195.11 ) $ (44.06 )
   
 
 
 
 
Weighted-average common shares outstanding:                          
  Basic and diluted     1,418     1,360     1,381     1,369  
   
 
 
 
 

        The fair value for these options was estimated at the date of grant using a Black-Scholes option-pricing model. The weighted-average estimated fair market value of employee stock options granted was $0.42, $0.63, and $2.81 for the years ended December 31, 2003, 2004 and 2005, respectively and $9.62 for the three months ended March 31, 2006. The assumptions used to value options are as follows:

 
   For the Years Ended
December 31,
   For the Three Months
Ended March 31,
  
 
   2003
   2004
   2005
   2005(1)
   2006
  
 
    
    
    
   (unaudited)

  
Risk-free interest rate   4.09 % 4.12 % 4.36 %     4.72 %
Expected stock price volatility   0 % 0 % 0 %     50.80 %
Dividend yield   0 % 0 % 0 %     0 %
Expected life (in years)   8.80   8.88   8.83       8.90  
(1)
There were no stock options granted for the three months ended March 31, 2005.

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Recent Accounting Pronouncements

        In February 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No. 155, Accounting for Certain Hybrid Instruments ("SFAS 155"). SFAS 155 allows financial instruments that have embedded derivatives to be accounted for as a whole (eliminating the need to bifurcate the derivative from its host) if the holder elects to account for the whole instrument on a fair value basis. This statement is effective for all financial instruments acquired or issued after the beginning of an entity's first fiscal year that begins after September 15, 2006. The Company will evaluate the impact of SFAS 155 on its consolidated financial statements.

        In May 2005, the FASB issued SFAS No. 154, Accounting Changes and Error Corrections ("SFAS 154"), a replacement of APB No. 20, Accounting Changes and SFAS No. 3, Reporting Accounting Changes in Interim Financial Statements. SFAS 154 applies to all voluntary changes in accounting principle and changes the requirements for accounting for and reporting of a change in accounting principle. This statement establishes that, unless impracticable, retrospective application is the required method for reporting a change in accounting principle in the absence of explicit transition requirements specific to the newly adopted accounting principle. It also requires the reporting of an error correction which involves adjustments to previously issued financial statements similar to those generally applicable to reporting an accounting change retrospectively. SFAS 154 is effective for accounting changes and corrections of errors made in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2005. The Company believes the adoption of SFAS 154 will not have a material effect on its consolidated financial statements.

        On December 16, 2004, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123 (revised 2004), Share-Based Payment ("SFAS 123(R)"), which replaces SFAS 123, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation, and supersedes Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25, Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees. The Company adopted SFAS 123(R) on January 1, 2006, using the "modified prospective" transition method. SFAS 123(R) requires the Company to measure the cost of employee services received in exchange for an award of equity instruments based on the fair value of the award on the grant date. That cost must be recognized in the income statement over the vesting period of the award. Under the "modified prospective" transition method, awards that are granted, modified or settled beginning at the date of adoption are measured and accounted for in accordance with SFAS 123(R). In addition, expense must be recognized in the statement of income for unvested awards for the remaining service period that were granted prior to the date of adoption. The expense is based on the fair value determined at the grant date.

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Note 2.    Cash, Cash Equivalents and Marketable Securities

        Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities consist of the following:

 
   December 31,
    
 
   March 31,
2006
 
   2004
   2005
 
    
    
   (unaudited)
Cash and cash equivalents   $ 43,029   $ 132,549   $ 81,638
   
 
 
Marketable securities:                  
  Commercial paper     2,478     —     7,385
  U.S. corporate bonds     11,094     8,314     12,042
  Auction rate securities     41,700     107,025     53,325
  Certificate of deposits     —     —     2,492
  U.S. government notes     7,467     18,491     18,579
   
 
 
    Total marketable securities   $ 62,739   $ 133,830     93,823
   
 
 
Total cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities   $ 105,768   $ 266,379   $ 175,461
   
 
 

        The Company has not experienced any realized gains or losses on its investments in the periods presented. The Company had a gross unrealized loss of $9 at December 31, 2004, a gross unrealized gain of $1 at December 31, 2005 and a gross unrealized loss of $20 at March 31, 2006. There was a gross unrealized loss of $9 for the year ended December 31, 2004, a gross unrealized gain of $10 for the year ended December 31, 2005 and a gross unrealized loss of $21 for the three months ended March 31, 2006.

        The following table summarizes the estimated fair value of the Company's securities held in marketable securities classified by the stated maturity date of the security:

 
   December 31,
    
 
   March 31,
2006
 
   2004
   2005
 
    
    
   (unaudited)
Due within one year   $ 62,739   $ 133,830   $ 93,823

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Note 3.    Property and Equipment

 
   December 31,
    
  
 
   March 31,
2006
  
 
   2004
   2005
  
 
    
    
   (unaudited)

  
Building (under capital lease)   $ —   $ 22,830   $ 25,674  
Network equipment and computer hardware     17,880     58,917     64,196  
Software     2,543     4,667     4,980  
Leased equipment     191     371     371  
Leasehold improvements     1,192     25,216     33,255  
Furniture     882     5,895     8,270  
Software licenses     970     909     909  
Vehicles     —     190     269  
Construction in progress     346     352     1,510  
   
 
 
 
      24,004     119,347     139,434  
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization     (7,714 )   (15,709 )   (20,487 )
   
 
 
 
Net property and equipment   $ 16,290   $ 103,638   $ 118,947  
   
 
 
 

        Related depreciation and amortization expense was $2,367, $3,907 and $11,122 in 2003, 2004 and 2005, respectively and $1,610 and $4,959 for the three months ended March 31, 2005 and 2006, respectively. Included in depreciation and amortization expense for 2005 and the three months ended March 31, 2006 was $157 and $533, respectively, related to capital leases. Interest cost on the debt related to the capital lease for the Company's new headquarters was capitalized during the pre-occupancy period in the amount of $1,731 for 2005. Construction in progress is related to the Company's relocation of its headquarters to Holmdel, New Jersey (see Note 10).

        In addition, in connection with the Company's relocation of its headquarters to Holmdel, New Jersey, the Company incurred costs for the renovation of the facility. The landlord will reimburse $8,750 of these costs, of which $7,656 was applied for at December 31, 2005 and $4,981 was received in 2005 and $761 was received in 2006. This $7,656 was recorded as a reduction to leasehold improvements at December 31, 2005.

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Note 4.    Accrued Expenses

 
   December 31,
    
 
   March 31,
2006
 
   2004
   2005
 
    
    
   (unaudited)
Marketing   $ 15,186   $ 41,094   $ 37,045
Compensation and related taxes and temporary labor     3,818     11,374     7,525
Telecommunications     770     15,133     7,985
Professional fees     1,138     3,151     2,996
Litigation     1,050     1,050     1,050
Taxes and fees     1,593     11,094     13,617
Customer credits     1,089     1,729     1,848
Inventory     358     2,926     3,868
Costs related to new headquarters     —     3,882     —
Credit card fees     276     1,097     221
Accrued interest     —     729     1,479
Other accruals     911     4,776     3,863
   
 
 
    $ 26,189   $ 98,035   $ 81,497
   
 
 

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Note 5.    Income Taxes

        The following table summarizes deferred taxes resulting from differences between financial accounting basis and tax basis of assets and liabilities.

 
   December 31,
    
  
 
   March 31, 2006
  
 
   2004
   2005
  
 
    
    
   (unaudited)

  
Current assets and liabilities:                    
  Deferred revenue   $ 1,984   $ 6,134   $ 7,844  
  Accounts receivable and inventory allowances     519     377     348  
  Accrued expenses     3,070     7,847     7,626  
  Capital leases     —     385     330  
   
 
 
 
      5,573     14,743     16,148  
  Valuation allowance     (5,573 )   (14,743 )   (16,148 )
   
 
 
 
Net current deferred tax asset   $ —   $ —   $ —  
   
 
 
 

Non-current assets and liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Depreciation and amortization   $ (1,048 ) $ (2,709 ) $ (2,764 )
  Amortization of start-up costs     1,065     518     382  
  Stock option compensation     —     —     1,781  
  Net operating loss carryforward     40,678     136,739     167,255  
   
 
 
 
      40,695     134,548     166,654  
  Valuation allowance     (40,695 )   (134,548 )   (166,654 )
   
 
 
 
Net non-current deferred tax asset   $ —   $ —   $ —  
   
 
 
 

        The Company has net losses for financial reporting purposes. Recognition of deferred tax assets will require generation of future taxable income. There can be no assurance that the Company will generate sufficient taxable income in future years. Therefore, the Company established a valuation allowance on net deferred tax assets of $182,802 as of March 31, 2006.

        The components of loss before income tax benefit are as follows:

 
   For the Years Ended
December 31,
   For the Three Months
Ended March 31,
  
 
   2003
   2004
   2005
   2005
   2006
  
 
    
    
    
   (unaudited)

  
United States   $ (30,195 ) $ (68,535 ) $ (236,342 ) $ (57,504 ) $ (77,265 )
Foreign     —     (1,861 )   (25,382 )   (2,498 )   (7,895 )
   
 
 
 
 
 
Total   $ (30,195 ) $ (70,396 ) $ (261,724 ) $ (60,002 ) $ (85,160 )
   
 
 
 
 
 

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        The components of the income tax benefit are as follows:

 
   For the Years Ended
December 31,
   For the Three Months
Ended March 31,
 
   2003
   2004
   2005
   2005
   2006
 
    
    
    
   (unaudited)
Current:                              
  State and local taxes   $ 221   $ 475   $ 390   $ —   $ —
  Foreign     —     —     —     —     —
  Federal     —     —     —     —     —
   
 
 
 
 
    $ 221   $ 475   $ 390   $ —   $ —
   
 
 
 
 

Deferred:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  State and local taxes   $ —   $ —   $ —   $ —   $ —
  Foreign     —     —     —     —     —
  Federal     —     —     —     —     —
   
 
 
 
 
    $ —   $ —   $ —   $ —   $ —
   
 
 
 
 
    $ 221   $ 475   $ 390   $ —   $ —
   
 
 
 
 

        The reconciliation between the U.S. statutory federal income tax rate and the effective rate is as follows:

 
   For the Years Ended December 31,
   For the Three Months
Ended March 31,
  
 
   2003
   2004
   2005
   2005
   2006
  
 
    
    
    
   (unaudited)

  
U.S. Federal statutory tax rate   (34 )% (34 )% (34 )% (34 )% (34 )%
State and local taxes   (6 ) (6 ) (6 ) (6 )% (6 )%
Sale of net operating loss carryforwards   (1 ) (1 ) (1 ) 0 % 0 %
Valuation reserve for income taxes   40   40   40   40 % 40 %
   
 
 
 
 
 
  Effective tax rate   (1 )% (1 )% (1 )% 0 % 0 %
   
 
 
 
 
 

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        As of March 31, 2006, the Company has net operating loss carryforwards for U.S. federal and state tax purposes of $394,262 and $380,066, respectively, expiring at various times from years ending 2020 through 2026. In addition, the Company has net operating loss carryforwards for Canadian tax purposes of $27,420 expiring through 2013. The Company also has net operating loss carryforwards for United Kingdom tax purposes of $8,168 with no expiration date.

        Under Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code, if a corporation undergoes an "ownership change" (generally defined as a greater than 50% change (by value) in its equity ownership over a three-year period), the corporation's ability to use its pre-change of control net operating loss carry forward and other pre-change tax attributes against its post-change income may be limited. The Section 382 limitation is applied annually so as to limit the use of the Company's pre-change net operating loss carry forwards to an amount that generally equals the value of the Company's stock immediately before the ownership change multiplied by a designated federal long-term tax-exempt rate. In addition, the Company may be able to increase the base Section 382 limitation amount during the first five years following the ownership change to the extent it realizes built-in gains during that time period. A built-in gain generally is gain or income attributable to an asset that was held at the date of the ownership change and that had a fair market value in excess of the tax basis at the date of the ownership change. Section 382 provides that any unused Section 382 limitation amount can be carried forward and aggregated with the following year's available net operating losses. Due to the cumulative impact of the Company's equity issuances over the past three years, a change of ownership occurred upon the issuance of the Company's Series E Preferred Stock at the end of April 2005. As a result, $171,147 of the total U.S net operating losses will be subject to an annual base limitation of $39,374. As noted above, the Company believes it may be able to increase the base Section 382 limitation for built-in gains during the first five years following the ownership change.

        The Company participated in the State of New Jersey's corporation business tax benefit certificate transfer program (the "Program"), which allows certain high technology and biotechnology companies to transfer unused New Jersey net operating loss carryovers to other New Jersey corporation business taxpayers. During 2003 and 2004, the Company submitted an application to the New Jersey Economic Development Authority (the "EDA") to participate in the Program and the application was approved. The EDA then issued a certificate certifying the Company's eligibility to participate in the Program. The program requires that a purchaser pay at least 75% of the amount of the surrendered tax benefit. For tax years 2002, 2003 and 2004, the Company sold approximately $451, $2,437 and $6,207, respectively, of its New Jersey State net operating loss carryforwards for a recognized benefit of approximately $221 in 2003 and $475 in 2004. Although the Company cannot participate in this program for net operating losses derived in 2005 due to program limits being reached, the EDA did approve during 2005 an additional sale of 2002 and 2003 net operating losses in the amount of $5,101 that resulted in a benefit of $390. Collectively, all transactions represent approximately 82% of the surrendered tax benefit each year and have been recognized in the year received.

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Note 6.    Convertible Notes

        In December 2005 and January 2006, the Company issued $249,900 aggregate principal amount of convertible notes due December 1, 2010 (the "Notes"). The Company plans to use the proceeds from the offering of the Notes to fund the expansion of its business and other working capital requirements.

        The holders may require the Company to repurchase all or any portion of the Notes on December 16, 2008 at a price in cash equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes plus any accrued and unpaid interest and late charges.

        The Company may, at its option, pay interest on the Notes in cash or in kind. If paid in cash, interest will accrue at a rate of 5% per annum and be payable quarterly in arrears. If paid in kind, the interest will accrue at a rate of 7% per annum and be payable quarterly in arrears. Interest paid in kind will increase the principal amount outstanding and will thereafter accrue interest during each period. The first interest payment was made on March 1, 2006. The Company elected to pay this interest in kind in the amount of $3,645.

        For the Notes issued in December 2005 and January 2006, the conversion price equaled the fair market value of the underlying Common Stock. As such, there was no beneficial conversion feature for those issuances. For the Notes issued on March 1, 2006 for the payment of interest in kind, the fair market value of the underlying Common Stock exceeded the conversion price. Accordingly, we recorded the intrinsic value of the beneficial conversion feature on 256 shares in the amount of $214 as a discount to the Notes with an offsetting amount increasing additional paid-in-capital in March 2006. This beneficial conversion feature will be amortized over the remaining life of the Notes to interest expense using the effective interest method. The amortization for the three months ended March 31, 2006 was $2.

        Upon an event of default, the interest rate will be the greater of the interest rate then in effect or 15% per annum. If interest on the Notes is not paid in full on any interest payment date, the principal amount of the Notes will be increased for subsequent interest accrual periods by an amount that reflects the accretion of the unpaid interest at an annual rate equal to the interest rate then in effect plus 2%, calculated on a quarterly basis, from, and including, the first day of the relevant interest accrual period. If a registration statement relating to a Qualified IPO (as defined below) has not been declared effective by the SEC prior to December 16, 2006, there will be a 1% coupon step-up, and if the Company has not consummated a Qualified IPO prior to December 16, 2007, the coupon will become the greater of the rate then in effect and 10%.

        A "Qualified IPO" means the Company's sale of its shares of Common Stock in a firm commitment, fully underwritten public offering conducted in the United States through a nationally recognized investment banking firm at a public offering price per share of at least $10.00 (regardless of the number of shares outstanding at the time of the offering) and with gross proceeds to the Company of more than $200,000, upon which the Common Stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange or American Stock Exchange or quoted on the Nasdaq National Market.

        After the completion of a Qualified IPO, the Company may redeem any or all of the Notes at any time on the later of June 16, 2007 or the first anniversary of the Qualified IPO, provided that, among

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other things, the Common Stock has traded at a price greater than 150% of the then applicable conversion price of the Notes for 20 consecutive trading days. The Notes shall be redeemed at a price equal to 100% of the principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest and any late charges, plus the aggregate net present value of the remaining scheduled interest payments through December 16, 2008, if any, calculated as provided in the Notes.

        The Company also may redeem any or all of the Notes at any time after December 16, 2008 at a price equal to 100% of the principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest and any late charges, subject to certain conditions.

        Following a change of control (as defined in the Notes) the holders of the Notes may require the Company to redeem the Notes at a price equal to 100% of the principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest and late charges. In addition, upon conversions in connection with certain transactions, including certain changes of control, holders of the Notes will be entitled to receive a make-whole premium as calculated in the Notes.

        The Notes may, at the option of the holder, be converted into shares of Common Stock at any time. Prior to the completion of the Company's initial public offering, the conversion price for the Notes will be $14.22, subject to certain adjustments for stock dividends, stock splits or similar transactions and to downward adjustment in the event that a registration statement relating to a Qualified IPO is not filed on a timely basis or not declared effective by the SEC prior to December 16, 2006. Immediately following the completion of the Company's initial public offering, the conversion price will be the lesser of (1) the conversion price in effect immediately prior to the completion of the initial public offering and (2) 90% of the initial public offering price of the Common Stock, subject to certain minimum conversion prices. The conversion price also is subject to certain customary anti-dilution adjustments.

        Following an event of default, the Notes will become due and payable, either automatically or upon declaration by holders of more than 25% of the aggregate principal amount of Notes.

        The Company has agreed to file resale shelf registration statements covering the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Notes within 90 calendar days after the initial public offering and use reasonable best efforts to have such registration statement be declared effective within 180 calendar days after the initial public offering. The Company will pay the holders of the Notes a fee of 1% of the principal amount of the Notes on the day that this timetable has not been met and a fee of 2% of the principal amount of the Notes every 30th day thereafter until the failure is cured.

Note 7.    Preferred Stock

        The Company's Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, authorizes 43,981 shares of Preferred Stock at $0.001 par value. The authorized shares are designated as follows: 8,000 as Series A Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock ("Series A Preferred Stock"), 6,067 as Series A-2 Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock ("Series A-2 Preferred Stock"), 3,750 as Series B Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock ("Series B Preferred Stock"), 8,000 as Series C Redeemable Convertible Preferred

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Stock ("Series C Preferred Stock"), 8,729 as Series D Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock ("Series D Preferred Stock") and 9,435 as Series E Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock ("Series E Preferred Stock"). Each security is convertible into 2.86 shares of Common Stock and automatically converts to Common Stock subject to certain conditions, including a qualified initial public offering. With regard to the conversion prices for each series of preferred stock described below, the statement subject to adjustment shall mean subject to adjustment for stock dividends, combinations, splits, recapitalizations and similar transactions. Holders of the Series A Preferred Stock, Series A-2 Preferred Stock, Series B Preferred Stock, Series C Preferred Stock, Series D Preferred Stock and Series E Preferred Stock have the right to vote on all matters submitted to the stockholders for a vote together with the holders of the Common Stock, on an as if converted basis. A description of each security is as follows:

Series A Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock

        During the period from July 2002 through November 2002, the Company issued 8,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock at $2.00 per share for a total of approximately $15,968, net of expenses. The Company's principal stockholder and Chairman acquired 7,127 shares of Series A Preferred Stock. The Company received gross cash proceeds of approximately $12,211 from the sale of shares and the balance was paid by converting a $2,000 note payable and accrued interest of approximately $43. The conversion of the note payable and related warrants resulted in a debt conversion expense of $360, which is recorded in other income (expense). The relative fair value of the warrants was calculated using the Black-Scholes valuation method and is recorded as additional paid-in capital. The remaining shares were issued to employees and directors of the Company for gross cash of approximately $770 and stock subscription receivables of $972. The stock subscription receivables are secured limited recourse promissory notes with interest at 4.6% per annum and are due through various dates between October 20, 2003 and November 25, 2007. As of March 31, 2006, the stock subscription receivables are $415.

        Upon issuance and subject to certain provisions each holder of Series A Preferred Stock ("Series A") shall be entitled at any time to convert each share of Series A into non-assessable shares of Common Stock computed by multiplying the number of shares of preferred stock to be converted by $2.00, subject to adjustment, and dividing the result by $0.70, subject to adjustment.

        In addition, subject to certain provisions, at any time after January 16, 2010, the Company, upon the request of any holder of shares of Series A Preferred Stock, is required to redeem the requested number of shares at the Redemption Price. The Redemption Price for each share shall be a cash payment equal to the fair market value, which is defined as the price that would be paid for a share of Series A Preferred Stock in an arm's-length sale to a third party, without taking into account any minority discount, of a share of Series A Preferred Stock. In no event shall the Company redeem any shares of Series A Preferred Stock unless there are no shares of Series A-2 Preferred Stock outstanding.

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        The holders of the Series A Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive, on a non-cumulative basis, dividends if, as and when paid to holders of the Common Stock. The dividend payable on each share of the Series A Preferred Stock shall be determined on an as-converted basis. In addition, the holders are entitled to receive the liquidation preference of $2.00 per share, plus any declared but unpaid dividends on the Series A Preferred Stock.

Series A-2 Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock

        During September 2003, the Company issued 5,167 shares of Series A-2 Preferred Stock at $4.00 per share for a total of $20,292, net of expenses. The Company's principal stockholder and Chairman acquired all of the Series A-2 Preferred Stock, by converting a $20,000 note payable and accrued interest of $671.

        Upon issuance and subject to certain provisions each holder of Series A-2 Preferred Stock shall be entitled at any time to convert each share of Series A-2 Preferred Stock into non-assessable shares of Common Stock computed by multiplying the number of shares of preferred stock to be converted by $4.00, subject to adjustment, and dividing the result by $1.40 subject to adjustment.

        In addition, subject to certain provisions, at any time after January 16, 2010, the Company, upon the request of any holder of shares of Series A-2 Preferred Stock, is required to redeem the requested number of shares at the Redemption Price. The Redemption Price for each share shall be a cash payment equal to the fair market value, which is defined as the price that would be paid for a share of Series A-2 Preferred Stock in an arm's-length sale to a third party, without taking into account any minority discount, of a share of Series A-2 Preferred Stock. In no event shall the Company redeem any shares of Series A-2 Preferred Stock unless there are no shares of Series B Preferred Stock outstanding.

        The holders of the Series A-2 Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive, on a non-cumulative basis, dividends if, as and when paid to holders of the Common Stock. The dividend payable on each share of the Series A-2 Preferred Stock shall be determined on an as-converted basis. In addition, the holders are entitled to receive the liquidation preference of $4.00 per share, plus any declared but unpaid dividends on the Series A-2 Preferred Stock.

Series A-2 Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock Warrant

        In connection with $20,000 of notes payable from the Company's principal stockholder and Chairman, the Company included aggregate warrants to purchase $3,600 of value of Series A-2 Preferred Stock at the strike price equal to the stock price paid by Series B Preferred Stock investors (see Note 9). At the time these notes payable were converted into Series A-2 Preferred Stock, the Company issued a warrant to purchase 900 shares of Series A-2 Preferred Stock at an exercise price of $4.00 per share, which equaled the fair market value at that date. In addition, the Company determined the relative fair value of the warrants was $1,557 using the Black-Scholes valuation method. This amount was recorded in 2003 as debt conversion expense and as an increase to Series A-2 Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock Warrant.

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Series B Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock

        In November 2003, the Company issued 3,750 shares of Series B Preferred Stock at $4.00 per share for a total of $14,489, net of expenses.

        Upon issuance and subject to certain provisions each holder of Series B Preferred Stock shall be entitled, at any time, to convert each share of Series B Preferred Stock into non-assessable shares of Common Stock computed by multiplying the number of shares of preferred stock to be converted by $4.00, subject to adjustment, and dividing the result by $1.40, subject to adjustment.

        In addition, subject to certain provisions, at any time after January 16, 2010, the Company, upon the request of any holder of shares of Series B Preferred Stock, is required to redeem the requested number of shares at the Redemption Price. The Redemption Price for each share shall be a cash payment equal to the fair market value, which is defined as the price that would be paid for a share of Series B Preferred Stock in an arm's-length sale to a third party, without taking into account any minority discount, of a share of Series B Preferred Stock. In no event shall the Company redeem any shares of Series B Preferred Stock unless there are no shares of Series C Preferred Stock outstanding.

        The holders of the Series B Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive, on a non-cumulative basis, dividends if, as and when paid to holders of the Common Stock. The dividend payable on each share of the Series B Preferred Stock shall be determined on an as-converted basis. In addition, the holders are entitled to receive the liquidation preference of $4.32 per share, plus any declared but unpaid dividends on the Series B Preferred Stock.

Series C Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock

        During the period from January 2004 through March 2004, the Company issued 8,000 shares of Series C Preferred Stock at $5.00 per share for a total of $38,090, net of expenses.

        Upon issuance and subject to certain provisions each holder of Series C Preferred Stock shall be entitled, at any time, to convert each share of Series C Preferred Stock into non-assessable shares of Common Stock computed by multiplying the number of shares of preferred stock to be converted by $5.00, subject to adjustment, and dividing the result by $1.76, subject to adjustment.

        In addition, subject to certain provisions, at any time after January 16, 2010, the Company, upon the request of any holder of shares of Series C Preferred Stock, is required to redeem the requested number of shares at the Redemption Price. The Redemption Price for each share shall be a cash payment equal to the fair market value, which is defined as the price that would be paid for a share of Series C Preferred Stock in an arm's-length sale to a third party, without taking into account any minority discount, of a share of Series C Preferred Stock. In no event shall the Company redeem any shares of Series C Preferred Stock unless there are no shares of Series D Preferred Stock outstanding.

        The holders of the Series C Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive, on a non-cumulative basis, dividends if, as and when paid to holders of the Common Stock. The dividend payable on each share of the Series C Preferred Stock shall be determined on an as-converted basis. In addition, the holders

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are entitled to receive the liquidation preference of $5.40 per share, plus any declared but unpaid dividends on the Series C Preferred Stock.

Series D Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock

        During the period from August 2004 through October 2004, the Company issued 8,729 shares of Series D Preferred Stock at $12.03 per share for a total of $102,722, net of expenses.

        Upon issuance and subject to certain provisions each holder of Series D Preferred Stock shall be entitled, at any time, to convert each share of Series D Preferred Stock into non-assessable shares of Common Stock computed by multiplying the number of shares of preferred stock to be converted by $12.03, subject to adjustment, and dividing the result by $4.20, subject to adjustment.

        In addition, subject to certain provisions, at any time after January 16, 2010, the Company, upon the request of any holder of shares of Series D Preferred Stock, is required to redeem the requested number of shares at the Redemption Price. The Redemption Price for each share shall be a cash payment equal to the fair market value, which is defined as the price that would be paid for a share of Series D Preferred Stock in an arm's-length sale to a third party, without taking into account any minority discount, of a share of Series D Preferred Stock. In no event shall the Company redeem any shares of Series D Preferred Stock unless there are no shares of Series E Preferred Stock outstanding.

        The holders of the Series D Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive, on a non-cumulative basis, dividends if, as and when paid to holders of the Common Stock. The dividend payable on each share of the Series D Preferred Stock shall be determined on an as-converted basis. In addition, the holders are entitled to receive the liquidation preference of $12.99 per share, plus any declared but unpaid dividends on the Series D Preferred Stock.

Series E Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock

        During the period from April 2005 through September 2005, the Company issued 9,429 shares of Series E Preferred Stock at $21.20 per share for a total of $195,736, net of expenses.

        Upon issuance and subject to certain provisions each holder of Series E Preferred Stock shall be entitled, at any time, to convert each share of Series E Preferred Stock into non-assessable shares of Common Stock computed by multiplying the number of shares of preferred stock to be converted by $21.20, subject to adjustment, and dividing the result by $7.42, subject to adjustment.

        In addition, subject to certain provisions, at any time after January 16, 2010, the Company, upon the request of any holder of shares of Series E Preferred Stock, is required to redeem the requested number of shares at the Redemption Price. The Redemption Price for each share shall be a cash payment equal to the fair market value, which is defined as the price that would be paid for a share of Series E Preferred Stock in an arm's-length sale to a third party, without taking into account any minority discount, of a share of Series E Preferred Stock.

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        The holders of the Series E Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive, on a non-cumulative basis, dividends if, as and when paid to holders of the Common Stock. The dividend payable on each share of the Series E Preferred Stock shall be determined on an as-converted basis. In addition, the holders are entitled to receive the liquidation preference of $22.90 per share, plus any declared but unpaid dividends on the Series E Preferred Stock.

        For Series E Preferred Stock issued subsequent to July 15, 2005, which represented approximately 1% of the Series E Preferred Stock issued, the Company believes that holders of approximately 125 shares, or approximately 358 on an as-if converted basis, received a beneficial conversion feature as the fair market value of the Company's common stock increased during the Series E issuance period. As such, under Emerging Issues Task Force Consensus No. 98-05, "Accounting for Convertible Securities with Beneficial Conversion Features or Contingently Adjustable Conversion Ratios", the Company has recorded the intrinsic value of the beneficial conversion feature on an as-if converted basis as a charge to retained earnings with the offset to additional paid-in capital in its consolidated balance sheet in the amount of $605 in 2005.

Note 8.    Employee Benefit Plans

        In February 2001 the Company adopted the 2001 Stock Incentive Plan, which is an amendment and restatement of the 2000 Stock Incentive Plan of MIN-X.COM, INC. The plan provides for the granting of options or restricted stock awards to officers, directors and employees of the Company. The objectives of the plan include attracting and retaining personnel, providing for additional performance incentives, and promoting the success of the Company by providing employees the opportunity to acquire stock. During 2004, the Company increased the number of shares authorized for issuance pursuant to options or restricted stock awards from 4,286 to 7,503 shares under the plan, as amended. During 2005, the number of shares authorized for issuance pursuant to options or restricted stock awards was increased from 7,503 to 28,286. At March 31, 2006, 3,909 shares were subject to exercisable options or restricted stock awards under the 2001 Stock Incentive Plan. In management's opinion, all stock options were granted with an exercise price at or above the fair market value of the Company's common stock at the date of grant with the exception of a grant in 2005 for 125 shares. This grant resulted in deferred compensation of $182 which is being amortized over the vesting period. Amortization of $15 was recorded through December 31, 2005. Stock options generally vest over a four-year period and expire ten years after the grant date.

        On January 1, 2006, the Company adopted SFAS 123(R), which requires recognition of compensation expense for all stock-based awards made to employees in the Company's consolidated financial statements. Prior to the adoption of SFAS 123(R), the Company accounted for stock-based awards to employees and directors using the intrinsic value method in accordance with APB 25 as allowed under SFAS 123. Under the intrinsic value method, no stock-based compensation expense for employee stock options had been recognized in the Company's results of operations in prior periods,

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unless the exercise price of the stock options granted to employees and directors was less than the fair market value of the underlying stock at the date of grant. In accordance with the modified prospective transition method that the Company used in adopting SFAS 123(R), the Company's consolidated financial statements prior to fiscal year 2006 have not been restated to reflect, and do not include, the possible impact of SFAS 123(R).

        Beginning January 1, 2006, the Company estimated the volatility of its stock using historical volatility of comparable public companies in accordance with guidance in SFAS 123(R) and Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 107 ("SAB 107"). The Company will continue to use the volatility of comparable companies until historical volatility is relevant to measure expected volatility for future option grants.

        The risk-free interest rate assumption is based upon observed interest rates appropriate for the term of the Company's employee stock options. The expected term of employee stock options represents the weighted-average period that the stock options are expected to remain outstanding. The Company derived the expected term assumption based on its historical settlement experience, while giving consideration to options that have life cycles less than the contractual terms and vesting schedules in accordance with guidance in SFAS 123(R) and SAB 107. Prior to the adoption of SFAS 123(R), the Company used its historical settlement experience to derive the expected term for the purposes of pro forma information under SFAS 123, as disclosed in the Notes to the consolidated financial statements.

        As stock-based compensation expense recognized in our results for the three months ended March 31, 2006 is based on awards ultimately expected to vest, the amount has been reduced for estimated forfeitures. SFAS 123(R) requires forfeitures to be estimated at the time of grant and revised, if necessary, in subsequent periods if actual forfeitures differ from those estimates. Forfeitures were estimated based on the Company's historical experience. Prior to January 1, 2006, the Company estimated its forfeitures for the purposes of our pro forma information under SFAS 123, as disclosed in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements for the related periods.

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        Stock option activity was as follows:

 
   Number of
Options
   Range of
Exercise
Prices
   Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
Balance at December 31, 2002   1,321   $0.70–$35.00   $ 1.32

Granted
 
777
 
$0.70–$1.40
 
$
1.37
Exercised   (2 )        
Canceled   (205 )        
   
         
Balance at December 31, 2003   1,891   $0.70–$35.00   $ 1.34

Granted
 
4,282
 
$1.76–$4.20
 
$
2.07
Exercised   (10 )        
Canceled   (276 )        
   
         
Balance at December 31, 2004   5,887   $0.70–$35.00   $ 1.85

Granted
 
8,331
 
$7.42–$14.22
 
$
8.74
Exercised   (37 )        
Canceled   (809 )        
   
         
Balance at December 31, 2005   13,372   $0.70–$35.00   $ 5.88
   
         
(Unaudited)              
Granted   3,756   $14.22–$15.96   $ 15.04
Exercised   (10 )        
Canceled   (214 )        
   
         
Balance at March 31, 2006   16,904   $0.70–$35.00   $ 7.89
   
         

        At March 31, 2006, 11,321 options were available for future grant under the plan.

        As of March 31, 2006, total unamortized stock-based compensation was $38,539 which is expected to be amortized over the remaining vesting period of each grant, up to the next 48 months. Compensation costs for all stock-based awards are recognized using the ratable single-option approach on an accrual basis.

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        Following is a summary of the status of stock options outstanding at March 31, 2006:

 
   Outstanding Options
   Exercisable Options
Exercise Price
Range
   Number
   Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Life
   Weighted
Average
Exercise Price
   Number
   Weighted
Average
Exercise Price
$0.00–$3.50   5,049   7.6   $ 1.50   2,657   $ 1.33
$3.50–$7.00   384   8.2   $ 4.29   110   $ 4.52
$7.00–$10.50   7,309   9.2   $ 8.51   1,084   $ 8.43
$10.50–$14.00   411   9.6   $ 12.81   24   $ 12.82
$14.00–$17.50   3,736   9.9   $ 15.04   19   $ 15.05
$17.50–$21.00   1   5.2   $ 21.00   1   $ 21.00
$21.00–$24.50                        
$24.50–$28.00   1   5.3   $ 28.00   1   $ 28.00
$28.00–$31.50                        
$31.50–$35.00   13   5.7   $ 35.00   13   $ 35.00
   
           
     
    16,904   8.9   $ 7.89   3,909   $ 3.65
   
           
     

        Information on employee stock options granted during 2005 and the three months ended March 31, 2006 is summarized as follows:

Date of Issuance
   Options
Granted
   Exercise
Price
   Fair
Market
Value
of Common Stock
   Estimated
Intrinsic
Value
per Share
Year ended 2005:
                      
April 1 through April 30   2,154   $ 7.42   $ 7.42      
May 1 through May 31   195   $ 7.42   $ 7.42      
June 1 through June 30   176   $ 7.42   $ 7.42      
July 1 through July 15   123   $ 7.42   $ 7.42      
July 16 through July 31   171   $ 8.82   $ 8.82      
August 1 through August 15   4,314   $ 8.82   $ 8.82      
August 16 through August 31   124   $ 10.28   $ 10.28      
August 30, 2005   125   $ 8.82   $ 10.28   $ 1.46
September 1 through September 15   416   $ 10.28   $ 10.28      
September 16 through September 30   18   $ 11.73   $ 11.73      
October 1 through October 15   65   $ 11.73   $ 11.73      
October 16 through October 31   53   $ 12.49   $ 12.49      
November 1 through November 15   111   $ 12.49   $ 12.49      
November 16 through November 30   26   $ 13.22   $ 13.22      
December 1 through December 15   237   $ 13.22   $ 13.22      
December 16 through December 31   23   $ 14.22   $ 14.22      
                       

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Three Months ended March 31, 2006:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
January 1 through January 15   28   $ 14.22   $ 14.22      
January 31 through January 31   31   $ 14.22   $ 14.22      
February 1 through February 15   26   $ 14.22   $ 14.22      
February 16 through February 28   935   $ 15.06   $ 15.06      
March 1 through March 15   2,728   $ 15.06   $ 15.06      
March 16 through March 31   8   $ 15.96   $ 15.96      
   
                 
Total   12,087                  
   
                 

        Historically, the Company has determined the fair market value of its common stock based upon the implied valuations suggested by arm's-length transactions in its common stock and various series of its convertible preferred stock and convertible notes. As such, the Company determined that the value of its common stock was $7.42 per share at the time of all option grants in 2005 until July 15, 2005, based upon the value suggested by the price of the Series E Preferred Stock sold in arm's-length transactions in April 2005 through June 2005.

        As the Company contemplated an initial public offering of common stock in mid-2005, it revised its determination of the fair market value of its common stock to include the consideration of a number of factors, including discounted cash flow analysis of its financial results and other metrics such as revenue multiples, EBITDA multiples and subscriber line multiples. Because the discounted cash flow analysis took into account all elements of the Company's financial performance, the Company selected the midpoint of the discounted cash flow analysis as the basis for determining the Company's initial public offering price target. Based upon available information, the Company determined that the fair market value of its common stock between the filing of the initial registration statement and the completion of the initial public offering would initially be equal to 80% of the initial public offering price target, and would increase each month based upon growth of the business, up to a maximum value of 95% of the initial public offering price target. This methodology was modified slightly in December 2005 to adjust the common stock price to the then-effective conversion price of the Notes of $14.22, as the Notes were sold in arm's-length transactions. The Company believes that this approach provides for an appropriate option pricing model leading up to the initial public offering as it factors in the growth of the business as the initial public offering approaches, but also recognizes that there should be some level of discount given that there is some element of risk associated with the timing of an initial public offering.

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Retirement Plan

        In March 2001, the Company established a 401(k) Retirement Plan (the "Retirement Plan") available to employees who meet the plan's eligibility requirements. Participants may elect to contribute a percentage of their compensation to the Retirement Plan up to a statutory limit. The Company may make a contribution to the Retirement Plan in the form of a matching contribution. The employer matching contribution was 100% of each employee's contributions in each year, not to exceed $5 in 2003 and $6 in 2004 and 2005. The Company's expense related to the Retirement Plan was $133, $270 and $709 in 2003, 2004 and 2005, respectively, and $176 and $469 for the three months ended March 31, 2005 and 2006, respectively.

Note 9.    Related Party Transactions

Notes Payable

        On April 17, 2002, the Company's principal stockholder and Chairman loaned the Company $2,000, which included a warrant to purchase 514 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $0.70 per share. The loan was due on April 17, 2003 with interest at 8% per annum. During July 2002, the loan was converted into Series A Preferred Stock.

        On January 28, 2003, the Company's principal stockholder and Chairman loaned the Company $5,000, which included a five-year warrant to purchase $900 value of Series A-2 Preferred Stock at the strike price equal to the stock price paid by Series B Preferred Stock investors. The loan was due July 28, 2003 with interest at 8% per annum. During September 2003, the loan was converted into Series A-2 Preferred Stock.

        On March 31, 2003, the Company's principal stockholder and Chairman loaned the Company $5,000, which included a five-year warrant to purchase $900 value of Series A-2 Preferred Stock at the strike price equal to the stock price paid by Series B Preferred Stock investors. The loan was due September 2003 with interest at 8% per annum. During September 2003, the loan was converted into Series A-2 Preferred Stock.

        On May 30, 2003, the Company's principal stockholder and Chairman loaned the Company $5,000, which included a five-year warrant to purchase $900 value of Series A-2 Preferred Stock at the strike price equal to the stock price paid by Series B Preferred Stock investors. The loan was due September 2003 with interest at 8% per annum. During September 2003, the loan was converted into Series A-2 Preferred Stock.

        On July 31, 2003, the Company's principal stockholder and Chairman loaned the Company $5,000, which included a five-year warrant to purchase $900 value of Series A-2 Preferred Stock at the strike price equal to the stock price paid by Series B Preferred Stock investors. The loan was due September 2003 with interest at 8% per annum. During September 2003, the loan was converted into Series A-2 Preferred Stock.

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Due from Related Parties

        Included in due from related parties is interest earned on the outstanding principal balance of the Company's stock subscription receivable arising from the issuance of common stock and preferred stock to certain executives and officers of the Company.

Note 10.    Commitments and Contingencies

Capital Leases

        Assets financed under capital lease agreements are included in property and equipment in the consolidated balance sheet and related depreciation and amortization expense is included in the consolidated statements of operations.

        On March 24, 2005, the Company entered into a new office lease for its new headquarters in Holmdel, New Jersey. The Company took possession of a portion of the office space at the inception of the lease, another portion on August 1, 2005 and took over the remainder of the office space on January 19, 2006. The overall lease term is twelve (12) years and five (5) months. In connection with the lease, the Company has a letter of credit which requires $7,000 of cash as collateral, which is classified as restricted cash. The gross amount of the building recorded under capital leases totaled $25,674 as of March 31, 2006 and accumulated depreciation was approximately $628 as of March 31, 2006.

        On November 5, 2005, the Company entered into a new lease for office equipment for a lease term of two (2) years. The gross amount of the equipment recorded under this lease was $371 and accumulated depreciation was $62 at March 31, 2006.

Operating Leases

        The Company has entered into various non-cancelable operating lease agreements for certain of its existing office and telecommunications co-location space in the U.S. and for international subsidiaries with original lease periods expiring between 2005 and 2009. The Company is committed to pay a portion of the buildings' operating expenses as determined under the agreements.

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        At December 31, 2005 and March 31, 2006, future payments under capital leases and minimum payments under non-cancelable operating leases are as follows over each of the next five years and thereafter:

 
   December 31, 2005
   March 31, 2006
 
   Capital
Leases
   Operating
Leases
   Capital
Leases
   Operating
Leases
 
    
    
   (unaudited)
2006   $ 3,491   $ 1,146   $ 2,958   $ 673
2007     3,540     547     4,020     547
2008     3,425     464     3,914     465
2009     3,492     320     3,991     320
2010     3,561     200     4,069     200
Thereafter     25,597     —     29,254     —
   
 
 
 
Total minimum payments required     43,106   $ 2,677     48,206   $ 2,205
         
       
Less amounts representing interest     (20,675 )         (23,299 )    
   
       
     

Minimum future payments of principal
 
 
22,431
 
 
 
 
 
24,907
 
 
 
Current portion     773           870      
   
       
     
Long-term portion   $ 21,658         $ 24,037      
   
       
     

        Rent expense was $533, $1,282 and $1,698 for 2003, 2004 and 2005, respectively, and $338 and $130 for the three months ended March 31, 2005 and 2006, respectively.

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Stand-by Letters of Credit

        The Company had stand-by letters of credit totaling $83, $7,210 and $7,673, as of December 31, 2004, 2005 and March 31, 2006, respectively.

End-User Commitments

        The Company is obligated to provide telephone services to its registered end-users. The costs related to the potential utilization of minutes sold are expensed as incurred. The Company's obligation to provide this service is dependent on the proper functioning of systems controlled by third-party service providers. The Company does not have a contractual service relationship with some of these providers.

Vendor Commitments

        In connection with the Company's relocation of its headquarters to Holmdel, New Jersey, the Company has committed approximately $11,000 for the remaining renovation of the facility. The landlord will reimburse $1,094 of these expenditures.

        The Company has historically entered into various agreements with retailers for newspaper insert advertisements, product placement and other marketing-related initiatives. The Company is in the process of negotiating additional 2006 commitments.

        The Company had an oral agreement in place with its advertising agency for 2005 which requires a payment of $500 per month. After December 31, 2005, this arrangement shall continue indefinitely in full force and effect unless terminated by either party upon at least ninety (90) days' prior written notice to the other party.

        The Company has engaged several vendors to assist with local number portability, which allows customers to keep their existing phone number when switching to the Company's service. The Company has committed to pay these vendors a minimum of $4,560 in 2006, $3,220 in 2007, $2,220 in 2008 and $2,220 in 2009.

        The Company has engaged several vendors to assist with provision of E-911 services. The Company has committed to pay these vendors up to $9,930 in 2006, $10,080 in 2007 and $10,660 in 2008.

        The Company has engaged a vendor to assist with inbound sales inquiries. The Company has committed to pay this vendor $13,183 in 2006 and $3,296 in 2007, based upon minimum head count requirements which are subject to adjustments. The Company records payments to this vendor for services incurred on a monthly basis as selling, general and administrative expense. After April 9, 2007, this arrangement shall continue in full force and effect unless terminated by either party upon at least ninety (90) days' prior written notice to the other party.

        The Company is committed to purchasing a minimum number of communication devices to maintain its current pricing structure. If the Company fails to meet certain criteria the purchase price of these devices will be increased. Historically, the Company has met these criteria to maintain the current pricing structure.

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        The Company is committed to purchasing hosting and transport services from one of its vendors with a minimum purchase commitment of $150 per month through August 12, 2006. The Company is in the process of renegotiating this contract.

        The Company has entered into an agreement to provide sponsorship for an auto racing team in the Indianapolis 500 race. The Company has committed to pay a minimum of $4,100 in 2006 and $1,000 in 2007 for this sponsorship. The amounts for 2007 and 2008 will increase dependent upon whether the Company decides to continue its sponsorship.

        The Company is committed to purchasing 1,130 communication devices, including telephones and routers, from several vendors and has agreed to pay $31,733 in 2006 and $20,625 in 2007.

        The Company has engaged several vendors to provide telemarketing services. The Company has committed to pay these vendors $2,784 in 2006.

        The Company has engaged a vendor to provide direct mail services and has committed to pay this vendor $1,393 in 2006.

Litigation

        On October 10, 2003, the Company terminated its contract with its former voicemail vendor. Under the terms of the contract, the Company can terminate for any reason. On November 7, 2003, the former voicemail vendor filed a petition to compel mediation against the Company in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts. The petition sought to compel the Company to mediate a contractual dispute between the parties relating to the contract. Following unsuccessful mediation efforts, in April 2004, the former voicemail vendor commenced an action against the Company in the Superior Court of Suffolk County, Massachusetts (2004 Civil 01585) arising out of the Company's termination of a contract between the parties. The former voicemail vendor has asserted claims for breach of contract, copyright infringement, and related theories. The Company has filed an answer and a counterclaim, and discovery in this matter began in September 2004 and was substantially completed on May 31, 2005. On December 1, 2005, the former voicemail vendor served the Company with a Motion for Summary Judgment, and on December 2, 2005, the Company served the former voicemail vendor with a motion for Summary Judgment on the former voicemail vendor's copyright and Unfair Trade Practices claims. The former voicemail vendor subsequently dismissed its copyright claim. Oppositions to the Motions for Summary Judgment were served on January 23, 2006, and Replies were submitted on February 8, 2006. Oral argument on the Motions took place on February 16, 2006. The Company has engaged in settlement discussions in this matter. The Company has recorded a reserve to cover the potential exposure relating to this litigation, which reserve was not material to the financial statements.

        The Company has been invoiced for the sum of $4,000 from the individual who assisted in the placement of the Series B and Series C Preferred Stock. In addition, on October 18, 2005, this individual commenced a suit against the Company seeking damages of approximately $14,240. By letter dated January 11, 2006, the individual informed the Company of his belief that he is entitled to an additional $12,500, which makes his total claim $26,740, as a result of an additional securities placement by the Company at the end of 2005. The individual claims this amount as due with respect to the Company's sale of Series D Convertible Preferred Stock, Series E Convertible Preferred Stock

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and Senior Unsecured Convertible Notes, under the terms governing this individual's services in connection with placement of Series B and Series C Convertible Preferred Stock. His complaint further seeks a declaratory judgment that he is entitled to be paid additional fees in connection with any future private placements of the Company's securities. Although this individual did not perform any services in connection with the Company's Series D, Series E or convertible note offerings, the individual claims the amounts are due under the terms of his engagement letter. In addition, the party to the engagement letter covering these services was not the individual but a different securities firm. The engagement letter recites that the individual was "associated" with the securities firm and was a registered representative of that firm. The Company believes that the claim asserted by this individual does not belong to him. The Company filed an answer denying the allegations in the individual's complaint on December 7, 2005 and filed its First Amended Answer and Counterclaims and Third-Party Complaint against the securities firm on February 17, 2006. The Company's legal counsel and the individual were discussing the possibility of settlement of the claim prior to the suit being filed but could not reach agreement due to the refusal of the "associated" securities firm to release the Company from any and all claims related to this matter. Based upon prior settlement discussions, the Company has recorded a reserve to cover the potential exposure relating to this litigation, which reserve was not material to the financial statements. The amount was recorded as an offset against the Series D Preferred Stock as these fees relate to the placement of those securities.

        The Attorneys General of several states have initiated investigations and, in two states, have commenced litigation concerning our marketing disclosures and advertising, including alleging that the Company has engaged in deceptive trade practices by failing to adequately notify customers of certain limitations in the Company's 911 service. The Company has entered into settlement negotiations with certain of these states and in response to these complaints the Company has made its Terms of Service more user-friendly, made 911 information more prominent and accessible on the website, added 911 disclosures and made 911 activation mandatory for all new customers. The accompanying financial statements do not contain adjustments for this litigation as management believes it is not probable that the states would prevail in the suit and the amount, if any, the states would be entitled to is not reasonably estimable.

        On May 11, 2005, the Division of Marketing Practices of the Federal Trade Commission (the "FTC") issued an informal request for the production of documents to the Company, seeking advertising and other materials related to: (1) the Company's provision of "unlimited" calling plans and its policies regarding the monitoring of customers on such plans to determine whether their service usage is consistent with residential or business patterns; and (2) the Company's 911 dialing service. The Company produced most of the requested documents on June 10, 2005. The Company supplemented its response on July 15, 2005 in response to questions raised by FTC staff attorneys. On August 31, 2005, the FTC issued a Civil Investigative Demand which requested additional information which the Company expects to provide by the end of February. No formal action has been filed against the Company at this time. The Company is unable at this time to predict whether a formal action will be filed against the Company, to assess the likelihood of a favorable or unfavorable outcome in that event, or to estimate the amount of liability in the event of an unfavorable outcome. As such no amounts have been recorded in the accompanying financial statements.

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        On April 15, 2005 the Company received a letter from an attorney in Florida on behalf of a family who claimed that they were unable to reach a 911 operator in connection with the death of their child. A complaint, summons and related discovery requests, filed in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida, were served on the Company on June 20, 2005. The claims were for the child's alleged wrongful death as well as for allegedly fraudulent misrepresentations, negligent misrepresentations, information negligently supplied for the guidance of others and intentional infliction of emotional distress. The Company has reached a settlement with the plaintiffs within the estimated reserve recorded.

        The Company received a letter from three stockholders, threatening a lawsuit against the Company and its principal stockholder and Chairman. These stockholders purchased the Company's common stock in 2001. They allege that the Company's subsequent issuances of preferred stock illegally diluted their investments in the Company's common stock. The letter was accompanied by a proposed complaint and press release which the letter states would respectively be filed and issued if the three stockholders' claims are not settled. The Company responded to these stockholders on April 14, 2006 and intends to vigorously contest all claims if the stockholders do in fact commence legal action. It is not possible at this time to predict the outcome of any such litigation.

        The Company is subject to various patent infringement proceedings and claims. The Company believes that the ultimate resolution of these matters will not have a material adverse effect upon the Company's consolidated financial statements.

        The Company is also subject to various legal proceedings and claims arising in the ordinary course of business, which are related to industry-wide legal issues. The Company believes that the ultimate resolution of these matters will not have a material adverse effect upon the Company's consolidated financial statements.

Regulation

        Telephony services are subject to a broad spectrum of state and federal regulations. Because of the uncertainty over whether VoIP should be treated as a telecommunications or information service, the Company has been involved in a substantial amount of state and federal regulatory activity. However, implementation and interpretation of the existing laws and regulations is ongoing and is subject to litigation by various federal and state agencies and courts. Due to the nature of the technology in use, there is no guarantee that regulation or new interpretations of existing regulations will not emerge at any time.

        On June 3, 2005, the Federal Communications Commission ("FCC") released its VoIP E-911 order (the "Order"). Pursuant to the Order, the Company was required (i) to notify its customers of the differences between the emergency services available through the Company and those available through traditional telephony providers and to receive affirmative acknowledgment from all of its customers that they understand the nature of the emergency services available through our service and (ii) to provide E-911 services to 100% of its subscribers by November 28, 2005. The Company has received affirmative acknowledgment from substantially all of its customers that they understand its emergency services and therefore it is substantially in compliance with the first aspect of the Order. It has also taken steps to comply with the enhanced emergency services rules, but was unable to comply with all of

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the requirements of the Order by the November 28, 2005 deadline. Consequently, the Company is not currently in full compliance and does not expect to be in full compliance in the short term unless it is granted a waiver of the requirements by the FCC. On November 28, 2005, the Company filed a petition for extension of time and limited waiver of certain of the enhanced emergency service requirements. To the extent the waiver is necessary and not granted, the Company would be at risk of an enforcement action including fines, penalties and/or an order to cease and desist selling and marketing the Company's services in certain areas where E-911 service is unavailable.

State and Municipal Taxes

        Currently, the Company does not collect or remit state or municipal taxes (such as sales and use, excise and ad valorem taxes), fees or surcharges ("Taxes") on the charges to the Company's customers for its services, except that the Company collects and remits New Jersey sales tax. The Company has received inquiries or demands from a number of state and municipal taxing and 911 agencies seeking payment of Taxes that are applied to or collected from the customers of providers of traditional public switched telephone network services. The Company has consistently maintained that these Taxes do not apply to its service for a variety of reasons depending on the statute or rule that establishes such obligations. However, as of December 31, 2005, the Company was in the process of discussing the applicability of sales and other taxes with numerous states and may proactively enter into discussions with additional states as conditions warrant. In addition, a few states address how VoIP providers should contribute to support public safety agencies, and in those states the Company will begin to remit fees to appropriate state agencies. The Company has also contacted authorities in each of the other states to discuss how it can financially contribute to the 911 system. The Company does not know how all these discussions will be resolved, but there is a possibility that it will be required to pay or collect and remit some or all of these Taxes in the future. Additionally, some of these Taxes could apply to the Company retroactively. As such, the Company has recorded a reserve of $960 for the year ended December 31, 2004, an additional $8,940 for the year ended December 31, 2005, and $1,987 for the three months ended March 31, 2006 as its best estimate of the potential tax exposure should there be any retroactive assessments. The Company believes the maximum estimated exposure for retroactive assessments is $25,750 as of March 31, 2006.

        As a result of changes in certain states' statutes as part of a streamlined sales tax incentive and sales tax agreements the Company has entered into with two states, the Company will begin collecting and remitting sales taxes in these states effective May 1, 2006.

Employment Agreements

        Effective February 8, 2006, the Company entered into a new employment agreement with the Company's principal stockholder providing for employment as the Company's Chairman of the Company's Board of Directors and Chief Strategist through December 31, 2008. The term will automatically renew for additional one-year periods, unless either party gives notice at least 90 days prior to the end of the then-current term. Under the employment agreement, the Chairman and Chief Strategist is entitled to receive an annual base salary, subject to review by the Company's

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Compensation Committee. The Chairman and Chief Strategist also is eligible to receive an annual discretionary performance-based bonus in accordance with the Company's annual bonus program for senior executives with a target annual bonus equal to 100% of the Chairman and Chief Strategist's annual base salary. Under this agreement, the Company also will provide the Chairman and Chief Strategist with, and pay the cost of premium payments on, a term life insurance policy that provides for a death benefit of at least $1,500. The agreement also provides that, with respect to reasonable business-related airline expenses, the Chairman and Chief Strategist will be eligible for air travel reimbursement based on the cost of a first-class ticket on a commercial airline to and from the applicable business destinations and that any additional business-related airline expenses incurred, directly or indirectly, by the Chairman and Chief Strategist with respect to other employees shall be paid in accordance with the Company's travel policy.

        During the term of this employment agreement, if the Company terminates the Chairman and Chief Strategist's employment without cause or due to the Chairman and Chief Strategist becoming disabled or if he resigns with good reason and, in each case, the Chairman and Chief Strategist provides the Company with a general release of claims, the Chairman and Chief Strategist will be entitled to an amount equal to two times the sum of the Chairman and Chief Strategist's annual base salary in effect on the termination date, two times the annual bonus for the prior year, the pro rata portion of the Chairman and Chief Strategist's bonus in the year the termination occurs and the cost of group health continuation coverage for a period of 18 months. Also, upon termination, 100% of the Chairman and Chief Strategist's unvested stock incentive awards will vest and will be exercisable for a twelve-month period. If the Chairman and Chief Strategist's employment is terminated by reason of death or disability, the Chairman and Chief Strategist's estate will be entitled to (i) an amount equal to the Chairman and Chief Strategist's prior year bonus plus the pro rata portion of the Chairman and Chief Strategist's bonus in the year of termination, (ii) twelve months of the Chairman and Chief Strategist's annual salary plus the pro rata portion of the Chairman and Chief Strategist's annual salary in the year of termination, (iii) the cost of group health continuation coverage for a period of 18 months after termination, and (iv) 100% of the Chairman and Chief Strategist's unvested stock incentive awards will vest and will be exercisable for a twelve-month period after termination.

        Under the terms of the Chairman and Chief Strategist's employment agreement, the Chairman and Chief Strategist has agreed not to disclose any confidential information concerning the Company's business. In addition, the Chairman and Chief Strategist has agreed not to solicit or to interfere with the Company's relationship with any of its employees, officers or representatives or to solicit any of its customers, clients, suppliers, licensees or other business relations until three years following termination of his employment. Furthermore, the Chairman and Chief Strategist has also entered into a noncompetition agreement pursuant to which the Chairman and Chief Strategist has agreed not to engage in, become interested in, enter into employment with or provide services to any business (or any person, firm or corporation engaged in any business) that directly competes with the Company's business until three years following termination of the Chairman and Chief Strategist's employment.

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Chief Executive Officer

        Effective February 8, 2006, the Company entered into an agreement with the Company's new Chief Executive Officer ("CEO"), providing for employment as CEO on February 27, 2006 for an initial term of two years. The term will automatically renew for additional one-year periods, unless either party gives notice at least 90 days prior to the end of the then-current term. In the event of a change in control, the term will also be automatically extended until the first anniversary of the change of control. The CEO will report to the Board and will have responsibility for the day-to-day management and operation of the Company's business, including the supervision of its finance, legal and human resource functions and the business activities of its principal operating units in the United States, United Kingdom and Canada. Under the employment agreement, the CEO is entitled to receive an annual base salary subject to review by the Company's compensation committee. The CEO also is eligible to receive an annual discretionary performance-based bonus in accordance with the Company's annual bonus program for senior executives.

        On February 27, 2006, the CEO was granted a sign-on bonus in the form of options to acquire 893 shares of the Company's common stock at a price per share equal to the then fair market value of a share of the Company's common stock. These options were granted pursuant to the Company's 2001 Stock Incentive Plan and have a term of ten years. The options vest in equal monthly installments over a period of four years. In addition, the options granted to Mr. Snyder vest in full upon a change in control.

        During the term of the employment agreement, if the Company terminates the CEO's employment without cause or he resigns with good reason and, in each case, the CEO provides the Company with a general release of claims, the CEO will be entitled to a prorated annual bonus for the year of termination and an amount equal to two times his base salary. If the CEO's employment is terminated by reason of death or disability, the CEO will be entitled to a prorated annual bonus for the year of termination and an amount equal to the CEO's base salary for one year (reduced by the net amount of any disability benefits received under the Company's group disability policy). In the event of a change in control, the CEO's outstanding stock options will vest in full.

        Under the terms of the CEO's employment agreement, the CEO has agreed not to disclose any confidential information concerning the Company's business. In addition, the CEO has agreed not to solicit or to interfere with the Company's relationship with any of its employees, officers or representatives or to interfere with the Company's relationship with any of its customers, clients, suppliers, licensees or other business relations until 12 months following termination of the CEO's employment. Furthermore, the CEO has entered into the Company's form noncompetition agreement pursuant to which the CEO has agreed not to engage in, become interested in, enter into employment with or provide services to any business (or any person, firm or corporation engaged in any business) that directly competes with the Company's business until 12 months following termination of the CEO's employment.

Chief Financial Officer

        Effective August 1, 2005, the Company entered into an employment agreement with the Chief Financial Officer ("CFO") providing for employment as the Company's CFO for an initial term of two

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years. The term will automatically renew for additional one-year periods, unless either party gives notice at least 90 days prior to the end of the then-current term. In the event of a change in control, the term will also be automatically extended until the first anniversary of the change of control. Under this employment agreement, the CFO is entitled to receive an annual base salary, subject to review by the Compensation Committee and the Company's Chief Executive Officer. The CFO also is eligible to receive an annual discretionary performance-based bonus in accordance with the Company's annual bonus program for senior executives.

        During the term of the CFO's employment agreement, if the Company terminates the CFO's employment without cause or he resigns with good reason and, in each case, the CFO provides the Company with a general release of claims, the CFO will be entitled to a prorated annual bonus for the year of termination and an amount equal to his base salary for the longer of one year or the remainder of the term. If the CFO's employment is terminated by reason of death or disability, the CFO will be entitled to a prorated annual bonus for the year of termination and an amount equal to the CFO's base salary for one year (reduced by the net amount of any disability benefits received by the CFO under the Company's group disability policy). In the event of a termination of the CFO's employment without cause or for good reason, in each case, on or after a change in control, the CFO's outstanding stock options will vest in full.

        Under the terms of the CFO's employment agreement, he has agreed not to disclose any confidential information concerning the Company's business. In addition, the CFO has agreed not to solicit or to interfere with the Company's relationship with any of its employees, officers or representatives or to solicit any of the Company's customers, clients, suppliers, licensees or other business relations until 12 months following termination of the CFO's employment. Furthermore, the CFO has entered into the Company's form noncompetition agreement pursuant to which the CFO has agreed not to engage in, become interested in, enter into employment with or provide services to any business (or any person, firm or corporation engaged in any business) that directly competes with the Company's business until 12 months following termination of the CFO's employment.

        Effective August 1, 2005, the Company entered into an employment agreement with the Chief Technology Officer ("CTO") providing for employment as the Company's CTO for an initial term of two years. The term will automatically renew for additional one-year periods, unless either party gives notice at least 90 days prior to the end of the then-current term. Under this employment agreement, the CTO is entitled to receive an annual base salary, subject to review by the Compensation Committee and the Chief Executive Officer. The CTO is also eligible to receive an annual discretionary performance-based bonus in accordance with the Company's annual bonus program for senior executives.

        During the term of the CTO's employment agreement, if the Company terminates the CTO's employment without cause or he resigns with good reason and, in each case, the CTO provides the Company with a general release of claims, the CTO will be entitled to a prorated annual bonus for the year of termination and an amount equal to his base salary for the longer of one year or the remainder of the term. If the CTO's employment is terminated by reason of death or disability, the CTO will be

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entitled to a prorated annual bonus for the year of termination and an amount equal to the CTO's base salary for one year (reduced by the net amount of any disability benefits received by the CTO under the Company's group disability policy).

        Under the terms of the CTO's employment agreement, he has agreed not to disclose any confidential information concerning the Company's business. In addition, the CTO has agreed not to solicit or to interfere with the Company's relationship with any of its employees, officers or representatives or to solicit any of the Company's customers, clients, suppliers, licensees or other business relations until 12 months following termination of the CTO's employment. Furthermore, the CTO has entered into the Company's form noncompetition agreement pursuant to which the CTO has agreed not to engage in, become interested in, enter into employment with or provide services to any business (or any person, firm or corporation engaged in any business) that directly competes with the Company's business until 12 months following termination of the CTO's employment.

        Effective August 8, 2005, the Company entered into an employment agreement with the Chief Legal Officer ("CLO") providing for employment as the Company's CLO for an initial term of two years. The term will automatically renew for additional one-year periods, unless either party gives notice at least 90 days prior to the end of the then-current term. In the event of a change in control, the term will also be automatically extended until the first anniversary of the change of control. Under the CLO's employment agreement, the CLO is entitled to receive an annual base salary, subject to review by the Company's Compensation Committee and the Company's Chief Executive Officer. The CLO also is eligible to receive an annual discretionary performance-based bonus in accordance with the Company's annual bonus program for senior executives, with a minimum bonus of $100 payable for 2005.

        During the term of the CLO's employment agreement, if the Company terminates the CLO's employment without cause or the CLO resigns with good reason and, in each case, the CLO provides the Company with a general release of claims, the CLO will be entitled to a prorated annual bonus for the year of termination and an amount equal to the CLO's base salary for the longer of one year or the remainder of the term. If the CLO's employment is terminated by reason of death or disability, the CLO will be entitled to a prorated annual bonus for the year of termination and an amount equal to the CLO's base salary for one year (reduced by the net amount of any disability benefits received by the CLO under the Company's group disability policy). In the event of a termination of the CLO's employment without cause or for good reason, in each case, on or after a change in control, the CLO's outstanding stock options will vest in full.

        Under the terms of the CLO's employment agreement, the CLO has agreed not to disclose any confidential information concerning the Company's business. In addition, the CLO has agreed not to solicit or to interfere with the Company's relationship with any of its employees, officers or representatives or to interfere with the Company's relationship with any of its customers, clients, suppliers, licensees or other business relations until 12 months following termination of the CLO's employment. Furthermore, the CLO has entered into the Company's form noncompetition agreement pursuant to which the CLO has agreed not to engage in, become interested in, enter into employment

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with or provide services to any business (or any person, firm or corporation engaged in any business) that directly competes with the Company's business until 12 months following termination of the CLO's employment.

Note 11.    Geographic Information

        The Company's chief operating decision-makers review financial information presented on a consolidated basis, accompanied by disaggregated information about revenues and marketing expenses by geographic region for purposes of allocating resources and evaluating financial performance. Accordingly, the Company considers itself to be in a single reporting segment and operating unit structure.

        Information about the Company's operations by geographic location is as follows:

 
   For the Years Ended
December 31,
   For the Three Months
Ended March 31,
 
   2003
   2004
   2005
   2005
   2006
 
    
    
    
   (unaudited)
Revenue:                              
  United States   $ 18,722   $ 78,709   $ 260,613   $ 39,734   $ 113,909
  Canada     —     999     7,601     919     4,257
  United Kingdom     —     —     982     57     717
   
 
 
 
 
    $ 18,722   $ 79,708   $ 269,196   $ 40,710   $ 118,883
   
 
 
 
 
 
   December 31,
    
    
 
   March 31,
2006
    
 
   2004
   2005
    
Long-lived assets:                      
  United States   $ 16,123   $ 102,226   $ 117,284    
  Canada     167     1,357     1,609    
  United Kingdom     —     55     54    
   
 
 
   
    $ 16,290   $ 103,638   $ 118,947    
   
 
 
   

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Note 12.    Quarterly Financial Information (Unaudited)

        The following table sets forth the reviewed consolidated quarterly financial information for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2004 and 2005 and the three months ended March 31, 2006:

 
   For the Quarter Ended
    
  
 
   March 31,
   June 30,
   September 30,
   December 31,
   Total
  

Year Ended 2004
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenue   $ 11,472   $ 16,074   $ 22,845   $ 29,317   $ 79,708  
Net loss     (10,542 )   (16,073 )   (16,129 )   (27,177 )   (69,921 )
Net loss attributable to common stockholders     (10,542 )   (16,073 )   (16,129 )   (27,177 )   (69,921 )
Net loss per common share:                                
  Basic and diluted   $ (7.78 ) $ (11.84 ) $ (11.87 ) $ (19.88 )      

Year Ended 2005
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenue   $ 40,710   $ 59,435   $ 73,871   $ 95,180   $ 269,196  
Net loss     (60,002 )   (63,623 )   (65,995 )   (71,714 )   (261,334 )
Net loss attributable to common stockholders     (60,002 )   (63,623 )   (65,995 )   (72,319 )   (261,939 )
Net loss per common share:                                
  Basic and diluted   $ (43.83 ) $ (46.32 ) $ (47.79 ) $ (51.56 )      

Three Months Ended 2006 (Restated)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenue   $ 118,883                          
Net loss     (85,160 )                        
Net loss attributable to common stockholders     (85,160 )                        
Net loss per common share:                                
  Basic and diluted   $ (60.40 )                        

Note 13.    Stock Split

        On May 18, 2006, the Company effected a 1-for-2.8 reverse stock split. All shares and per share data have been adjusted retroactively to reflect the stock split.

Note 14.    Subsequent Events (Unaudited)

Initial Public Offering

        On February 8, 2006, the Company filed an initial registration statement on Form S-1 with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") under the Securities Act of 1933 to offer shares of its common stock. Costs related to the Company's initial public offering in the amount of $2,153 are recorded in other assets in the March 31, 2006 consolidated balance sheet and upon a successful completion of the initial public offering will be charged against the proceeds of the offering.

Vendor Loan Agreement

        On January 4, 2006, the Company entered into an agreement with a vendor to provide cafeteria and food services for the Company's headquarters. This vendor provided the Company with a $1,000 interest-free loan payable over a period of five (5) years for the renovation and purchase of equipment for use in the cafeteria at the Company's headquarters. These funds were received in April 2006 and the loan was subsequently paid off in May 2006.

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31,250,000 Shares

Vonage Holdings Corp.

Common Stock

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Joint Book-Running Managers

Citigroup
 
Deutsche Bank Securities
 
UBS Investment Bank
Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc.

Piper Jaffray
 
 
 
Thomas Weisel Partners LLC


PART II

INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

Item 13.    Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution.

        The following table sets forth the estimated costs and expenses to be incurred in connection with the issuance and distribution of the securities registered under this Registration Statement, other than underwriting discounts and commissions. All amounts are estimates except the Securities and Exchange Commission registration fee and the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. filing fee. The following expenses will be borne solely by the registrant.

Securities and Exchange Commission registration fee   $ 69,216
National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. filing fee     65,188
NYSE listing fee     250,000
Blue Sky fees and expenses     10,000
Printing and engraving expenses     650,000
Legal fees and expenses     2,500,000
Accounting fees     1,000,000
Transfer Agent's fees     15,000
Miscellaneous expenses     1,140,596
   
  Total   $ 5,700,000
   

Item 14.    Indemnification of Directors and Officers.

        We are incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware. Section 145 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the "Delaware Law") provides that a Delaware corporation may indemnify any persons who were, are, or are threatened to be made, parties to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of such corporation), by reason of the fact that such person is or was an officer, director, employee or agent of such corporation, or is or was serving at the request of such corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise. The indemnity may include expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding, provided that such person acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the corporation's best interests and, for any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful.

        A Delaware corporation may indemnify officers and directors against expenses (including attorneys' fees) in connection with the defense or settlement of an action by or in the right of the corporation under the same conditions, except that no indemnification is permitted without judicial approval if the officer or director is adjudged to be liable to the corporation. Where an officer or director is successful on the merits or otherwise in the defense of any action referred to above, the corporation must indemnify him or her against the expenses which such officer or director actually and reasonably incurred.

        In accordance with Section 102(b)(7) of the Delaware Law, the Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Vonage Holdings Corp. (the "Company") contains a provision to limit the personal liability of the directors of the Company for violations of their fiduciary duty. This provision eliminates each director's liability to the Company or its stockholders for monetary damages except (i) for any breach of the director's duty of loyalty to the Company or its stockholders, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) under

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Section 174 of the Delaware Law providing for liability of directors for unlawful payment of dividends or unlawful stock purchases or redemptions or (iv) for any transaction from which a director derived an improper personal benefit. In addition, our restated certificate of incorporation authorizes the Company to purchase and maintain insurance to protect itself and any director, officer, employee or agent of the Company or another business entity against any expense, liability or loss incurred by him or her in any such capacity or arising out of his or her status as such, regardless of whether the Company would have the power to indemnify such person under the Company's bylaws or Delaware Law.

        The underwriting agreement with the underwriters will provide for the indemnification of the directors and officers of the Company and certain controlling persons against specified liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act.

        The Company maintains directors and officers liability insurance, which covers directors and officers against certain claims or liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties.

Item 15.    Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities.

        The following sets forth information regarding unregistered securities sold by the registrant since January 1, 2002. All amounts stated in this Item 15 are in thousands, except per share amounts.

(1)
From July 2002 through November 2002, the registrant issued and sold 8,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock at an offering price of $2.00 per share for a total of $16,000. Jeffrey A. Citron, the registrant's principal stockholder, founder, Chairman and Chief Strategist, acquired 7,127 shares of the Series A Preferred Stock, for which the registrant received cash consideration of approximately $12,211. The balance of the consideration was paid by converting a $2,000 note payable and accrued interest of $43. The remaining 873 shares were issued to employees and directors of the registrant for cash consideration of approximately $770 and stock subscription receivables of $972.

(2)
In September 2003, the registrant issued and sold 5,167 shares of Series A-2 Preferred Stock to an accredited investor at an offering price of $4.00 per share for a total of $20,668. Jeffrey A. Citron, the registrant's principal stockholder, founder, Chairman and Chief Strategist, acquired all of the Series A-2 Preferred Stock for consideration comprised of the conversion of a $20,000 note payable and accrued interest of $671.

(3)
In November 2003, the registrant issued and sold 3,750 shares of Series B Preferred Stock to accredited investors at an offering price of $4.00 per share for a total of $15,000.

(4)
From January 2004 through March 2004, the registrant issued and sold 8,000 shares of Series C Preferred Stock to accredited investors at an offering price of $5.00 per share for a total of $40,000.

(5)
From August 2004 through October 2004, the registrant issued and sold 8,729 shares of Series D Preferred Stock to accredited investors at an offering price of $12.03 per share for a total of $105,000.

(6)
From April 2005 through September 2005, the registrant issued and sold 9,429 shares of Series E Preferred Stock to accredited investors at an offering price of $21.20 per share for a total of $195,736.

(7)
In December 2005 and January 2006, the registrant issued and sold $249.9 million of senior unsecured convertible notes to accredited investors.

(8)
Since February 2001, the registrant has issued to directors, officers and employees options to purchase 18,476 shares of common stock with per share exercise prices ranging from $0.70 to $35.00, and has issued 101 shares of common stock upon exercise of such options.

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        The issuance of securities described above in paragraphs (1) through (6) were exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933 in reliance on Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933 as transactions by an issuer not involving any public offering. The issuance of securities described above in paragraph (7) is exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933 in reliance on Regulation D and Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933. The purchasers of the securities in these transactions represented that they were accredited investors or qualified institutional buyers and they were acquiring the securities for investment only and not with a view toward the public sale or distribution thereof. Such purchasers received written disclosures that the securities had not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933 and that any resale must be made pursuant to a registration statement or an available exemption from registration. All purchasers either received adequate access, through their relationship with the registrant, to financial statement or non-financial statement information about the registrant or had adequate access, through their relationship with the registrant, to financial statement or non-financial statement information about the registrant. The sale of these securities was made without general solicitation or advertising.

        The issuance of securities described above in paragraph (8) is exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933 in reliance on Rule 701 of the Securities Act of 1933 pursuant to compensatory benefit plans approved by the registrant's board of directors.

        All certificates representing the securities issued in these transactions described in this Item 15 included appropriate legends setting forth that the securities had not been offered or sold pursuant to a registration statement and describing the applicable restrictions on transfer of the securities. There were no underwriters employed in connection with any of the transactions set forth in this Item 15.

Item 16.    Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules.


EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.
   Description of Exhibit
1.1 * Form of Underwriting Agreement
3.1 * Form of Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Vonage Holdings Corp.
3.2 * Form of Amended and Restated By-Laws of Vonage Holdings Corp.
4.1 * Form of Certificate of Vonage Holdings Corp. Common Stock
4.2 * Form of Senior Unsecured Convertible Note
4.3 * Stock Purchase Warrant To Purchase Common Stock of Vonage Holdings Corp.
4.4 * Stock Purchase Warrant To Purchase Shares of Series A-2 Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $.001 per share of Vonage Holdings Corp.
5.1 * Opinion of Shearman & Sterling LLP
10.1 * 2001 Stock Incentive Plan of Vonage Holdings Corp.
10.2 * Form of Incentive Stock Option Agreement under the 2001 Stock Incentive Plan
10.3 * Form of Nonqualified Stock Option Agreement for Employees under the 2001 Stock Incentive Plan
10.4 * Form of Nonqualified Stock Option Agreement for Outside Directors under the 2001 Stock Incentive Plan
10.5 * Vonage Holdings Corp. 401(k) Retirement Plan
10.6 * Lease Agreement, dated March 24, 2005, between 23 Main Street Holmdel Associates LLC and Vonage USA Inc.
     

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10.7 * Amended and Restated Employment Agreement, dated February 8, 2006, between Vonage Holdings Corp. and Jeffrey A. Citron
10.8 * Employment Agreement, dated February 7, 2006, between Vonage Holdings Corp. and Michael Snyder
10.9 * Employment Agreement, dated August 1, 2005, between Vonage Holdings Corp. and John S. Rego
10.10 * Employment Agreement, dated August 1, 2005, between Vonage Holdings Corp. and Louis A. Mamakos
10.11 * Employment Agreement, dated August 8, 2005, between Vonage Holdings Corp. and Sharon O'Leary
10.12 * Third Amended and Restated Investors' Rights Agreement, as amended, dated April 27, 2005, among Vonage Holdings Corp. and the signatories thereto
10.13 *† Agreement for Services, dated February 9, 2005, between Vonage Holdings Corp. and Third Party Verification, Inc.
10.14 * Registration Rights Agreement, dated December 16, 2005, among Vonage Holdings Corp. and the signatories thereto
10.15 *† Agreement for Services, dated April 27, 2005, between Vonage Network Inc. and Intrado Inc. and Amendment No. 1 thereto
10.16 *† Master Service Agreement, dated July 15, 2004, between Vonage Holdings Corp. and
Level 3 Communications, LLC
10.17 *† Master Sales Agreement, dated June 8, 2005, between Vonage Network Inc. and TeleCommunication Systems, Inc.
10.18 *† Master Services Agreement, dated May 5, 2005, between Vonage Network Inc. and Synchronoss Technologies, Inc.
10.19 *† OSS Master Services Agreement, dated December 27, 2004, between Vonage Holdings Corp. and Neustar, Inc.
10.20 * 2006 Incentive Plan
10.21 * Form of Idemnification Agreement for directors and officers
16.1 * Letter from Amper, Politziner & Mattia P.C.
21.1 * List of Subsidiaries of Vonage Holdings Corp.
23.1 * Consent of Shearman & Sterling LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1)
23.2   Consent of BDO Seidman, LLP, independent registered public accounting firm
23.3   Consent of Amper, Politziner & Mattia P.C., independent registered public accounting firm
24.1 * Powers of Attorney (included in signature page of the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 333-131659))
24.2 * Power of Attorney for Michael Snyder
*
Previously filed.

†
Portions of this Exhibit have been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission as part of an application for confidential treatment pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

(b)
Financial Statement Schedules
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Schedule II—Valuation and Qualifying Accounts.

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Board of Directors and Stockholders
Vonage Holdings Corp.
Holmdel, N.J. 07733

        The audit referred to in our report to Vonage Holdings Corp., dated September 20, 2005, which is contained in the Prospectus constituting part of this Registration Statement, included the audit of the schedules listed under Item 16(b) for the year ended December 31, 2004. These financial statement schedules are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statement schedules based upon our audit.

        In our opinion, such schedules present fairly, in all material respects, the information set forth therein.

/s/ BDO Seidman, LLP

Woodbridge, New Jersey
March 24, 2006

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Schedule II


Vonage Holdings Corp.
Schedule of Valuation and Qualifying Accounts

 
    
   Additions
    
    
 
   Balance at
Beginning
of Period
   Charged to
Revenue
   Charged to
Expense
   Less
Deductions
   Balance at
End of
Period
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts                              
Year ended December 31, 2005   $ 60   $ 150   $ —   $ —   $ 210
Year ended December 31, 2004     —     60     —     —     60
Year ended December 31, 2003     —     —     —     —     —

Inventory Obsolescence
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Year ended December 31, 2005   $ 1,239   $ —   $ 625   $ (1,132 ) $ 732
Year ended December 31, 2004     24     —     1,215     —     1,239
Year ended December 31, 2003     —     —     24     —     24

Valuation Allowance for Deferred Tax
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Year ended December 31, 2005   $ 46,268   $ —   $ 103,023   $ —   $ 149,291
Year ended December 31, 2004     18,351     —     27,917     —     46,268
Year ended December 31, 2003     7,938     —     10,413     —     18,351

        All schedules for which provision is made in the applicable accounting regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission are not required under the related instructions, are inapplicable or not material, or the information called for thereby is otherwise included in the financial statements and therefore has been omitted.

Item 17.    Undertakings.

        Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

        The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that:

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SIGNATURES

        Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the city of Holmdel, State of New Jersey, on May 23, 2006.

    VONAGE HOLDINGS CORP.

 
 
By:
 
/s/  SHARON A. O'LEARY      
        Name:   Sharon A. O'Leary
        Title:   Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary

        Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on May 23, 2006.

Signature
   Title

 
 
 
*
Michael Snyder		   Director and
Chief Executive Officer
(principal executive officer)

*
John S. Rego
 
Executive Vice President,
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
(principal financial officer and principal accounting officer)

*
Jeffrey A. Citron
 
Director, Chairman
and Chief Strategist

*
Betsy S. Atkins
 
Director

*
Peter Barris
 
Director

*
Morton David
 
Director

*
Orit Gadiesh
 
Director
     

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*
J. Sanford Miller
 
Director

*
Hugh Panero
 
Director

*
Governor Thomas J. Ridge
 
Director

*
John J. Roberts
 
Director

*
Harry Weller
 
Director

*By:
 
/s/  SHARON A. O'LEARY      
Sharon A. O'Leary
Attorney-in-fact
 
 
 
 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
PROSPECTUS SUMMARY
The Offering
Summary Consolidated Financial Data
RISK FACTORS
SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
USE OF PROCEEDS
DIVIDEND POLICY
CAPITALIZATION
DILUTION
SELECTED HISTORICAL FINANCIAL DATA
MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
MARKET AND INDUSTRY DATA
INDUSTRY OVERVIEW
BUSINESS
REGULATION
MANAGEMENT
INFORMATION CONCERNING OUR FOUNDER, CHAIRMAN AND CHIEF STRATEGIST
PRINCIPAL STOCKHOLDERS
CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
DESCRIPTION OF CONVERTIBLE NOTES
DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK
SHARES ELIGIBLE FOR FUTURE SALE
MATERIAL UNITED STATES FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES FOR NON-U.S. HOLDERS
UNDERWRITING
NOTICE TO PROSPECTIVE INVESTORS
LEGAL MATTERS
EXPERTS
WHERE YOU CAN FIND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
VONAGE HOLDINGS CORP. CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (In thousands, except par value)
VONAGE HOLDINGS CORP. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (In thousands, except per share amounts)
VONAGE HOLDINGS CORP. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (In thousands)
VONAGE HOLDINGS CORP. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT (In thousands)
VONAGE HOLDINGS CORP. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Years Ended December 31, 2003, 2004, 2005 and the Three Months Ended March 31, 2005 and 2006 (Unaudited) (In thousands, except per share amounts)
PART II INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
EXHIBIT INDEX
Vonage Holdings Corp. Schedule of Valuation and Qualifying Accounts
SIGNATURES