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Help for Haiti From IDT Corporation

The private sector reacted strongly to the devastating earthquake that hit Haiti in mid-January of 2010. Included among the many relief organizations and private businesses that contributed their time, money, and industrial know-how was IDT Corporation, the parent company of IDT Energy based in New York. IDT Corporation is a top provider of international telecommunications as well as energy supply and solutions. Their expertise in the telecommunications industry allowed them to come into Haiti and set up the means for people to contact family and friends in Haiti in addition to helping significantly with the relief effort. According to Yona Katz the chief operating officer of IDT Telecom,

"Many of the local telecommunications service providers in Haiti suffered significant damage, resulting in sporadic access for both inbound and outbound Haiti traffic."

IDT Building Communications in Haiti After Earthquake

In response to the catastrophic earthquake which took place in Haiti this past January, 2010, IDT Corporation, of which IDT Energy in New York is a subsidiary, contributed its technical know-how to repairing, rebuilding and supplying telecommunications to Haiti through its other subsidiary, IDT Telecom.

IDT Telecom is setting up calling stations in hotels and other centralized places in partnership with Access Haiti, a broadband provider and sales partner with IDT. The system will allow Haitians to use the IDT VoiceLine service so that they can contact friends and family globally.

Because the Haitian land-line service was damaged by the earthquake IDT decided to set up their VoiceLine service, which in internet based, therefore bypassing altogether the non-functional landlines.
In addition, IDT Corporation is donating 4,000 Boss and Calypso calling cards to Haitian community organizations located in Florida and New York to help family and friends in the U.S. contact their loved ones in Haiti.

IDT Corporation Helps with Haitian Relief Effort

Reacting to the tragic earthquake in Haiti which took place in January of 2010, IDT Corporation, parent company to IDT Energy and IDT Telecom, responded generously in several different ways. IDT Telecom was uniquely able to address the issue of communications in Haiti, which was severely damaged by the earthquake, hindering relief efforts and contact between family and friends. With the help of IDT Telecom it is now possible for loved ones to contact their family members and friends in several different ways. One of those ways was by IDT Corporation lowering their rates significantly on their PennyTalk™ prepaid international calling card. The rates to land-line and mobile phones were reduced to only two cents for one minute.

IDT Corporation also announced that it will donate 100% of all its net proceeds which it collects from the use of IDT Telecom’s Boss Revolution prepaid calling service to the American Red Cross’ relief efforts in Haiti, until Feb 28, 2010.