Proximity Offers Promotional Videoconferencing Services to Support Global Business Continuity

Conduct Face-to-Face Business Meetings and Events Without Leaving Your City


DENVER, Aug. 10, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) -- ACT Teleconferencing, Inc. (Pink Sheets:ACTT) an independent worldwide provider of audio, video and web-based conferencing products and services and Proximity, an ACT subsidiary and the premiere global provider of videoconferencing rooms, announced today that they are offering a special promotion for videoconferencing rental rooms.

Travel has become increasingly difficult and time-consuming during this period of international political unrest. This promotion, Video to the Rescue, is an opportunity for businesses to continue conducting important meetings and events without ever leaving home. Video to the Rescue is offering a 10% discount on all videoconferencing room rentals and services for the next 30 days.

Meeting participants can access Proximity's services from any major international city. The Company has 4,000 global videoconferencing sites situated in more than 75 countries, 661 international locations outside of the U.S. and 773 cities in the U.S. The high quality videoconferencing rooms provide a professional backdrop for face-to-face videoconferencing meetings.

"Why spend several hours in the airport, when you can travel to a nearby Proximity videoconferencing room, have your meeting, and then go back to the office? Businesses will save major travel expenses and time, as well as reduce the stresses of travel, by conducting their face-to-face meetings via videoconferencing," commented ACT President and Chief Executive Officer Gene Warren. "We are the special event experts and do thousands of large and small video events every year. Our users can easily conduct any size of meeting due to our satellite downlinks, and complete production and event management services."

Instead of getting on an airplane, call Proximity today and set up a videoconference for your next meeting. Our contact information is:


              Toll Free within the U.S.: 800-433-2900
                Outside the U.S. 978-552-PROX (7769)
                        Fax: 978-552-7898
                    Email: Info@proximity.com

About ACT Teleconferencing

Established in 1990, ACT Teleconferencing, Inc. is a leading independent worldwide provider of audio, video and web-based conferencing products and services to corporations, educational organizations and governments worldwide. ACT's integrated global audio and video conferencing platforms provide uniform international services, customized uniform billing, managed services and local language services. The Company's headquarters are located in Denver, Colorado, with operations in Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Singapore, the U.K. and the U.S., with several virtual locations including Japan, China, Taiwan, Indonesia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Russia, Poland and South Africa.

Proximity, an ACT subsidiary, is the leading global public video room rental company in the industry. Brokering high-quality videoconferencing rooms, the Company has more than 4,000 sites available worldwide. ACT's and Proximity's Internet address is www.acttel.com.

This promotion applies to new videoconferencing customers only.



            

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