Christmas Ranks Number One
Toronto, Dec. 23, 2009 - Primus Telecommunications Canada, the country's largest alternative telecommunications carrier, tracked the number of long distance calls residential customers made on each of the past 19 major holidays. Canadians made the most calls on Christmas, with 577,205 calls totaling 5,339,685 minutes spent talking on the phone. The second and third most calls were made on Mother's Day and Diwali, respectively.
The complete list is included below.
1. Christmas - 577,205 Calls - 5,339,685 Minutes
2. Mother's Day - 466,467 Calls - 4,728,103 Minutes
3. Diwali - 419,275 Calls - 3,557,607 Minutes
4. Father's Day - 411,835 Calls - 3,975,558 Minutes
5. Chinese New Year - 406,653 Calls - 3,637,771 Minutes
6. Easter Monday - 401,561 Calls - 3,430,138 Minutes
7. Remembrance Day - 400,042 Calls - 3,762,908 Minutes
8. Holi - 385,169 Calls - 3,395,986 Minutes
9. St. Patricks Day - 380,875 Calls - 3,169,536 Minutes
10. St. Jean Baptiste - 379,786 Calls - 2,958,280 Minutes
11. New Years Day - 372,355 Calls - 3,475,439 Minutes
12. Boxing Day - 366,081 Calls - 3,429,896 Minutes
13. Valentines Day - 341,540 Calls - 3,289,595 Minutes
14. Civic Holiday - 340,229 Calls - 2,906,213 Minutes
15. Victoria Day - 339,327 Calls - 3,226,806 Minutes
16. Good Friday - 338,657 Calls - 3,022,069 Minutes
17. Canada Day - 333,713 Calls - 2,873,636 Minutes
18. Thanksgiving Day - 326,560 Calls - 2,976,465 Minutes
19. Labour Day - 319,025 Calls - 3,077,281 Minutes
The findings are based on an analysis of the usage of Primus' several hundred thousand long distance customers across Canada. Long distance calls include domestic calls as well as out-of-country calls.
Primus Telecommunications Canada Inc. is the largest alternative communications carrier in Canada and now serves over 1 million customers across its suite of services. Primus Canada offers among the widest selection of consumer and business telecommunications services available nationwide including Home Phone, Internet, Long Distance, VoIP, Wireless, Hosting, Managed services and Enterprise IP Telephony. Primus Canada is a wholly-owned subsidiary of McLean, Virginia-based Primus Telecommunications Group, Incorporated (OTCBB: PMUG). Additional information is available at www.primus.ca
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