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Movearoo Adds Local Community Information and More Service Providers to Make Moving Easier

November 12, 2008 5:13 PM
Movers Benefit from New Local Guide Feature, Plus Expanded Choice for Home Services from Five Leading Telecommunications Companies

Houston, TX (PRWEB) November 12, 2008 -- Movearoo.com, a free, online marketplace to shop for, order and save money on home communications, entertainment and utilities is making moving even easier with new enhanced capabilities and greater choice for video, broadband and home phone services.


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EMBARQ, Frontier Communications, Hawaiian Telcom, TDS Telecom and Windstream Communications have added their home service portfolios to the Movearoo program, complementing those of founding members AT&T, Qwest and Verizon. Additionally, recent site enhancements to Movearoo.com feature detailed community information for cities throughout America, including school and crime ratings, demographics, and local amenities such as nearby restaurants, theatres and businesses.


"Movearoo is a convenient and time-saving resource for the nearly 40 million Americans who move every year," said WhiteFence CEO, Eric Danziger. "By providing detailed community information and adding leading communications companies to the Movearoo.com site, we're providing even more choice and convenience for people when they move."


Movearoo.com, a comprehensive online resource to help prepare for and ease the stress of moving, is a centerpiece of the Movearoo program. Movers can also call (877) 771-0771 for personal moving assistance. By simply entering a home address, Movearoo users can get convenient and cost-free help with everything from changing their addresses to setting up home-related services, such as phone, high-speed Internet, entertainment, electricity, or natural gas, plus access to innovative tools, such as Movearoo's interactive moving checklist.


About Movearoo:
Movearoo is a powerful online marketplace for consumers to shop for, order and save money on home essential services such as phone, entertainment, Internet and utilities. Movearoo was established by a consortium of leading communications companies; founding members include AT&T, Qwest and Verizon. The Web site was developed and is managed by WhiteFence, the nation's leading online comparison-shopping marketplace for residential home services.

Media Contacts:

Sarah Illingworth, AT&T
617-692-0516    
sarah.illingworth @ fleishman.com

Margaret Fogarty, Qwest
303-965-6950    
margaret.fogarty @ qwest.com

Ellen Yu, Verizon
908-559-3496    
ellen.yu @ verizon.com

Stephanie Meisse, EMBARQ
419-755-8433
stephanie.n.meisse @ embarq.com

Patricia Amendola, Frontier Communications
570-631-6013
patricia.amendola @ frontiercorp.com

Ann Nishida, Hawaiian Telcom
808-546-1888
ann.nishida@hawaiiantel.com

DeAnne Boegli, TDS Telecom
608-664-4428
deanne.boegli @ tdstelecom.com

David Avery, Windstream
501 748 5876
david.avery @ windstream.co