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GoAmerica / Hands On

GoAmerica, Inc., a leading provider of wireless and Internet relay communications services for the deaf and hard-of-hearing market, and Hands On, a leading provider of video relay and interpreter services for the deaf and hard-of-hearing market, today announced they have entered into a definitive merger agreement.

Under the terms of the agreement approved by both boards of directors, Hands On shareholders will receive an amount of GoAmerica shares approximately equal to the number of GoAmerica shares outstanding immediately prior to closing. Completion of the transaction is subject to shareholder approval by the shareholders of both companies and other customary closing conditions. The principal shareholders of Hands On have agreed to vote their shares in favor of the merger.

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