Verizon goes VoIP

As promised, Verizon unveiled its consumer VoIP offering and it did not skimp. The service is available in 139 markets in 33 states, and users can select their own area code – no matter what the area code is where they live. Verizon VoiceWing has a basic price of $40 per month for unlimited local and long-distance in the U.S. For Verizon Online DSL customers, the service costs $35 per month. Users of other broadband services, such as cable modems, can get an introductory price of $35 for the first six months if they sign up by Oct. 31. Verizon is expected to unveil an enterprise VoIP service later this year. http://www.nwfusion.com/edge/news/2004/0722verizjumps.html

As promised, Verizon unveiled its consumer VoIP offering and it did not skimp. The service is available in 139 markets in 33 states, and users can select their own area code – no matter what the area code is where they live. Verizon VoiceWing has a basic price of $40 per month for unlimited local and long-distance in the U.S. For Verizon Online DSL customers, the service costs $35 per month. Users of other broadband services, such as cable modems, can get an introductory price of $35 for the first six months if they sign up by Oct. 31. Verizon is expected to unveil an enterprise VoIP service later this year.

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As Verizon expands its residential offerings, AT&T contracts. The carrier, in what it called a “historical shift,” said it will no longer focus on residential telephone services. Company officials partly blamed FCC regulations for their decision to stop marketing service to residential customers, citing recent decision by the commission that discourage Bells like Verizon from sharing their local networks. AT&T will concentrate instead on business markets and emerging technologies, such as VoIP, which can serve businesses as well as consumers. AT&T will market VoIP service to residential consumers, but growth in residential VoIP depends on growth in broadband adoption, AT&T said.

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MCI launched an Ethernet-over-SONET service and enhanced its current Ethernet offerings with a new edge architecture. The carrier announced U.S. Private Line Ethernet, a point-to-point service that allows users to connect to MCI’s long-haul network using high-speed Ethernet connections. Previously, MCI Ethernet customers were limited to setting up point-to-point connections within one metropolitan area. MCI is also adding speed options for its Metro Private Line Ethernet service. Users can now set up dedicated connections from 10M bit/sec up to 1G bit/sec. Previously users only had three bandwidth choices: 50M bit/sec, 150M bit/sec and 600M bit/sec.

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