VOIP: Ready to take your call?
ZDNet | at | by Mike
Internet phone calling is poised for a major boost as cable giants get into the game, but some of the biggest players are holding back even as millions of broadband customers convert to so-called voice over Internet Protocol service. While still just a trickle, early defectors to voice over IP (VOIP) represent the vanguard in a trend that some analysts believe could soon roil the communications industry.
Independent VOIP providers such as Vonage and 8x8 are beginning to steal consumers from tradition phone operators with flat rate VOIP plans that cost between $20 and $40 a month for local and long distance calls.