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The Story of VoIP: Voice over Internet Protocol

Voice over Internet Protocol, or VoIP, is the transmission or routing of voice conversations across IP based networks or the Internet. VoIP is also known as Internet telephony, broadband phone, voice over broadband and IP telephony.

Voice over Internet Protocol is said to be the “best option” as many consumers and businesses turn to VoIP to avoid high rates that the regional telephone companies charge. With VoIP, consumers can save huge amounts of money on phone bills.

With VoIP, for example, you can call to many International countries for just three cents or less per minute. Consumers will without compromising the quality of voice calls. For the past few years, VoIP quality has improved dramatically.

Dubbed as the next Baby Bells, VoIP service providers are projected to enter a good niche in the marketplace. This is because the giant telephone companies face competition with expanded cellular phone providers, strict regulations, and reduced demand for fixed phones. Consumers are expected to see the benefits that VoIP service providers offer. Over the next five years it will be very interesting to see how the telecommunications landscape evolves.

Given the advantages of VoIP over traditional phone services, consumers are cancelling their traditional TDM phone service and moving to VoIP.

VoIP service providers are varied. Each offers different services so it is important that you know what your particular needs are.