Qwest drops access fees on 'pure' VoIP
The company stops levying expensive access charges on Net phone calls made to its customers and offers VoIP providers a cheaper rate for local services.
In addition, the phone company plans to charge commercial voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) providers a cheaper rate for its local services, it announced. With so-called pure VoIP, voice communications completely bypass the traditional phone network and flow entirely over the Internet.
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Locating local internet providers
"We think its important to establish the policy now," Davis said.
Representatives from the other regional Bell operating companies said they disagreed with Qwest's move.
Locating local internet providers
"We ought to be paid for the use of our networks," said BellSouth spokesman Bill McCloskey.
The move comes a week after AT&T lost a key round in a bid to shave the cost of providing its long-distance service.