US VoIP subscribers 21 million strong
The US Federal Communications Commission reports that there are 21 million VoIP subscriptions stateside, and that the vast majority of them are residential customers. But it didn't count Skype subscribers. These figures were announced by the FCC to accompany the release of its highly detailed 31-page report, "Local Telephone …
I love VOIP
Have a BellSouth copper line - $27.90 a month. No frills at all. Just rings.
Also have a VOIP line - $13.00 a month - caller ID, call waiting, conference calling, call blocking, call forward, all kinds of stuff, every whistle and bell (no pun intended) known to the IT gods, all at no extra cost.
Need another line soon - three guesses who gets my business . . .
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