January 27, 2006

By Staff

Got friends in Europe? Do you like to call them now and again? Then European virtual phone numbers from VoIP telephony firm Vonage may be of interest.

The service is essentially as described - you can now get a virtual phone number in addition to your current Vonage number in an area of your choice. So, if you have a friend in Milan, get a virtual number for that lovely city and you can talk away at local rates to your heart's content.

January 27, 2006

By Johanne Torres

VoIP-based calling service provider Vonage announced this week that it has turned on E911 service in over 2,200 PSAPs in the U.S. The VoIP service provider announced it equipped over 200 calling centers in more than 35 new counties with 911 calling capabilities in just one week.

"In just over a month, we have turned up E911 service in over 235 counties and 650 PSAPs across the nation," said Jeffrey A. Citron, Vonage’s Chairman and CEO. "Vonage continues to work with the FCC, regulators, Congress and public safety to turn up a national E911 system across the nation."

January 27, 2006

By Staff

Vonage is making Virtual Numbers available with area codes from Austria, France, Ireland, Italy and Spain. European friends, family and business associates residing and
working within these nations can now call U.S.-based Vonage customers for the price of a local call.

Vonage Virtual Phone Numbers are secondary numbers that ring to a user's primary Vonage line.

January 27, 2006

By Johanne Torres

Starting today, residents and businesses in the cities of Bend, Hood River, Prineville, Redmond and Dalles in the state of Oregon will be able to sign up for Vonage's VoIP-based calling services. The VoIP service provider made this announcement on Friday after expanding its coverage to include the cities of Lancaster, Marietta, Pataskala, Sylvania, and Toledo in the state of Ohio earlier this week.

January 26, 2006

By Staff

Vonage Holdings Corp. has launched virtual phone numbers in several European countries, including Austria, France, Ireland, Italy and Spain.

Vonage Chairman and CEO Jeffrey Citron told New Telephony earlier this month in an exclusive interview, “We will continue to evaluate other opportunities in Europe and Asia-Pacific, but we are exploring where go now.” The company already offers virtual phone numbers and direct inward dial numbers in the United Kingdom.

The new numbers, available to Vonage subscribers in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom, are priced at $9.99 ($11.99 Canadian) or £5.99. The numbers receive incoming calls only.

January 26, 2006

By Johanne Torres

Now subscribers to Vonage VoIP-based calling services will be able to have Western European virtual numbers. The VoIP provider announced on Thursday that it made available virtual numbers with area codes from Austria, France, Ireland, Italy and Spain. The move will enable European friends, family and business associates residing and working within these nations to now call U.S.-based Vonage customers for the price of a local call.

Vonage virtual phone numbers are inexpensive secondary numbers that ring to your primary Vonage line. These numbers are available to Vonage subscribers in the U.S., Canada and the U.K. for $9.99 USD, $11.99 CAD and pounds Sterling 5.99 GBP per month respectively. These numbers receive incoming calls only.

January 25, 2006

By Beth Potter

Denver-based Qwest and other sellers of Internet-based phone service in Colorado are ready for Round 2 against city governments in a battle over at least $80 million in yearly tax revenue.

State Rep. Matt Knoedler, R-Lakewood, is sponsoring a bill drafted with Qwest's help to keep Internet phone service tax- free in Colorado. A similar Knoed ler bill in the 2005 legislative session failed by one vote.

"This bill would protect businesses from burdensome taxation and regulation and could place Colorado's high-tech economy at an advantage nationwide," Knoedler said.

The bill is up for a vote by the House Finance Committee on Feb. 1.

Vonage, the nation's largest Internet-based phone-service provider, also opposes taxation on its service, a spokesman said.

January 25, 2006

By Russell Shaw

Somehow this news flew under my radar but Vonage is gearing up to offer an extensive, in-home installation and repair service.

The service, which I predict will be quite popular among new Vonage users is currently available only in the close-in parts of the New York/New Jersey metropolitan area.
Vonage, though, says the in-person service - provided by authorized service reps rather than Vonage employees- should be in 50 metro areas this summer.