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Internet Phone Service Looks Like Next Big Thing


Jack Decker (jack-yahoogroups@withheld_on_request)
Fri, 08 Apr 2005 12:00:47 -0400

http://www.freep.com/money/tech/mwendland8e_20050408.htm

BY MIKE WENDLAND
FREE PRESS COLUMNIST

If there's any one tech trend that's marked this year so far, it has
to be the use of the Internet to make and receive telephone calls.

Voice over Internet Protocol, or VoIP (pronounced VOIP), is growing so
fast that it's almost overwhelming. In fact, I think it's a safe bet
to predict it's how a great many of us will soon be making most of our
telephone calls from home -- and maybe work, too.

The big news this week regarding VoIP was Thursday's announcement by
America Online of its new Internet Phone Service, rolled out in 40
cities across the country, including Detroit. I've been testing it
since midweek and will have a full review in Tuesday's Free Press.

Full story at:
http://www.freep.com/money/tech/mwendland8e_20050408.htm

How to Distribute VoIP Throughout a Home:
http://michigantelephone.mi.org/distribute.html

If you live in Michigan, subscribe to the MI-Telecom group:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MI-Telecom/

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