23 June 2006
Consumers can now call almost any home phone in the world using a new web calling service.
Over 240 million users of the Windows Live Messenger service can now access a web calling facility from Verizon.
The calls are charged at a very cheap rate and any consumer can sign up, as long as they have a broadband connection.
"Verizon uses the best and most reliable technologies to provide customers with a wide variety of calling options, including wireless, wireline, voice over IP and other high quality voice services," said Eileen Cassidy, vice president of voice and bundle solutions for Verizon.
"We're excited about using the strength, reach and reliability of our global network to create new options for people who want to use their broadband connections to easily and affordably make calls while online," she added.
The facility is open to consumers in the US and ten European countries including the UK.
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