BroadVoice Offers Local Numbers in the United Kingdom; UK Alternate Numbers Available in 107 Cities and Towns for Only $1.95 Per Month.LOWELL, Mass. -- BroadVoice, the industry leader in feature-rich, low-cost Internet telephone services for home and small business users, today announced that it has launched local number service in 107 cities and towns across the UK, including major population centers in England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales Wales, Welsh Cymru, western peninsula and political division (principality) of Great Britain (1991 pop. 2,798,200), 8,016 sq mi (20,761 sq km), west of England; politically united with England since 1536. The capital is Cardiff. . BroadVoice customers can now add a UK Alternate Number to their accounts for only $1.95 per month. This new feature allows UK callers to make a local telephone call and connect with the associated BroadVoice subscriber. "We are pleased to welcome customers in the United Kingdom or anywhere else where a UK number would be useful. No matter where you are in the world, if you have friends, colleagues or relatives in the UK, you can get a local UK Alternate Number on your BroadVoice account so they can stay in touch," said BroadVoice president David Epstein For the computer scientist notable for his work in computational geometry, graph algorithms, and recreational mathematics, see David Eppstein David B. A. Epstein (b. . "This has major implications for individuals and small businesses that want to cross international boundaries." BroadVoice already has already shipped its start-up kits to customers in 65 countries. BroadVoice enables its customers to make and receive phone calls over their existing high speed Internet connections, and provides 24 free calling features, including voicemail, caller ID A telephone company service that sends the caller's telephone number between the first and second ring of the call. If the calling number is not blocked, the calling number is displayed on the handset or base station of the called party. and call waiting. Customers can order a BroadVoice Broadband Phone See IP phone, softphone and VoIP. Adapter to use with their standard touch tone telephone, they may bring their own phone adapter See analog telephone adapter. , or they may purchase a VoIP-ready telephone set, system or headset. BroadVoice offers service plans starting at $9.95 for Unlimited In-State calling. The $19.95 Unlimited World plan offers free calls to 21 countries, including the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , most of Western Europe Western Europe The countries of western Europe, especially those that are allied with the United States and Canada in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (established 1949 and usually known as NATO). and China. For $24.95 the Unlimited World Plus plan provides free calls to 35 countries, including Brazil, Japan and Israel. The BroadVoice Business plan is available for $29.95 per month. About BroadVoice The BroadVoice service lets consumers and small businesses use a high-speed DSL DSL in full Digital Subscriber Line Broadband digital communications connection that operates over standard copper telephone wires. It requires a DSL modem, which splits transmissions into two frequency bands: the lower frequencies for voice (ordinary or cable modem connection to make and receive phone calls anywhere in the world. Customers benefit from unlimited domestic and international calling and a suite of 24 basic and advanced features for one low monthly fixed price. BroadVoice currently offers service in over 1,600 rate centers in 36 US states as well as 114 UK cities. Founded in December 2003, BroadVoice is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Convergent Networks, Inc. and is based in Lowell, MA. Additional information can be found at http://www.broadvoice.com. |
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