DirectNet Completes First Stage of VoIP Network Into Former Soviet Union.Business Editors NEWPORT BEACH Newport Beach, residential and resort city (1990 pop. 66,643), Orange co., S Calif., on Newport Bay and the Pacific Ocean; inc. 1906. It is a popular seaside resort and yachting center. Manufactures include electrical and medical equipment, computers, boats, and adhesives. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 24, 2000 DirectNet Telecommunications, a leading provider of wholesale international telecommunications products and services, Monday announced the completion of the first stage of its Voice over IP (VoIP) network into the countries of the former Soviet Union (FSU FSU Florida State University FSU Former Soviet Union FSU Ferris State University FSU Fayetteville State University (North Carolina) FSU Frostburg State University FSU Finance Sector Union ). With VoIP gateways in multiple FSU locations and New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , DirectNet will be able to offer its customers more competitive termination rates Termination rates are the charges which one telecommunications operator will charge another in order to terminate calls on their network. For example, a customer of T-Mobile wishes to call a friend who has a Vodafone mobile. into many countries of the FSU while maintaining its industry reputation for high quality international terminations. &uot;Using our new VoIP gateways and our existing fiber network, we will be able to improve our cost position while preparing for the coming global transition to Internet telephony Another term for IP telephony and VoIP. In the late 1990s, some people made a distinction between Internet Telephony and VoIP: Internet telephony referred to voice over the public Internet, while VoIP referred to voice over private IP networks. . Our network, staff and equipment have performed far beyond expectation and we look forward to entering the second phase of VoIP network expansion,&uot; said Dan Gee, President &CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of DirectNet. The multi-phase VoIP network implementation is part of DirectNet's overall strategy of continuing to expand its carrier's carrier activity on a technology-flexible Next Generation Network. The Company is actively expanding its network to address new markets provide services for carriers in Europe and the FSU. About DirectNet DirectNet is a leading provider of telecommunications products and services, supplying advanced voice, data and Internet, phone card services The software support for PC Cards. PC Card applications talk to Card Services. See PC Card. , international carrier terminations, and other value-added services to more than 200 countries worldwide. The company's core business units support a diverse customer base including Fortune 500 companies as well as the majority of U.S. Tier I and Tier II long distance providers. DirectNet's termination services provide carriers with a wide range of benefits that include competitive rates, more flexible traffic routing, superior technical resources and advanced billing services. In just three years, the Years, The the seven decades of Eleanor Pargiter’s life. [Br. Lit.: Benét, 1109] See : Time carrier services division has secured contractual obligations with more than 100 major carriers worldwide. Privately held, DirectNet is headquartered in Newport Beach, and maintains retail and carrier operations in Moscow and St. Petersburg, Russia and throughout the Czech Republic. The Company also maintains carrier operations in New York, Los Angeles and London. On-going expansion includes service to other key markets in the U.S., Europe, Eastern and Central Europe and Russia. For more information, visit the DirectNet Web site at www.directnet.com, or call 949/474-1001. |
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