Verizon confirmed its previously announced plans to launch residential VoIP service for its DSL customers beginning this quarter. Verizon also plans to add a new tier of consumer DSL service with a maximum connection speed of 3Mbps/768Kbps (for qualified customers). Pricing for the higher-speed DSL service and VoIP package will be announced later. Verizon will also triple to 384Kbps the upstream speed of its basic DSL offering for qualifying customers. The price for this 1.5Mbps/384Kbps service will remain the same as the current 1.5Mbps/128Kbps service — $34.95 a month for stand-alone service or $29.95 a month when purchased as part of a package of local and long-distance calling services. http://www.verizon.com
Verizon Confirms Residential VoIP Plans
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