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Many phone companies are starting to embrace IP telephony, or at least head it off and slap a price tag on it before people catch on to free or cheap options. At least one company, British Telecommunications, will provide a package that will combine land, IP and mobile phone services. The idea is pretty familiar to us US customers who can get pretty much anything through the local phone company including a nice incentive discount on triple/quad-plays (TV, phone, internet, and wireless).

The difference is that BT’s Onevoice Global virtual private network will be available to 54 countries (it appears to be in Europe only) and will make it uber easy for anyone - especially big money businesses - to move into IP telephony. It will include a single contract, single pricing and the same number scheme. Roaming mobile calls and IDD (International Direct Dialing) through the network will be available later this year. Prices are “bespoke,” which is a fancy British way of saying you gotta call ‘em to get ‘em.

Read [VOIP News] Site [BT]