Company expands local free calling area in Barrie to include calls to Toronto

TORONTO, Oct. 25 /CNW/ — Sprint Canada Inc., a subsidiary of Call-Net
Enterprises Inc., announced today that it is now offering local home and
business telephone service to three more municipalities in Ontario -- Barrie,
Markham and Richmond Hill. With this expansion, Sprint Canada facilities are
available to approximately 35% of households and businesses across Canada.

«Residents and businesses in Barrie, Markham and Richmond Hill will now
have a choice when it comes to selecting a provider for their local service,» said Bill Linton, president and chief executive officer, Sprint Canada. «In
addition, we have expanded the local calling areas of Barrie to include calls to numbers in the 416 and 647 area of Toronto. This means that our customers in Barrie will be able to call Toronto without incurring a long distance charge.»

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The move comes against the backdrop of a dispute with Reliance Infocomm over routing.

International long-distance service companies, beware. State-owned Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd (MTNL) is set to instal a new billing and analysis software to verify calls that arrive at the operator’s network in Delhi and Mumbai.

An MTNL executive today said the software, which would cost around Rs 10 crore, would also check whether a long-distance operator handed over calls to MTNL through an international pipeline, a national long-distance pipeline or a local line.

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By Tim Knauss

Next week, Syracuse telecommunications company USA Datanet will start selling unlimited local and long-distance phone service for $24.95 a month to customers who have high-speed connections to the Internet.

Company officials hope the new service, which they will pitch as an alternative to traditional phone service, will make USA Datanet the primary voice communications company for many of its customers.

Until now, the company’s main services have been long-distance calling and dial-up Internet service.

«It’s a big step,» said John Turner, chief operating officer. «It takes us out of a single component . . . and really puts us into the position where we can be a customer’s complete voice carrier.»

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PhoneSolutions.org is providing Broadvox Direct service to Los Angeles. „Not only is this the best rate but you can to select your own area code. Selecting your own area code can give better control over long distance charges.“ Says Barbara Pioreck, CEO of PhoneSolutions.org. „Broadvox Direct cuts out the middle man.“ Today, most long distance telephone calls are carried over the Internet. Yes, the big name telephone companies route calls through the Internet.

With Broadvox Direct calls are transmitted directly to, and received directly from the Internet. This direct connection creates fabulous savings, and provides for new powerful Internet based phone features. You won’t hear any difference between calls made on Broadvox Direct and the traditional PSTN (Public Service Telephone Networks); but you will notice huge Savings, Free Features, and a telephone that adjusts to your Lifestyle.

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