Whats going to drive the consumer to use VoIP?
Mr. Schildkraut: We think there are going to be a couple of factors that will drive it. Certainly, the quality of service is going to have to be on level with the existing service that customers get. Thereafter, it’s going to be prices and features that drive consumers into the new service. Overall, I guess it falls under a category of value, but individually, consumers are looking at the service and asking, ‘Okay, does it feel like my old service?’ Yes, it does. ‘Can I use the same phones? Can I get more advanced phones or Web-based features?’ Yes, you can. And then, ‘Is the price right for me to make a switch?’ I think we’re at the point where we’re certainly beginning to see that. When you look at the different voice over IP providers out there, particularly in the traditional home phone replacement market, you primarily have the cable companies and companies like Vonage that are third parties and don’t have networks of their own. The call quality over a cable network with voice ove
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