Internet Phone Subscriptions Up by a Third in 3 Months

[SOURCE: Washington Post, AUTHOR: Arshad Mohammed]
The number of subscribers for Internet phone services surged to about 3.6 million in the third quarter as providers aggressively signed up customers, according to an independent report released yesterday. That was up 33 percent from 2.7 million subscribers at the end of June, said the report prepared by TeleGeography, a research firm owned by privately held Primetrica Inc. Revenue from Internet phone services jumped 38 percent, to $304 million, during the period, the report said. "The threat to traditional phone companies is substantial," said Stephan A. Beckert, director of research for TeleGeography, saying his firm projects traditional carriers will see local phone revenue shrink by $4.8 billion and long-distance revenue by $1.8 billion by 2010 because of VOIP competition.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/11/14/AR2005111401428.html
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