Not a big enough call for VoIP service, says Telstra.(Telstra Corporation Ltd., Voice Over Internet Protocol)(Brief Article)

Australasian Business Intelligence, April, 2005 by Crowe, David

Apr 21, 2005 (The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX)

Telstra says it is "likely" it will introduce internet telephony to the consumer market sometime in the next two years. There had been talk that the Australian telco would introduce a voice over internet protocol (VoIP) service in the first half of 2005. Telstra says there is little demand for VoIP over broadband, because standard telephony in Australia provides untimed high-quality calls and many of its customers use asymmetric digital subscriber line (ADSL), which needs a traditional telephone line. It has been testing a VoIP product in Melbourne though.

Publication Date: 22 April 2005

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