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BT rings up more than a million VoIP customers

... and sooner than expected

Tags: broadband, voip, bt

By Tim Ferguson

Published: 10 January 2007 13:15 GMT

More than one million consumer customers have signed up for BT's VoIP service since June last year.

Broadband's not just about a dumb pipe into your home, it's about the products and services that you get as well and about what you can do with it.

The milestone figure has been reached six months ahead of schedule and represents more than one-third of the telco's broadband customers.

A BT spokesman told silicon.com the reason for the rapid uptake is largely down to the launch back in June of Total Broadband packages - which offer a broadband subscription, inclusive VoIP minutes and some free use of BT Openzone hotspots. He said the packages include several VoIP options which have proved attractive to customers.

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B is for BT
C is for Cable & Wireless
D is for Dial-up
E is for Education
F is for Fibre
G is for Goonhilly
H is for HSDPA
I is for In-flight
J is for Janet
K is for Kingston
L is for Landlines
M is for Murdoch
N is for Next generation
O is for Ofcom
P is for Power lines
Q is for Quad-play
R is for Remote working
S is for Satellite phones
T is for Trains
U is for Unbundling
V is for VoIP
W is for WiMax
X is for Xbox
Y is for YouTube
Z is for Zombies

The Broadband Talk service, offered as part of the Total Broadband packages, uses standard fixed-line handsets or higher spec BT units to make calls via a broadband hub without the need to use a PC.

Customers can also download a softphone package which offers free voice calls between PCs and which can be used in conjunction with Broadband Talk.

The spokesman said: "Broadband's not just about a dumb pipe into your home, it's about the products and services that you get as well and about what you can do with it."

He added the figures did not include the telco's FMC offering, BT Fusion.

The company has yet to set any new subscription targets.

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