Yak Communications is offering an unlimited international calling plan for its Voice over Internet Protocol telephone customers.
The yakUnlimited plan allows customers to pick a North American phone number to be used to place or receive calls involving cell or analog phones anywhere in the world. The service costs $20 and includes voicemail and other calling services.
"This application offers international subscribers access to a high quality and very inexpensive North American dial-tone, enabling subscribers to benefit from our extensive features ... and ultra competitive international rates," said Yak Chief Executive Officer Charles Zwebner.
Yak said it was working on a "soft" telephone to go along with the service, which will be downloaded into a PC and installed on the customer's Web site.
Copyright 2006 by United Press International
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