ATT Offers VoIP Service in Detroit, Michigan

America’s biggest phone company, AT&T Inc., has begun offering a VoIP telephone service over its fiber-optic network in Detroit, Michigan, with rates as low as $20 per month.

Subscribers can order unlimited calling within the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico for $45 per month, or 1000 minutes of calling time at a monthly cost of $35 (+$0.07 per overtime minute). Customers who also order AT&T’s U-verse broadband or TV service receive a $10/month discount, while those who sign-up for both of these services are credited $15/month.

AT&T’s digital phone service comes with a number of convenient perks, including an option for U-verse TV subscribers to view their call histories on their TV sets. Call forwarding, call screening, and call display, as well as “do not disturb” and international call blocking options are all included.

There is a $50 fee to install the new service, but this is being waived until the end of this month for customers who also sign-up for U-verse TV.

In the months to come, AT&T will likely extend its U-verse VoIP service to other cities, as a way to compete on equal grounds with cable phone providers, and stem ongoing subscriber losses in the fixed-line telephone market.


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