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    Qwest to Bring VoIP To All Customers

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    October 15, 2001
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      Qwest Communications International is moving beyond the 20th-century technology of circuit switching, and is starting to replace gear in its 14-state region with the packet switching technology of the Internet.

      Qwest becomes the first regional Bell to start the transition toward Voice-over-IP (VoIP) technology, which paves the way for services such as video caller ID and conference calling over the Internet. The move will likely fundamentally change the economics of telecommunications.

      “This is a smoke signal to the industry that recovery in the telecom sector is beginning,” said Jeff Kagan, a telecommunications analyst.

      The Denver carrier said on Oct. 10 its Boise, Idaho, customers phone calls are being routed via a data network that uses VoIP technology. The next cities to get VoIP circuits will be Albuquerque, N.M.; Denver; Minneapolis; Phoenix; Salt Lake City; and Seattle. Under a deal with Nortel Networks reportedly worth more than $100 million, Qwest will swap out all the equipment in its 14-state region.

      “I have been saying for a long time that all voice will be on the Internet by 2010,” said Tom Evslin, CEO of ITXC, a wholesale VoIP provider and a Qwest partner. “The last mile is now beginning to turn into an IP last mile.”

      Other Bells will likely follow. “Qwest is the first to do it, but I expect to see in their wake the other Bells following suit,” said Robert Saunders, an analyst of research firm The Eastern Management Group.

      Nortel offers a seamless upgrade to enhance services to users on the new platform, said Hilary Mine, executive vice president of Probe Research.

      VoIP can voice-enable a raft of new devices, and that could translate into more revenue. Microsoft, for example, has added a VoIP component to the Windows XP operating system.

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