Telanetix expands its AccessLine Division service footprint with 360networks, adding support for an additional 130 rate centers. 360networks is a U.S. provider of fiber optic network communications and information services in the western United States. AccessLine selected 360networks' VoIP360 for its expansive rate center footprint and state of the art IP network, which enables AccessLine to extend its offerings with services such as inbound and outbound local calling, directory listings, local number portability and caller ID.

Cybersurf announces their free Home Phone service promotion providing Canadian consumers the opportunity to experience the Company's state-of-the-art VoIP-based phone service for free.

Cybersurf has always endeavoured to offer Canadians with the best value and selection when it comes to telecommunications services providing Canadians with a true alternative to regional monopolies and telecommunications giants. "By offering CIA Home Phone Basic for free, we hope to encourage consumers to switch away from their incumbent service provider and realize that there are alternatives," said Paul Mercia, Cybersurf's President and CEO. "We also hope to educate consumers to the fact that new technologies have dramatically reduced the costs of providing home phone service and it's entirely unnecessary to be forced to pay traditionally high prices."

Pudding Media announces pioneering technology that will speed the transition to free calling by displaying fun, entertaining and valuable information and offers on any computer or handset screen or inbox based on relevant keywords spoken in a phone call.

Pudding Media is building a platform that opens new advertising real estate, allowing consumers to immediately receive and respond to offers related to topics they are discussing. At the same time, Pudding Media's technology allows any communications provider -- mobile carrier, Internet telephony service, even Web publisher to offer new ad-supported calling plans.

GlobalTouch announces that Greenfield Communications has selected its award-winning VoIP system as the underlying digital voice provider for its Master Planned Residential Communities. Families living in Greenfield communities have had access to GlobalTouch VoIP as of July 2007,

Recognized as the largest privately held Fiber to the Home communications provider in the United States, Greenfield Communications provides turnkey FTTH solutions for developers of new master planned residential communities. The company has currently turned up ten FTTH projects with more than 5,000 customers, is actively designing and constructing eleven additional projects (representing over 75,000 homes), and has secured twenty-two more FTTH projects representing over 200,000 homes.

Comcast announced the launch of Comcast Digital Voice in Colorado Springs. Comcast's new IP-enabled voice service offers customers digital-quality phone service with unlimited direct-dial local and domestic long-distance calling, Web access to voicemail, E911 service, and 12 of the most popular calling features such as three-way calling, call waiting, caller ID, speed dial and enhanced voicemail.

"Comcast is excited to offer Colorado Springs residents the reliable and innovative voice services they want, with Comcast Digital Voice," said Bill Mosher, vice president of marketing for Comcast Colorado. "Our privately managed network serves as a strong foundation for voice, television and high-speed Internet products, and now that we're offering Digital Voice in Colorado Springs, residents can choose to have one provider and one integrated bill for all their home entertainment and communication needs."

Yet another reason to steer clear of Sun Rise Phone VoIP service, which appears more and more to be a spin off of old VoIP Provider BlueSky Phone. I'd previously tried to bring this to every one's attention in my "BlueSky Phone Renamed to SunRise Phone STAY Away" post. A comment yesterday by cblankin brought this back to my attention and I'd like to thank him for doing so.

The comment reads: "I went on to sunrisephone.com and was able to use my old login and password. I was able to check my account and it showed they had been charging my credit card for the last 4 months. I called their contact number and got hold of some type answering service and explain I would sue them if the didn't close my account. He seem surprised that somebody and figured out bluesky phone had become sunshine phone.com. (think he meant sunrise phone) Today I am no longer able to log onto their web site and use my old login and password. I recommend you log and check for yourselves."

Some might remember BlueSky phone for simply closing it's doors and leaving it's customers in the dark without notice. It now appears that BlueSky Phone is still charging customers just under a new name! I'm not sure how this would appear on a credit card bill as either being billed from BlueSky Phone or SunRise Phone service. I'd suggest if you were a previous customer of either service to check your bills to make sure you aren't still being taken to the cleaners.

I'd also like to point out that sunrise phone attempted to contact me about possibly advertising here on VoIP Monitor. I never responded to either of their emails because of how they treated customers and I wouldn't want anything to do with promoting a wolf in sheeps clothes.

You can find more user comments here on BlueSky Phone VoIP provider

DIRECTV announces a wholesale distribution agreement that will enable DIRECTV to offer its customers CURRENT's innovative BPL (Broadband Over Powerline) high-speed Internet service and VoIP services at the end of 2007/beginning of 2008. DIRECTV customers will be able to access the Internet by plugging a BPL modem into virtually any outlet in their home. This easy-to-use symmetrical service can send data faster than the typical cable modem service in use today. The increased upload speed is particularly important as users rely on greater speeds to play interactive games or send significant volumes of digital content through the Internet.

Rebtel launched an application for Facebook users to make calls anywhere in the world for the price of a local call directly from their mobile phone. Reb Me allows Facebook users to create local numbers for global friends across their Facebook network direct from the Facebook site. The application allows users to add a 'Reb me!' box onto their profile so friends can instantly create a local number for them. New users receive 10 minutes of credit with which to try the Rebtel service, and another five minutes each time a friend they've invited adds the application and makes a call.

TeleBlend experienced a disruption of service for part of its customer base earlier this week. During the service disruption, the company inadvertently made public statements that incorrectly implied the outage was due to an issue with Global Crossing’s network. TeleBlend would like to state definitively that the cause of the service disruption was in no way, shape or form due to any issue or outage with Global Crossing’s network, which continues to serve customers with industry-leading performance and 99.999 percent service reliability.

PeerMe launches its One-Click Photo Upload tool. This feature, which is part of PeerMe’s Java version, allows users to instantly transfer pictures taken on their wireless phones directly to their Facebook pages in one easy step. In addition, the tool also features one-click blogging integrated with Twitter. Any other photo or blog sites can integrate with PeerMe’s APIs and offer their users the same type of functionality. PeerMe was named one of the “10 emerging wireless entertainment companies to watch in 2007” by IDC.

Broadvox is offering special pricing to customers affected by Pac-West's exit from certain markets. Most of the markets are in the eastern United States with Texas being the sole exception. Broadvox has an industry reputation for offering reliable and secure services to next generation carriers, MSOs, SIP Trunking Wholesalers, SIP-based voice application providers ISPs and enterprises. It is known in the industry as a carrier's carrier, supporting many broadband telephony service providers with voice, data, hosted telephony and next generation communications services.

Comcast launches residential phone service in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Comcast's IP-enabled voice service offers customers digital-quality phone service with unlimited direct-dial local and domestic long-distance calling (including Canada, Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico), Web access to voicemail, E911 service, and 12 of the most popular calling features.

Comcast Digital Voice answers the call for a reliable phone service. Comcast Digital Voice is a less-expensive, fully featured alternative for traditional phone service with online call management, Web access to voicemail, and only one bill for all Comcast services. That is why Comcast guarantees that Comcast Digital Voice customers will be satisfied, or receive a refund for the first 30 days of service.

deltathree has been selected to power the mobile VoIP services of satellite communications provider, Intelsat. Intelsat supplies voice, data and video connectivity in over 200 countries and territories worldwide to customers that include leading telecommunications companies, multinational corporations, Internet service providers, media broadcasters and government/military organizations. Through deltathree's comprehensive VoIP network, Intelsat's clients will be able to make high quality calls on-the-go. Intelsat will introduce VoIP services as a part of its bundled mobile services offer.

A Silicon Valley startup wants to shake up the telecommunications industry with a $399 device that provides free, unlimited domestic phone calls for homes with broadband Internet service. Ooma will also offer a free second line, conference calling, voice mail service and an online lounge where users may change their preferences or get voice mail in an e-mail format. The company will start selling the devices Thursday with an invitation-only offer to select U.S. residents.

The company backed by $27 million in venture capital eventually hopes to crack the home-based and small-business niches. Engineers are working on a system that forwards calls to cellular phones.

VoSKY announces a distribution agreement for its VoSKY Exchange PBX-to-Skype gateways with White Radio. The agreement will equip White Radio's large network of value-added resellers with a low-cost, highly versatile VoIP alternative for small-to-medium-sized businesses, with no need to replace the existing PBX.

VoSKY Exchange gateways enhance business communications and dramatically lower communications costs by optimizing Skype, the world's largest free VoIP community, for use in the business environment. The Exchange platform maximizes VoIP savings by enabling free calling between company offices in different cities and/or countries, low-cost long distance and international calls to outside phones, remote PBX access for free calls from remote or mobile users, and Web Click-to-Call for free customer calls from corporate websites. Each of the five Exchange models can seamlessly integrate with any TDM or IP PBX phone system through analog trunk or station ports.