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July 28, 2006
AT&T Lowers Price of AT&T CallVantage VoIP Service
By Johanne Torres, TMCnet Contributing Editor
AT&T announced this week that it lowered the monthly rate for its AT&T (News - Alert) CallVantage VoIP-based calling service. The new price for the service is now $24.99 a month, reduced from $29.99. The service includes advanced calling features, such as caller ID and call waiting and voice mail service.
The service also includes call logging to track incoming and outgoing calls and allow users to complete calls using the "click to dial" capability; do not disturb to allow customers to receive calls only when they want them, and send calls directly to voicemail while allowing urgent calls to come in; locate me to "find" customers by ringing up to five phones all at once or one right after the other; and Web-based voicemail allowing customers to hear their messages from any phone or PC and to forward the voicemail to anyone via e-mail.
AT&T also offers an unlimited local plan for $19.99 a month, featuring long distance calling for 4 cents a minute, as well as a two-line system for $49.99 a month. All plans offer lower international calling rates without an additional monthly fee and include a telephone adapter.
“AT&T CallVantage is a great complement to our industry-leading portfolio of voice solutions and a very affordable alternative for consumers who want to use broadband to stay connected,” said chief marketing officer of AT&T Consumer Rick Welday in a statement. “It also helps us compete nationally and for younger tech-savvy consumers who are looking for innovative and flexible communications solutions.”
AT&T CallVantage will be promoted through AT&T catalogs delivered to millions of homes, as part of the company's third- and fourth-quarter marketing push. AT&T CallVantage also has been featured in the company's branding campaign, which focuses on the company’s heritage of innovation.
AT&T made news a week ago when it announced that it scored an expanded contract for local voice services from Generac Power Systems. The contract extends the existing agreement between the two companies in which AT&T also provides long distance services.
The new contract expansion called for AT&T to provide Generac comprehensive inbound and outbound voice services for all of the company's locations, including its headquarters in Waukesha, Wis. As part of AT&T's Business Network (ABN) system, Generac will be able to purchase, manage, and expand a broad portfolio of data, Internet access and voice communications services.
AT&T Inc.
The service also includes call logging to track incoming and outgoing calls and allow users to complete calls using the "click to dial" capability; do not disturb to allow customers to receive calls only when they want them, and send calls directly to voicemail while allowing urgent calls to come in; locate me to "find" customers by ringing up to five phones all at once or one right after the other; and Web-based voicemail allowing customers to hear their messages from any phone or PC and to forward the voicemail to anyone via e-mail.
AT&T also offers an unlimited local plan for $19.99 a month, featuring long distance calling for 4 cents a minute, as well as a two-line system for $49.99 a month. All plans offer lower international calling rates without an additional monthly fee and include a telephone adapter.
“AT&T CallVantage is a great complement to our industry-leading portfolio of voice solutions and a very affordable alternative for consumers who want to use broadband to stay connected,” said chief marketing officer of AT&T Consumer Rick Welday in a statement. “It also helps us compete nationally and for younger tech-savvy consumers who are looking for innovative and flexible communications solutions.”
AT&T CallVantage will be promoted through AT&T catalogs delivered to millions of homes, as part of the company's third- and fourth-quarter marketing push. AT&T CallVantage also has been featured in the company's branding campaign, which focuses on the company’s heritage of innovation.
AT&T made news a week ago when it announced that it scored an expanded contract for local voice services from Generac Power Systems. The contract extends the existing agreement between the two companies in which AT&T also provides long distance services.
The new contract expansion called for AT&T to provide Generac comprehensive inbound and outbound voice services for all of the company's locations, including its headquarters in Waukesha, Wis. As part of AT&T's Business Network (ABN) system, Generac will be able to purchase, manage, and expand a broad portfolio of data, Internet access and voice communications services.
AT&T Inc.
http://www.att.com
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Johanne Torres is contributing editor for TMCnet and Internet Telephony magazine. To see more articles by Johanne Torres, please visit her columnist page.
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Johanne Torres is contributing editor for TMCnet and Internet Telephony magazine. To see more articles by Johanne Torres, please visit her columnist page.
