What Is an Interconnected VoIP?
Voice over Internet protocol, or VoIP, allows audio signals to be transferred digitally over the Internet to another computer workstation or telephone. Interconnected VoIP is a term supported by the Federal Communications Commission.
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Definition
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The FCC uses the term "interconnected VoIP" to describe VoIP services that: enable real-time, two-way voice communication; require a broadband connection from the user's location; require Internet protocol-compatible equipment; or permit users generally to receive calls that originate on the public switched telephone network and to terminate calls to the the public switched telephone network.
Function
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Interconnected VoIP, as defined by the FCC, functions by the placement of an adapter between an Internet connection and a phone line. It may also function by using a special VoIP telephone that can connect directly into a broadband Internet connection.
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Considerations
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Many interconnected VoIP services allow use from multiple locations. For example, if a hotel room offers broadband Internet, many interconnected VoIP services will allow people to make calls in the same fashion that they would in their own homes.
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