Level 3 to Provide Hosted Voice Service to SBC and Others

Level 3 Communications will provide its new, wholesale (3)Tone hosted telephony service to SBC Communications and about 20 other carriers. The (3)Tone service is an advanced version of the suite of services Level 3 obtained through its recent acquisition of Telverse Communications. It is aimed at small to medium-sized enterprises interested in replacing their PBX, IP PBX, and Centrex Systems with an outsourced service. In addition to an estimated 25% to 35% cost savings, the (3)Tone service provides unified messaging boxes (voicemail, email and fax) and conferencing capabilities to handle up to 48 active participants and 400 listen-only participants per conference call. Level 3 Communications said it is currently in discussions with U.S. and foreign carriers, CLECs, system integrators and other potential resellers.
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