AT&T announced another round of new feature enhancements for its CallVantage VoIP over broadband service. New features include a "Simple Reach Number" capability that enables subscribers to have up to nine additional telephone numbers for their service in any available area code. For example, customers can choose numbers with area codes where they have out-of-town friends and family so that these geographically distant people may call without incurring long distance charges. Likewise, home office workers can set up numbers with area codes near their office or in markets close to key customers establishing a local presence and saving their customers long-distance fees. There is a monthly charge of $4.95 for each Simple Reach Number.
The company also introduced today additional service enhancements that include:
- "International Call Blocking /Shut Off," will provide the ability to block or unblock outbound international calls to those locations where a per-minute fee would be assessed;
- "International Calls in Call Log," tracks all international placed and received calls to create a complete record of all usage;
- "Caller ID/International Update," now delivers Caller ID information, where available, on all international calls;
- "Caller ID Name from Phone Book," that allows even further personalization of the service by displaying the personalized or referred name from the phone book as the Caller ID name for in-coming calls.
