Houston, TX (September 9, 2009) - Internet America, a leading Internet service provider for consumer, small business and enterprise customers throughout Texas (OTC Bulletin Board: GEEK - News), announced today it has selected Austin-based StarView to provide VoIP and Hosted VoIP PBX services to its embedded customer base throughout Texas and to new residential and business customers nationwide. StarView uses SIP technology — session initiation protocol — to deliver VoIP services, enabling Texas businesses in traditionally under served markets to significantly reduce communications costs and improve efficiency without investing in a new phone system or disrupting business.
"Customers in rural and under served markets have few communications options and those they have are very fragmented and expensive," said Ross McAlpine, president and COO of Internet America, which currently serves thousands of business and residential customers in these areas. "Providing these customers with bundled broadband Internet access and commercial grade VoIP services will close the digital gap, enabling them to operate and compete more effectively."
McAlpine said choosing StarView was a strategic decision based on the company's technical expertise and superior service. "We wanted to offer our customers a high-quality VoIP service that is easy to install, easy to use and trouble free. After extensive market analysis comparing the various providers and products, StarView emerged as the clear leader." StarView complements the capabilities of wireless Internet service providers and other broadband providers serving smaller markets, according to Phil Battaglia, StarView's vice president of sales and marketing. "By combining our products and expertise, we can provide a comprehensive, cost-effective communications solution that hasn't been available to residential and business customers in smaller markets before."
Benefits to Internet America customers:
Internet America, a Houston-based Internet service provider serving business and residential customers throughout Texas, offers a range of services including dedicated high-speed Internet access, broadband Internet service delivered both wirelessly and over DSL and dial-up Internet access. The company, which is currently rolling out DSL nationwide and metro Ethernet broadband in major markets, also offers related value-added services including web hosting, online data backup and storage, global roaming solutions, Fax-2-Email and Internet parental control software. Internet America differentiates itself in the market by focusing on the speed and quality of its Internet services supported by outstanding customer care. Visit www.internetamerica.com for additional information on the company and its services.
StarView Solutions, based in Austin, TX, is an industry leader of providing business-ready Unified Communications as a Service (UCaaS) solutions to both enterprise business customers and wholesale carriers throughout the U.S. StarView's services include converged voice and data packages, Hosted PBX, SIP trunks, network monitoring, diagnosis and event management, private line and multi-site MPLS connections, fax-to-email services, toll-free numbers, and wholesale carrier termination. For more information, visit www.starviewsolutions.com.
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