About Media & Communications

The telecommunications industry has made incredible strides during its many years in existence. From those heavy steel-based phones with the rotary dials to small, lightweight communications devices that people these days cannot seem to live without. The evolution of telecom services has advanced so dramatically that those older devices have fallen by the wayside. Portable telecommunication equipment is so prevalent in modern society that even the pay-telephones that many of us grew up with are quickly becoming ghosts of the past. As people began to rely on their cell phones, many of them decided that they didnt need two telephone bills so they did away with their home phones switching to cell phone use exclusively. The cellular companies exploited this phase and began making offerings that would enhance cell phone usage. But it became increasingly clear that even though users could keep a calendar, add alarms, surf the internet, play games and even get driving directions via their cell phones the cost of using these enhancements caused cellular phone bills to skyrocket and home phones are slowly beginning to make a comeback. Competition between providers of local Voice over Internet Protocol equipment and services has heated up recently with claims of being less expensive and more flexible than their competition. Although VoIP services have been available for many years now, the public at large was not really aware of VoIP or what it could do until recently. Even though calls are channeled through the internet, it is not necessary to own a computer to use VoIP services.