VoIP will hit Euro telcos hardest – vnunet.com but what I find as interesting is that the research company thinks flat rate pricing from the RBOC’s will help them buffer the onslaught of the VoIP train.
I actually think the RBOC’s flat rate customers are prime to switch. Here’s why. They are early adopters, not laggards. Over time they want the best. They are price savvy, so VoIP offers appeal to them easily, and they likely already have the features they want now available with VoIP. By shedding the local line costs they save at least $10.00 or so, and avoid taxes. That’s why the RBOC’s have to be concerned about the Vonages and CallVantages of the world.