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Vonage announces two services

Vonage has introduced two new services that improve the value of its core VoIP offering. Vonage World provides unlimited calling around the world for the flat monthly rate of $24.99. Vonage Visual Voicemail service provides unlimited "readable voicevmail" delivered via e-mail or SMS text message. Read full story

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