| What would it take to have a telecommunications | | | | both ends of the call. If a long distance call is |
| revolution? | | | | made by someone through the internet to or |
| According to Inc Magazine (Inc.com), Voice over | | | | from a traditional carrier such as Verizon, AT&T, |
| internet protocol (VoIP) providers tops the list of | | | | or Qwest there is a charge applied. It all has to do |
| best performing industries in the next decade | | | | with Inter-exchange carriers (IXC). We won't go in |
| followed closely by retirement / pension plans, | | | | to that. |
| and biotechnology. | | | | What does all that have to do with a |
| Best Performing Industries In The Coming Decade | | | | telecommunications revolution? The key is the |
| (2010-2019) | | | | word long distance and someone. A |
| 1 - Voice Over Internet Protocol Providers (VoIP) | | | | telecommunications revolution could indeed take |
| - 149.6% | | | | place if both were involved. To explain what is |
| 2 - Retirement & Pension Plans - 133.7% | | | | meant, what if you were to make a long distance |
| 3 - Biotechnology - 127.6% | | | | phone call and a digital telephone pole (Google it) |
| 4 - e-Commerce & Online Auctions - 124.7% | | | | were used on the other end that would route the |
| 5 - Environmental Consulting - 120.3% | | | | call through the internet and make it a local call |
| 6 - Video Games - 112.9% | | | | even though it is actually a long distance call. The |
| 7 - Trusts & Estates - 105.7% | | | | cost would then be minimal. |
| 8 - Search Engines - 100.9% | | | | These digital telephone poles would be placed in |
| 9 - Recycling Facilities - 80.9% | | | | the homes of people in the same area code as |
| 10 - Land Development - 72.7%. | | | | where the calls are to be terminated. If these |
| It is a given that VoIP is here to stay. Now, what | | | | digital telephone poles were placed in the homes |
| is VoIP? It is actually, simply, using internet service | | | | of people all across the country, you would indeed |
| to make a phone call. It is sometimes referred to | | | | have a telecommunications revolution. You have |
| as internet telephony or broadband telephony. | | | | just created a situation where the $12 billion dollar |
| Phone calls made using Voice over IP can actually | | | | annually telecommunications Inter-exchange carrier |
| be free, making VoIP a very attractive way to | | | | industry has been brought down to the level of |
| make phone calls. Generally, free phone calls are | | | | the "average Joe" in the homes of millions across |
| only available when internet services are used on | | | | the country - a telecommunications revolution. |