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Internet Telephony
Internet telephony is the conversion of analog speech signals used on current telephone systems into digital data, allowing calls to be sent over the Internet, bypassing long distance charges.
Internet Telephony is more commonly referred to as Voice over IP, or VoIP. To learn more, visit our VoIP definition in the Interactive Glossary.