VoiceNetIP and Connect Obtain VoIP Licenses

VoiceNetIP Limited and Connect (a unit of Telecom Fiji Ltd), both
operating in Fiji have gotten licenses that would enable them to
provide VoIP services, thereby add to the number of VoIP player in
Fiji.
Another company is also believed to have applied for the same license,
but the identity is yet to be known.
Generally in Fiji, companies interestd in offering VoIP services have
to pay a sum of $10,000 in order to get a license. This policy is
believed to encourage companies to offer VoIP services and make them
available to users at a cheap rate.
To that effect, VoicNetIP has been working round the clock to ensure
that people of Fiji get the maximum bebefits and savings to
businesses. And according to the company's CEO, ""VoiceNetIP is
excited and keen to get on with the business of providing and
delivering the most cost effective and efficient cutting edge
communication in Fiji with no compromise for quality, and in that
process, we also look forward to working with all stakeholders
including the present telecommunication providers."
Connect chief executive officer Sharon Smith-Johns says the market is
open and they intend to be a major player in voice services.
"This is a huge step for Fiji as it now opens up other opportunities
for businesses and investors," she added.
Smith-Johns says the company will offer cheap international calls to
fixed lines in most destinations, a move that would allow all Connect
broadband customers the opportunity to save on their international
call charges with Connect's new 021 service.
As more companies are beginning to show interest to offer VoIP
services in Fiji, it is hoped that prices would be low and quality of
service also enhanced.