Direct is IDT's new service enabling users to place high-quality calls via the Internet using traditional telephones. To demonstrate Net2Phone Direct's superior quality, the Company is encouraging everyone in the U.S. to place a free Net2Phone Direct domestic call to test out the quality. Now U.S. consumers can reap the benefits of low-cost Internet telephony without the need for a computer. We've become one of the leading global marketers in both the telecom and Internet industries, and now with Net2Phone Direct, we can effectively utilize all of our strengths to create the most cost-effective method of voice communications. The service's network switching infrastructure is based on IDT's proprietary Net2Phone model, which enables users to place calls from their PCs to any telephone in the world.
Direct users call a local or toll-free number, which connects the call to an outbound switch server.
This server converts the call from the telephone's circuit switch network to the Internet's packet-switch network. The system then prompts the user to enter their account number and the telephone number they wish to reach. Because the call only travels a short distance on the circuit switch network, the total cost of the call is minimal. International rates are equally competitive, with per-minute rates to the U.K. at 18 cents, Australia at 20 cents, Germany at 26 cents, and Japan at 29 cents. IDT Corporation is a telecommunications company with seven years of innovation within the international telecommunications arena offering a variety of wholesale and retail services.