CALGARY – Cybersurf, an independent Canadian ISP, announced Monday it would offer free high speed Internet access to customers choosing its voice product.
The company is near completion of its national VOIP and cable high speed service and will use the Shaw, Rogers and Videotron backbones to provide its service.
To BR: branded CIA Local Phone in the Toronto market, Cybersurf’s service is offered as a competitive alternative to Bell and Rogers’ local phone service, and includes E911, 411, free unlimited local calling in the 416 area code, free call features and low domestic and international long distance rates.
Customers that purchase the CIA Local Phone service receive a free 6 Mbps High Speed Internet connection over cable Internet (where available). The phone service is priced at $39.95 per month, including the free high speed Internet. Additional terms and conditions apply.
"Our plans to offer Canadians the first national VOIP service and cable high speed Internet offering is near completion. As Canada’s first and only national provider of high speed cable Internet services, we are in the unique position to provide Canadians both a VOIP service, and the required underlying cable high speed Internet service," said Paul Mercia, Cybersurf president and CEO, in a release. "Opening the Toronto market is a significant opportunity for the company, and we will continue with our plans to add more markets in the coming weeks."
Toronto is the latest market in Cybersurf’s national rollout plans for VOIP services. CIA Local Phone is currently available to customers who can access the company’s high speed cable Internet network in Calgary, Edmonton, Gatineau, Montreal, Ottawa, Vancouver and Victoria. Additional markets will be announced in due course.
