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Rogers launches hosted IP voice system for small businesses


TORONTO – Rogers Communications is offering its small and medium-sized business customers a cloud based business phone system via a new partnership with RingCentral.

Rogers Hosted IP Voice provides customers the functionality of a business phone system without the high cost or complexity of a traditional on-premise hardware PBX, Wednesday’s announcement detailed. Additionally, it is designed to meet the business needs of the mobile and distributed workforce, with features and functionality that legacy hardware PBXs cannot provide.

"We understand that for small businesses, seamless connections with customers are crucial to maintaining a professional image," said John Boynton, Rogers’ EVP and chief marketing officer. “Our team is committed to helping Canadian small businesses work efficiently through offering our customers innovative solutions, including RingCentral’s cloud-based PBX platform."

With prices starting at $29.99 per user per month, Rogers Hosted IP Voice includes a hosted phone and fax system; multiple extensions, voice mail boxes, call management and call routing for real-time call control, Internet and fax; unlimited local, long distance calling and faxing within the U.S. and Canada; and smart phone applications for Apple, Android, and BlackBerry platforms.

www.rogers.com/hostedipvoice
www.ringcentral.com