8×8’s half-off sale

p8×8 has announced a year-end 50 percent off special for new subscribersnbsp;to its Virtual Office Phone service./p
pBusinesses who sign up for the Virtual Office hosted PBX service can now pay $24.99 per month per extension if they subscribe by December 31, 2008, instead of the usual $49.99 per extension. They also cannbsp;choose to pay $250 per extension in a one-time annual fee for the first year.nbsp; New customers have to purchase 8×8’s new IP phones and agree to keep the service for at least one year to be eligible./p
pInterestingly, we don’t expect to see relief business packages from other VoIP and IP communications providers by the end of the year.nbsp; All the others are sticking to the we save you money over traditional phone service line and seem to be reluctant to engage in a significant price cut/discount package for fear of trigging a price war – something no one wants at this point in time./p
pLife may be more interesting over on the consumer side in larger markets, however, with cable companies attempting to add more ARPU and/or suck up more market share from phone companies.nbsp;Since October, Comcast has been offering free cable service with the purchase of Internet or phone service./p
pFor more:br /- Read the press a href=http://www.8×8.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=96659amp;p=irol-newsArticleamp;ID=1231944amp;highlight=release/a from 8×8./p
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