US-based Internet phone company SunRocket is set to introduce a calling plan with unlimited calls to about 35 countries for $25 a month, lowering the bar even further in the price wars that have unnerved investors about the young industry's long-term viability.
The plan includes unlimited calls to any landline anywhere in about 30 countries, regardless of whether it's over a traditional phone or another Internet service, plus 10 cities located in other countries.
As with most competing services, calls to mobile phones in the listed countries will still cost extra, with the per-minute rate ranging from $0.03 in many cases to $0.30 at the high end.
The new plan comes on the heels of the highly disappointing stock debut by industry leader Vonage Holdings.
SunRocket, one of the industry's feisty upstarts, has doubled its subscriber base to 130,000 customers over the past four months with a service offering unlimited calls within the US and Canada for $199 a year.
Broken down, that plan costs about $17 a month, or $8 less than the $25 Vonage charges for a similar unlimited service that also includes calls to five European countries,
The international SunRocket plan, priced at $299 a year, includes calls to landlines throughout these countries: Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Chile, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan and the UK, among others.
SunRocket unveils global IP calling plan
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