Year: 2004 |
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LHNCBC-2004-054 |
Computer Briefs: Internet Telephone Service |
Ackerman MJ |
J. Med. Pract. Manag.,2004. 20(2):88-89. |
The latest Internet-related technology to be introduced into popular culture is the Internet telephone call. Bypass the traditional telephone companv and pay oniy 3 cents per minute to call locally or anywhere in the country. VoIP has its roots in digital voice transmission technology. At least 30 years ago people recognized that it was more efficient to transmit information in digital form than it was to transmit the same information in analog form. Digital transmission was a more efficient means of transmitting data faster and with less power. |
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