High-tech competitors hone and expand VoIP service

View at The Seattle Times
David Gibbons has hired a team of software developers in Calcutta, India, to work on his new media software startup. He talks to them every day — free.

The Fremont resident was born in South Africa and has been using software for years to make calls over the Internet from his computer. He chats with his family back home and his development team regularly, avoiding traditional telephone lines and long-distance charges.