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    <schemaVersion>X0202</schemaVersion>

    <documentType>3</documentType>

    <periodOfReport>2007-10-01</periodOfReport>

    <noSecuritiesOwned>0</noSecuritiesOwned>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0001091756</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>IBASIS INC</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>IBAS</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001106754</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>KPN TELECOM BV</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>30000</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>THE HAGUE</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>THE NETHERLANDS</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState></rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode></rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>1</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001001474</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>KONINKLIJKE KPN N V</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>P.O. BOX 30000</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>THE HAGUE</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>P7</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>2500 GA</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription>NETHERLANDS</rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>1</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <nonDerivativeTable>
        <nonDerivativeHolding>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share</value>
                <footnoteId id="F1"/>
            </securityTitle>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>40121074</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeHolding>
        <nonDerivativeHolding>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share</value>
                <footnoteId id="F2"/>
            </securityTitle>
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                    <value>40121074</value>
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            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
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                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>See footnote</value>
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                </natureOfOwnership>
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        </nonDerivativeHolding>
    </nonDerivativeTable>

    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">The 40,121,074 shares of common stock (the &quot;Shares&quot;) were issued to KPN B.V. pursuant to the Share Purchase and Sale Agreement between KPN B.V., and the Issuer, iBasis, Inc., dated June 21, 2006, as amended, and completed on October 1, 2007 (the &quot;Closing&quot;), and represent, immediately after Closing, 51% of the issued and outstanding shares of the Issuer on a fully-diluted basis. Such Shares are owned directly by KPN B.V., which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Koninklijke KPN N.V..</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Koninklijke KPN N.V., as the owner of 100% of the capital stock of KPN B.V., is an indirect beneficial owner of the Shares.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Craig Allwright, Legal M&amp;A</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2007-10-11</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
