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1. Description of Business
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2011
Nature of Operations [Text Block]
1.   Description of Business

The Company is an IP communications company.  Through its AccessLine-branded VoIP Services, the Company provides customers with a range of business phone services and applications.  At the core of these business phone services are proprietary software components, all of which are developed internally and loaded on standard commercial grade servers.   AccessLine phone services can be delivered with a variety of hosted features configured to meet the application needs of the customer.  By delivering business phone service to the market in this manner, the Company's VoIP Services offer flexibility to customers and can serve a variety of business sizes.

AccessLine offers the following hosted VoIP Services: Digital Phone System (DPS), SIP Trunking Service and individual phone services.  DPS replaces a customer's existing telephone lines with a VoIP alternative. It is sold as a complete solution where the Company bundles software applications and hosted network services with business-class phone equipment which is manufactured by third parties.  This service is targeted at small businesses looking for a fully integrated solution that does not require expert assistance to install; the customer has the ability to select the number of locations, number of phone stations (up to 100), number of phone lines, and types of phones and phone numbers.

SIP Trunking Service is for larger businesses that already have their own PBX equipment and is targeted at those businesses with large calling volumes looking for cost effective alternatives to traditional carrier offerings. SIP Trunking Service does not include user equipment such as business phones, and can support businesses with hundreds of employees.

As part of its individual phone service product offerings, AccessLine offers a variety of other phone services, including, conferencing calling services, toll-free services, an automated attendant service with afterhours answering service that routes calls based on specific business needs, find-me and follow-me services, a full featured voice mail system that instantly contacts a customer via an email or cell phone text message the moment such customer receives a new voice mail or fax, and the ability to manage faxes online.

The Company's revenues principally consist of: monthly recurring fees, activation, and usage fees from the communication services and solutions outlined above. There are some ancillary one-time equipment charges associated with the Company’s DPS solution.