ISP Orcon today announced it will be launching a naked DSL broadband product in September, allowing customers to have broadband without having to pay a monthly line rental for telephone service.

"There are a surprising number of customers for whom an analogue telephone line has very little value, or who have a strong desire to move to VoIP telephone solutions. We are very pleased that industry pressure has paid off, and we will be able to offer these customers a stand-alone broadband solution in a matter of months" said Scott Bartlett, Chief Executive of Orcon.

The VoIP part of the product has been dubbed DigitalVoice and while prices have not been finalised, Bartlett insists they will be substantially lower than current toll call prices.

He was also at pains to point out that not all VoIP services are created equal.
"It is important not to confuse free or near free internet telephony services such as Skype with those offering quality of service. DigitalVoice from Orcon will offer similar, or even better quality than a regular analogue telephone service in most cases" he said.