Voice over IP (VoIP) has been gaining ground every year for the past decade. Now, there are a lot of different providers, all offering cheaper and cheaper rates. ITP VoIP, a business and residential phone service provider, has announced new inexpensive rates for international travelers, inciting people to sign up for their services in order to use their VoIP solutions and save money.

The announcement details their new rates, along with reasons why switch to ITP. The services also extend to smartphones and other mobile communication services, which the company offers through their Website and mobile apps.

Several business users have to travel regularly, and the cost of doing so can mount up quickly when they need to pick up the phone to call back home, or call other business contacts in foreign countries. This is the type of situation where businesses lose thousands of dollars every year through expensive overseas calling rates. Thankfully, VoIP is changing that, and with free software, calls can be done at a fraction of the cost.

ITP offers rates starting at 2 cents to France, 3 cents to Japan and 4 cents to India. These types of services allow people and companies to stay competitive even when on the road, and bring in the needed communication technologies without having to spend a fortune.

ITP also announced that they now offer an unlimited international calling plan, which starts at $25 a month. This can be useful for some, depending on what their needs are. Since it covers 60 countries, this type of plan can usually include most of the calls you may want to make. Then it's simply a matter of finding out whether you make enough calls to warrant this type of monthly cost.

On rare occurrences, the “per call” option is usually best. For businesses, however, this can be a great way to save money. ITP also has an app which allows their subscribers to make calls directly from their smartphones, and cost even less, with a mobile calling plan starting at $10 per month.

Through all the available services out there, between VoIP rates offered by ITP and other companies, along with free solutions like device to device software, including Skype (News - Alert) or Google Talk, there's very little reason to use the old telephone systems anymore for overseas calling. It's almost always more economical to use specialized VoIP services, and with rates going lower all the time, the ITP offers may bring in a lot of new clients.