internet telephony

noun [U] (abbreviation IP telephony, also internet protocol telephony) INTERNET, COMMUNICATIONS

Definition

› the use of the internet to provide telephone services: Internet telephony is the fastest growing area of the telecommunications industry. → Compare VoIP

(Definition of internet telephony noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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