The main driver on minutes price has been based on quality. Voice transmission over a congested links often resulted in distorted sound, gaps in the call and delayed sound. Quality of experience and security are the reasons large enterprises keep their voice services away from the Public Internet. Incumbent providers invested heavily in private infrastructure and tend to avoid the public Internet.

Minutes price on the VPF reflects the voice market's supply and demand. Price for unique destinations often tends to be stable, where as routes to major cities and countries can be competitive with volumes of minutes. Never the less, members have access to a wide selection of competitive providers for regional, domestic and international voice termination destinations.

Our members have the option of publishing their routes and destinations. Through our web-based interface, visitors may search for DID and DOD routes available from or to a destination. Prices posted are preliminary pricing. Pricing may be negotiated, on volume and other commitments, directly with the provider of the route. Our members may update their routing table at any time so check back often.