By Jeff Smith, Rocky Mountain News
January 14, 2005

Covad Communications plans to begin testing a service this month in Denver that would enable Internet service providers such as America Online and EarthLink to compete with Qwest Communications in providing local and long-distance telephone services.

The technology, which also will be tested in Atlanta and San Jose, Calif., marries traditional copper-line phone service with Internet calling, or voice over Internet protocol.

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