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VIENNA, Va. (AP) - The abrupt shutdown of Internet phone carrier SunRocket left more than 200,000 customers scrambling for alternate service Tuesday and raised questions about the viability of other standalone Internet phone providers.
SunRocket, like other companies that only provide phone service over broadband, attracted customers with cheap plans and innovative features. But traditional phone and cable companies also lowered prices and started bundling their services.
The competition proved too much for the No. 2 standalone Internet phone company after Vonage Holdings Corp. SunRocket ceased operations without warning on Monday.
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