<s>
Google	B-Application
Voice	I-Application
is	O
a	O
telephone	O
service	O
that	O
provides	O
a	O
U.S.	O
phone	O
number	O
to	O
Google	B-Application
Account	I-Application
customers	O
in	O
the	O
U.S.	O
and	O
Google	B-Application
Workspace	O
(	O
G	O
Suite	O
by	O
October	O
2020	O
)	O
customers	O
in	O
Canada	O
,	O
Denmark	O
,	O
France	O
,	O
the	O
Netherlands	O
,	O
Portugal	O
,	O
Spain	O
,	O
Sweden	O
,	O
Switzerland	O
and	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Calls	O
are	O
forwarded	O
to	O
the	O
phone	O
number	O
that	O
each	O
user	O
must	O
configure	O
in	O
the	O
account	O
web	B-Application
portal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
can	O
answer	O
and	O
receive	O
calls	O
on	O
any	O
of	O
the	O
phones	O
configured	O
to	O
ring	O
in	O
the	O
web	B-Application
portal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
service	O
is	O
configured	O
and	O
maintained	O
by	O
users	O
in	O
a	O
web-based	B-Application
application	I-Application
,	O
similar	O
in	O
style	O
to	O
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
email	O
service	O
Gmail	B-Application
,	O
or	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
applications	I-Application
on	O
smartphones	O
or	O
tablets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
Voice	I-Application
provides	O
free	O
PC-to-phone	O
calling	O
within	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
and	O
Canada	O
,	O
and	O
PC-to-PC	O
voice	O
and	O
video	O
calling	O
worldwide	O
between	O
users	O
of	O
the	O
Google+	O
Hangouts	B-Protocol
browser	B-Application
plugin	O
(	O
available	O
for	O
Windows	O
,	O
Intel-based	O
Mac	O
OS	O
X	O
,	O
and	O
Linux	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
International	O
calls	O
are	O
billed	O
according	O
to	O
a	O
schedule	O
posted	O
on	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Voice	O
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
other	O
Google	B-Application
Voice	I-Application
services	O
—	O
such	O
as	O
voicemail	O
,	O
free	O
text	O
messaging	O
,	O
call	O
history	O
,	O
call	O
screening	O
,	O
blocking	O
of	O
unwanted	O
calls	O
,	O
and	O
voice	B-Application
transcription	I-Application
to	O
text	O
of	O
voicemail	O
messages	O
—	O
are	O
also	O
available	O
to	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
text	O
messages	O
can	O
be	O
sent	O
and	O
received	O
via	O
the	O
familiar	O
email	O
or	O
IM	O
interface	O
by	O
reading	O
and	O
writing	O
text	O
messages	O
in	O
numbers	O
in	O
Google	B-Application
Talk	I-Application
respectively	O
(	O
PC-to-Phone	O
texting	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
provides	O
free	O
PC-to-PC	O
voice	O
calling	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
described	O
above	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
Voice	I-Application
users	O
in	O
many	O
countries	O
may	O
make	O
low-cost	O
calls	O
to	O
international	O
phone	O
numbers	O
,	O
and	O
may	O
also	O
make	O
free	O
PC-to-phone	O
calls	O
within	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
and	O
Canada	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vincent	O
Paquet	O
,	O
a	O
co-founder	O
of	O
GrandCentral	B-Application
who	O
became	O
a	O
senior	O
product	O
manager	O
at	O
Google	B-Application
after	O
the	O
company	O
had	O
acquired	O
the	O
service	O
in	O
2009	O
,	O
said	O
that	O
he	O
expected	O
Google	B-Application
Voice	I-Application
domestic	O
service	O
to	O
remain	O
free	O
because	O
the	O
cost	O
of	O
operation	O
is	O
so	O
low	O
and	O
,	O
"	O
We	O
can	O
generate	O
enough	O
revenue	O
from	O
international	O
calling	O
to	O
support	O
the	O
service.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Google	B-Application
Voice	I-Application
local	O
phone	O
number	O
for	O
incoming	O
calls	O
is	O
available	O
only	O
for	O
users	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Incoming	O
calls	O
to	O
the	O
number	O
may	O
ring	O
simultaneously	O
any	O
of	O
the	O
user	O
's	O
configured	O
phones	O
or	O
the	O
account	O
's	O
Google	B-Application
Talk	I-Application
feature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Service	O
setup/initiation	O
requires	O
a	O
non-VOIP	O
USA	O
telephone	O
number	O
for	O
verification	O
and	O
identification	O
purposes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
August	O
2011	O
,	O
users	O
in	O
many	O
other	O
countries	O
also	O
may	O
place	O
outbound	O
calls	O
from	O
the	O
web-based	B-Application
application	I-Application
to	O
domestic	O
and	O
international	O
phone	O
numbers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
service	O
also	O
features	O
voicemail	O
with	O
indexable	O
automated	O
voicemail	O
transcription	O
,	O
accessible	O
via	O
a	O
web	B-Application
browser	I-Application
,	O
e-mail	O
,	O
or	O
by	O
phone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
Voice	I-Application
provides	O
automatic	O
blocking	O
of	O
known	O
numbers	O
,	O
e.g.	O
,	O
telemarketers	O
,	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
switch	O
lines	O
in	O
mid-call	O
,	O
differentiated	O
voice	O
mail	O
greetings	O
based	O
on	O
caller	O
,	O
Short	O
Message	O
Service	O
(	O
SMS	O
)	O
forwarding	O
,	O
and	O
call	O
recording	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Previously	O
,	O
customers	O
of	O
Gizmo5	B-Application
,	O
a	O
Session	B-Application
Initiation	I-Application
Protocol	I-Application
(	O
SIP	O
)	O
service	O
vendor	O
acquired	O
by	O
Google	B-Application
,	O
were	O
allowed	O
to	O
forward	O
calls	O
to	O
their	O
Gizmo	B-Application
service	O
which	O
may	O
be	O
answered	O
using	O
a	O
free	O
computer	O
application	O
,	O
or	O
a	O
web	B-Application
application	I-Application
,	O
or	O
SIP-based	O
telephone	O
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
discontinued	O
Gizmo5	B-Application
service	O
on	O
April	O
3	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
T	O
's	O
service	O
required	O
the	O
direct	O
involvement	O
of	O
AT&T	O
to	O
change	O
the	O
phone	O
number	O
list	O
,	O
while	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
service	O
is	O
user-configurable	O
on	O
the	O
web	B-Application
application	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
voice	O
of	O
GrandCentral	B-Application
and	O
Google	B-Application
Voice	I-Application
belonged	O
to	O
actress	O
and	O
voice-over	O
artist	O
Laurie	O
Burke	O
,	O
but	O
has	O
been	O
replaced	O
with	O
recordings	O
by	O
Kiki	O
Baessell	O
,	O
a	O
Googler	B-Application
who	O
had	O
no	O
experience	O
in	O
professional	O
voice-overs	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
chosen	O
because	O
of	O
her	O
pleasant	O
,	O
familiar	O
voice	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Late	O
in	O
2009	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
Voice	I-Application
had	O
approximately	O
1.4million	O
users	O
,	O
of	O
which	O
570,000	O
used	O
the	O
service	O
7days	O
a	O
week	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
number	O
rose	O
markedly	O
after	O
Google	B-Application
made	O
the	O
transition	O
of	O
its	O
Google	B-Application
Voice	I-Application
service	O
from	O
"	O
invitation	O
only	O
"	O
to	O
be	O
available	O
to	O
all	O
Gmail	B-Application
subscribers	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GrandCentral	B-Application
,	O
founded	O
in	O
2005	O
by	O
Craig	O
Walker	O
and	O
Vincent	O
Paquet	O
with	O
funding	O
by	O
Minor	O
Ventures	O
,	O
was	O
acquired	O
by	O
Google	B-Application
on	O
July	O
2	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
for	O
US$95million	O
in	O
a	O
transaction	O
led	O
by	O
Wesley	O
Chan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
GrandCentral	B-Application
users	O
were	O
able	O
to	O
continue	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
service	O
after	O
the	O
purchase	O
,	O
new	O
users	O
were	O
not	O
accepted	O
,	O
and	O
Google	B-Application
made	O
no	O
public	O
statements	O
about	O
their	O
plans	O
for	O
the	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
11	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
the	O
management	O
of	O
the	O
service	O
revealed	O
that	O
the	O
team	O
had	O
been	O
working	O
on	O
it	O
throughout	O
that	O
period	O
,	O
apparently	O
in	O
secret	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
being	O
rebranded	O
"	O
Google	B-Application
Voice	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
to	O
keep	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
functionality	O
originally	O
offered	O
in	O
GrandCentral	B-Application
and	O
add	O
new	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
hired	O
a	O
telecom	O
design	O
consultant	O
,	O
Peter	O
Bouchard	O
;	O
he	O
was	O
brought	O
on	O
to	O
make	O
modifications	O
and	O
help	O
relaunch	O
the	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
service	O
was	O
launched	O
by	O
Google	B-Application
on	O
March	O
11	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
Voice	I-Application
was	O
launched	O
on	O
March	O
11	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
GrandCentral	B-Application
,	O
with	O
new	O
features	O
,	O
including	O
voicemail	O
transcriptions	O
and	O
SMS	O
managing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
GrandCentral	B-Application
's	O
Ringback	O
Tone	O
feature	O
was	O
not	O
transitioned	O
over	O
to	O
Google	B-Application
Voice	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
transitioned	O
former	O
GrandCentral	B-Application
accounts	O
to	O
Google	B-Application
Voice	I-Application
and	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
service	O
would	O
start	O
accepting	O
new	O
members	O
"	O
within	O
weeks	O
"	O
of	O
the	O
announcement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
25	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
NBC	O
's	O
Today	O
Show	O
stated	O
that	O
Google	B-Application
Voice	I-Application
would	O
be	O
available	O
nationwide	O
on	O
that	O
day	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
confirmed	O
this	O
in	O
a	O
Twitter	O
message	O
stating	O
:	O
"	O
Google	B-Application
Voice	I-Application
on	O
NBC	O
Today	O
Show	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
1	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
Voice	I-Application
provided	O
the	O
option	O
for	O
users	O
to	O
change	O
their	O
service	O
phone	O
number	O
for	O
a	O
U.S.	O
$10	O
fee	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
15	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
GrandCentral	B-Application
calling	O
services	O
were	O
discontinued	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
termination	O
of	O
GrandCentral	B-Application
phone	O
services	O
,	O
users	O
who	O
have	O
n't	O
moved	O
over	O
to	O
Google	B-Application
Voice	I-Application
were	O
still	O
advised	O
to	O
upgrade	O
their	O
account	O
to	O
Google	B-Application
Voice	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
12	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
announced	O
that	O
it	O
had	O
acquired	O
Gizmo5	B-Application
for	O
a	O
reported	O
U.S.	O
$30million	O
in	O
cash	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
major	O
effect	O
of	O
this	O
announcement	O
was	O
that	O
Gizmo5	B-Application
suspended	O
new	O
signups	O
pending	O
re-launch	O
by	O
Google	B-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
was	O
reported	O
to	O
be	O
working	O
on	O
a	O
desktop	O
application	O
,	O
though	O
rumors	O
also	O
circulated	O
that	O
the	O
project	O
had	O
been	O
scrapped	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
a	O
browser-based	B-Application
solution	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
26	O
,	O
2010	O
Gmail	B-Application
accounts	O
with	O
Google	B-Application
Voice	I-Application
were	O
given	O
a	O
function	O
to	O
make	O
and	O
receive	O
calls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
Voice	I-Application
product	O
manager	O
,	O
Vincent	O
Paquet	O
,	O
confirmed	O
that	O
this	O
function	O
was	O
added	O
through	O
the	O
help	O
of	O
the	O
technology	O
received	O
after	O
the	O
Gizmo5	B-Application
acquisition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2011	O
,	O
the	O
Gizmo5	B-Application
site	O
closed	O
service	O
to	O
its	O
registered	O
members	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
22	O
,	O
2010	O
Google	B-Application
Voice	I-Application
dropped	O
the	O
requirement	O
for	O
invitations	O
to	O
become	O
a	O
subscriber	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
service	O
became	O
available	O
to	O
anyone	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
with	O
a	O
Google	B-Application
account	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
27	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
Apple	O
Inc	O
.	O
rejected	O
a	O
Google	B-Application
Voice	I-Application
app	O
that	O
had	O
been	O
submitted	O
by	O
Google	B-Application
six	O
weeks	O
earlier	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
apps	O
created	O
for	O
use	O
with	O
Google	B-Application
Voice	I-Application
,	O
such	O
as	O
GVdialer	O
,	O
GV	O
Mobile	O
and	O
VoiceCentral	O
,	O
were	O
removed	O
from	O
the	O
App	B-Application
Store	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	O
states	O
that	O
the	O
reason	O
for	O
the	O
rejection	O
and	O
removals	O
is	O
that	O
these	O
apps	O
replaced	O
certain	O
iPhone	B-Device
functions	O
and	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Google	B-Application
spokesman	O
released	O
this	O
statement	O
on	O
the	O
matter	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
We	O
work	O
hard	O
to	O
bring	O
Google	B-Application
applications	O
to	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
mobile	O
platforms	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	O
Inc	O
.	O
did	O
not	O
approve	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Voice	O
application	O
we	O
submitted	O
six	O
weeks	O
ago	O
to	O
the	O
Apple	B-Application
App	I-Application
Store	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
We	O
will	O
continue	O
to	O
work	O
to	O
bring	O
our	O
services	O
to	O
iPhone	B-Device
users	O
–	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
by	O
taking	O
advantage	O
of	O
advances	O
in	O
mobile	O
browsers	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Federal	O
Communications	O
Commission	O
(	O
FCC	O
)	O
opened	O
an	O
inquiry	O
regarding	O
the	O
rejection	O
of	O
Google	B-Application
Voice	I-Application
for	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
The	O
FCC	O
asked	O
why	O
Apple	O
rejected	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Voice	O
application	O
for	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Device
and	O
removed	O
related	O
'	O
third-party	O
applications	O
 '	O
from	O
its	O
store.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
FCC	O
has	O
also	O
requested	O
Google	B-Application
to	O
submit	O
a	O
letter	O
describing	O
the	O
application	O
of	O
Google	B-Application
Voice	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
their	O
response	O
to	O
the	O
FCC	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
stated	O
that	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Voice	O
application	O
uses	O
the	O
carrier	O
's	O
voice	O
network	O
to	O
place	O
phone	O
calls	O
,	O
dispelling	O
misconceptions	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
a	O
Voice	B-Application
over	I-Application
Internet	I-Application
Protocol	I-Application
application	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AT&T	O
stated	O
that	O
they	O
had	O
no	O
role	O
in	O
approval	O
or	O
rejection	O
of	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Voice	O
application	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
argument	O
against	O
allowing	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Voice	O
app	O
on	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Device
is	O
that	O
they	O
are	O
concerned	O
that	O
it	O
replaces	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Device
user	O
interface	O
with	O
its	O
own	O
;	O
however	O
many	O
other	O
dialers	O
and	O
messaging	O
apps	O
are	O
available	O
from	O
the	O
app	B-Application
store	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
result	O
of	O
rejection	O
from	O
the	O
Apple	O
Store	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
released	O
its	O
Google	B-Application
Voice	I-Application
iPhone	B-Application
application	I-Application
as	O
a	O
web	B-Application
app	I-Application
in	O
January	O
2010	O
,	O
and	O
certain	O
apps	O
like	O
GV	O
Mobile	O
are	O
available	O
through	O
Cydia	B-Device
on	O
jailbroken	B-Application
iPhones	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2010	O
,	O
Sean	O
Kovacs	O
,	O
creator	O
of	O
the	O
app	O
GV	O
Mobile	O
+	O
,	O
announced	O
on	O
his	O
Twitter	O
that	O
Apple	O
had	O
re-accepted	O
the	O
application	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
has	O
since	O
been	O
available	O
for	O
purchase	O
on	O
the	O
Apple	B-Application
App	I-Application
Store	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
the	O
second	O
Google	B-Application
Voice	I-Application
service	O
app	O
available	O
in	O
the	O
Apple	O
's	O
official	O
application	O
store	O
for	O
a	O
year	O
and	O
a	O
half	O
,	O
released	O
just	O
a	O
day	O
after	O
"	O
GV	O
Connect	O
"	O
had	O
been	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2010	O
,	O
the	O
official	O
Google	B-Application
Voice	I-Application
iPhone	B-Application
application	I-Application
became	O
available	O
in	O
the	O
App	B-Application
Store	I-Application
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
still	O
not	O
available	O
in	O
other	O
countries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2014	O
,	O
certain	O
Google	B-Application
Voice	I-Application
features	O
were	O
integrated	O
into	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Hangouts	B-Protocol
application	O
,	O
an	O
instant	O
messaging	O
client	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
a	O
replacement	O
for	O
Google	B-Application
Talk	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
early	O
2021	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
removed	O
Google	B-Application
Voice	I-Application
support	O
from	O
the	O
Hangouts	B-Protocol
mobile	O
and	O
desktop	O
apps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2017	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
made	O
the	O
first	O
significant	O
updates	O
to	O
Google	B-Application
Voice	I-Application
in	O
approximately	O
five	O
years	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
Web	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
user	O
interface	O
was	O
overhauled	O
with	O
Material	B-Application
Design	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Group	O
and	O
photo	O
MMS	O
became	O
natively	O
supported	O
in	O
Voice	O
,	O
not	O
depending	O
on	O
Hangouts	B-Protocol
integration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Voicemail	O
transcription	O
for	O
Spanish	O
was	O
introduced	O
,	O
and	O
Google	B-Application
promised	O
to	O
provide	O
new	O
updates	O
and	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
25	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
announced	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
a	O
beta	O
version	O
of	O
Google	B-Application
Voice	I-Application
for	O
business	O
customers	O
at	O
their	O
Cloud	O
NEXT	O
event	O
in	O
San	O
Francisco	O
,	O
California	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
10	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
announced	O
the	O
general	O
availability	O
release	O
for	O
Google	B-Application
Voice	I-Application
for	O
existing	O
G	O
Suite	O
(	O
now	O
Google	B-Application
Workspace	O
)	O
customers	O
in	O
select	O
countries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Features	O
of	O
Google	B-Application
Voice	I-Application
,	O
many	O
retained	O
from	O
GrandCentral	B-Application
,	O
include	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Specifying	O
an	O
existing	O
phone	O
number	O
instead	O
of	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Voice	O
number	O
on	O
initial	O
setup	O
for	O
use	O
with	O
limited	O
functionality	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
some	O
voicemail	O
functions	O
and	O
using	O
the	O
voice	O
mail	O
system	O
for	O
the	O
user	O
's	O
phone	O
number	O
(	O
mobile	O
devices	O
only	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
many	O
customers	O
in	O
countries	O
beside	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
have	O
been	O
grandfathered	O
into	O
Google	B-Application
Voice	I-Application
services	O
,	O
the	O
features	O
are	O
reduced	O
and	O
customers	O
are	O
often	O
charged	O
for	O
calls	O
to	O
their	O
own	O
countries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
Voice	I-Application
PC-to-phone	O
calling	O
works	O
only	O
for	O
calls	O
into	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
and	O
Canada	O
or	O
for	O
domestic	O
or	O
international	O
calls	O
from	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
and	O
Canada	O
;	O
Google	B-Application
plans	O
to	O
implement	O
this	O
for	O
other	O
countries	O
,	O
but	O
a	O
time	O
frame	O
has	O
not	O
been	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
U.S.	O
telephone	O
number	O
is	O
required	O
to	O
obtain	O
a	O
Google	B-Application
Voice	I-Application
phone	O
number	O
for	O
redirecting	O
incoming	O
calls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
Voice	I-Application
uses	O
the	O
caller	O
's	O
Google	B-Application
Voice	I-Application
number	O
as	O
the	O
CLID	O
on	O
outgoing	O
calls	O
when	O
the	O
user	O
places	O
a	O
call	O
by	O
calling	O
the	O
user	O
's	O
own	O
Google	B-Application
Voice	I-Application
number	O
and	O
using	O
the	O
service	O
's	O
menu	O
choices	O
,	O
or	O
when	O
the	O
web-based	B-Application
account	O
portal	O
is	O
used	O
to	O
place	O
a	O
call	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
Voice	I-Application
applications	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
can	O
automatically	O
place	O
outgoing	O
calls	O
and	O
texts	O
via	O
the	O
user	O
's	O
Google	B-Application
Voice	I-Application
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
Voice	I-Application
does	O
not	O
officially	O
support	O
SMS	O
to	O
phone	O
numbers	O
outside	O
of	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
had	O
purposely	O
blocked	O
international	O
texts	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
intention	O
of	O
reintroducing	O
the	O
service	O
once	O
billing	O
systems	O
are	O
in	O
place	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Google	B-Application
Voice	I-Application
was	O
offered	O
during	O
beta	O
testing	O
,	O
Gmail	B-Application
Labs	O
offered	O
an	O
add-on	O
so	O
users	O
could	O
listen	O
to	O
voicemail	O
messages	O
in	O
their	O
Gmail	B-Application
inbox	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
August	O
26	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
U.S.	O
Gmail	B-Application
users	O
may	O
place	O
calls	O
to	O
the	O
U.S.	O
,	O
Canada	O
,	O
and	O
international	O
destinations	O
from	O
within	O
Gmail	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
possible	O
with	O
the	O
help	O
of	O
a	O
voice	O
and	O
video	O
chat	O
plugin	O
for	O
web	B-Application
browsers	I-Application
to	O
connect	O
to	O
cameras	O
,	O
microphones	O
,	O
and	O
speakers	O
installed	O
in	O
the	O
computer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
Voice	I-Application
refers	O
to	O
itself	O
as	O
an	O
"	O
enhanced	O
call	O
management	O
application	O
"	O
and	O
as	O
such	O
"	O
is	O
not	O
capable	O
of	O
placing	O
or	O
receiving	O
emergency	O
services	O
calls.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
Voice	I-Application
supports	O
sending	O
text	O
messages	O
to	O
phone	O
numbers	O
in	O
the	O
U.S.	O
and	O
Canada	O
,	O
but	O
users	O
can	O
receive	O
text	O
messages	O
from	O
anywhere	O
in	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
Voice	I-Application
permits	O
Voice	B-Application
Over	I-Application
IP	I-Application
(	O
VoIP	B-Application
)	O
as	O
a	O
beta	O
from	O
both	O
the	O
web	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
clients	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
it	O
has	O
been	O
reported	O
that	O
at	O
one	O
time	O
some	O
users	O
could	O
receive	O
calls	O
with	O
their	O
Google	B-Application
Voice	I-Application
accounts	O
via	O
the	O
Session	B-Application
Initiation	I-Application
Protocol	I-Application
(	O
SIP	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hardware	O
manufacturers	O
such	O
as	O
Obihai	B-Protocol
Technology	I-Protocol
have	O
created	O
devices	O
that	O
enable	O
the	O
home	O
user	O
to	O
use	O
conventional	O
wired	O
telephone(s )	O
to	O
place	O
and	O
receive	O
calls	O
over	O
their	O
broadband	O
connection	O
through	O
Google	B-Application
Voice	I-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
other	O
service	O
providers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
Voice	I-Application
terminated	O
support	O
for	O
some	O
XMPP	O
services	O
in	O
May	O
2014	O
,	O
disrupting	O
service	O
for	O
3rd	O
party	O
apps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Affected	O
vendors	O
included	O
Talkatone	O
,	O
GrooveIP	O
and	O
Obihai	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Obihai	B-Protocol
initially	O
recommended	O
its	O
users	O
to	O
switch	O
to	O
rival	O
providers	O
but	O
returned	O
with	O
official	O
Google	B-Application
Voice	I-Application
support	O
for	O
its	O
hardware	O
analog	B-Protocol
telephone	I-Protocol
adapters	I-Protocol
on	O
September	O
11	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Software	O
manufacturers	O
offer	O
applications	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
com	O
's	O
"	O
GVJack	O
"	O
App	O
that	O
converts	O
magicJack	B-Protocol
dongles	O
to	O
use	O
Google	B-Application
Voice	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
GVJackApp	O
for	O
magicJack	B-Protocol
and	O
the	O
GVMate	O
Phone	O
Adapter	O
are	O
signalling	O
independent	O
and	O
continued	O
to	O
work	O
(	O
using	O
Google	B-Protocol
Hangouts	I-Protocol
)	O
after	O
support	O
for	O
XMPP	O
was	O
terminated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
telephone	O
to	O
which	O
a	O
call	O
is	O
forwarded	O
does	O
not	O
connect	O
within	O
25seconds	O
,	O
then	O
calls	O
are	O
routed	O
to	O
Google	B-Application
Voice	I-Application
's	O
voicemail	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
who	O
want	O
calls	O
to	O
be	O
picked	O
up	O
by	O
their	O
home	O
,	O
work	O
,	O
or	O
mobile	O
phone	O
voicemail	O
systems	O
or	O
answering	O
machines	O
must	O
turn	O
off	O
call	O
screening	O
in	O
Google	B-Application
Voice	I-Application
and	O
make	O
sure	O
that	O
their	O
phone	O
's	O
voicemail	O
systems	O
or	O
answering	O
machines	O
pick	O
up	O
within	O
25	O
seconds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
Voice	I-Application
's	O
partners	O
that	O
provide	O
phone	O
numbers	O
,	O
call-termination	O
,	O
call-routing	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
infrastructure	O
include	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2009	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
reserved	O
1million	O
telephone	O
numbers	O
with	O
Level	O
3	O
Communications	O
which	O
were	O
presumed	O
to	O
be	O
for	O
Google	B-Application
Voice	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
AT&T	O
petitioned	O
the	O
U.S.	O
Federal	O
Communications	O
Commission	O
(	O
FCC	O
)	O
to	O
require	O
Google	B-Application
(	O
as	O
it	O
requires	O
POTS	O
providers	O
)	O
to	O
allow	O
calls	O
to	O
high-cost	O
destinations	O
,	O
typically	O
rural	O
independent	O
telephone	O
companies	O
with	O
wholesale	O
prices	O
up	O
to	O
ten	O
times	O
above	O
the	O
national	O
average	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
responded	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
not	O
obligated	O
to	O
allow	O
these	O
calls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
Voice	I-Application
requires	O
an	O
existing	O
"	O
real	O
"	O
 [ non-VOIP ] 	O
phone	O
number	O
and	O
a	O
generated	O
PIN	O
to	O
register	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Scammers	O
wanting	O
multiple	O
anonymous	O
unauthorized	O
Google	B-Application
Voice	I-Application
numbers	O
have	O
tricked	O
strangers	O
into	O
registering	O
Google	B-Application
Voice	I-Application
numbers	O
to	O
their	O
personal	O
phone	O
numbers	O
.	O
</s>
