Santo Domingo.- Rebtel, the world’s largest independent mobile VoIP company, is back in business in the Dominican Republic starting today and Dominicans are again able to call any phone, anywhere in the world for just pennies per minute, and make free calls to loved ones in 50 countries – including the U.S

After nearly a year of absence from the market, Rebtel has been granted the local Dominican phone numbers it needs for making free and low-cost international calls using any phone, just the way it is, and without any modification to the customer’s current phone plan.

There is no charge to set up a Rebtel account.  Everyone gets a free five minute call to test the service. Thereafter, subscribers only pay for the minutes they use, and on average realize savings of up to 95 percent compared to traditional long-distance rates. 

Rebtel’s low-cost calls from the DR to any phone in the United States, for example, cost just $0.015 USD per minute

Smart Calls between the Dominican Republic and the 50 other counties served by Rebtel are always free, and only one of the two people on a call must be a Rebtel subscriber.

“With more than 1 million Dominicans living and working in the U.S., Rebtel is the cheapest, easiest way to keep in touch with your loved ones and now you can even make that international call for free,” said Andreas Bernström, Rebtel CEO.

Rebel with a cause

Founded in 2006, Stockholm-based Rebtel took its name from its rebel stance in the telecom industry.  Its vision was to replace fraudulent calling cards, cumbersome computer calling, and operators’ expensive international calling plans with the world’s first genuinely good, honest, trustworthy, and easy-to-use global international calling service.

The company’s mission was equally simple and straightforward: Make reliable, high-quality international calling extremely cheap or free worldwide.

Unlike Skype, which requires international calls to be made over Wi-Fi, a fixed Internet connection, or a $99 per month Verizon plan, Rebtel works with any phone – landline, feature phone, or smart phone – for just the low price of the call.