Google Fiber has sent out invitations to its high-speed Internet subscribers to sample a new home phone service from the company, the Washington Post reported.
Dubbed Google Fiber Phone, the new service carries features similar to those of its Google Voice product, such as spam filtering of calls and voicemail transcription.
According to a copy of an invitation sent to Google’s Fiber Trusted Testers obtained by the Washington Post, the new service comes with a phone number that “lives in the cloud” and allows users to place calls using either their landline or cell phone.
The move into the home telephone space could allow Google, which also provides broadband and TV services, to offer a triple service bundle.
In December, Google announced it was exploring the possibility of expanding its Google Fiber gigabit internet service to Chicago and Los Angeles.
Google Fiber is currently up and running in Kansas City, Austin and Provo, Utah; and Google has committed to launching its internet service in Atlanta, Charlotte, Nashville, Raleigh-Durham, Salt Lake City and San Antonio.