Level 3 Communications Inc. (LVLT) has announced it has been selected to provide wholesale voice services to Austin, Texas-based iTalk Global Communications Inc.

Under the contract, Level 3 will provide iTalk with wholesale voice and local inbound calling services. These services will enable iTalk to expand the area to which it delivers VoIP retail services to U.S. residential and small business customers and to U.S. and foreign telecom carriers and cellular operators.

“Coverage area and network reliability were key factors in our decision to do business with Level 3,” said Bill Burge, vice president at iTalk Global. “It’s important that we provide our customers with dependable services, and by working with Level 3, we can help ensure that consistent end-user experience.”