World Link Discount Telecom, Inc. was founded in October 1994 in Wisconsin, USA. It is now operated by Alpha Rise, Inc., a subsidiary of Alpha Group, Inc. of Tokyo, Japan. World Link offers telephone service using the best fiber-optic networks of major international carriers but at deeply discounted rates.
World Link gained international attention right from its inception. In May 1995 World Link was featured on CNN Headline News, soon followed by CNN Asian Business News and CNN. Articles on World Link have appeared in numerous publications, including the following in Japan: The Japan Times, The Daily Yomiuri, The Kansai Times, Kansai Time Out, and Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun, among others.
World Link continues to go from strength to strength in its core market of Japan. Where many other discount telephone companies have entered the market only to quickly disappear, World Link remains successful because of its low rates and high quality.