diff --git a/app/forms/idv/phone_form.rb b/app/forms/idv/phone_form.rb
index 70108207bae..ef29fb47898 100644
--- a/app/forms/idv/phone_form.rb
+++ b/app/forms/idv/phone_form.rb
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ def valid_phone_for_allowed_countries?(phone)
     def phone_info
       return @phone_info if defined?(@phone_info)
 
-      if phone.blank? || !IdentityConfig.store.voip_check
+      if phone.blank? || !IdentityConfig.store.phone_service_check
         @phone_info = nil
       else
         @phone_info = Telephony.phone_info(phone)
diff --git a/app/forms/new_phone_form.rb b/app/forms/new_phone_form.rb
index 75ec6a21b2f..3b60bc1021e 100644
--- a/app/forms/new_phone_form.rb
+++ b/app/forms/new_phone_form.rb
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ def delivery_preference_voice?
   def phone_info
     return @phone_info if defined?(@phone_info)
 
-    if phone.blank? || !IdentityConfig.store.voip_check
+    if phone.blank? || !IdentityConfig.store.phone_service_check
       @phone_info = nil
     else
       @phone_info = Telephony.phone_info(phone)
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ def extra_analytics_attributes
   end
 
   def validate_not_voip
-    return if phone.blank? || !IdentityConfig.store.voip_check
+    return if phone.blank? || !IdentityConfig.store.phone_service_check
     return unless IdentityConfig.store.voip_block
 
     if phone_info.type == :voip &&
diff --git a/config/application.yml.default b/config/application.yml.default
index c4abd816103..40ce2c8b683 100644
--- a/config/application.yml.default
+++ b/config/application.yml.default
@@ -218,6 +218,7 @@ personal_key_retired: true
 phone_carrier_registration_blocklist: ''
 phone_confirmation_max_attempts: 20
 phone_confirmation_max_attempt_window_in_minutes: 1_440
+phone_service_check: true
 phone_setups_per_ip_limit: 25
 phone_setups_per_ip_period: 300
 phone_setups_per_ip_track_only_mode: false
@@ -325,7 +326,6 @@ get_usps_proofing_results_job_reprocess_delay_minutes: 5
 get_usps_proofing_results_job_request_delay_milliseconds: 1000
 voice_otp_pause_time: '0.5s'
 voice_otp_speech_rate: 'slow'
-voip_check: true
 voip_block: true
 voip_allowed_phones: '[]'
 
diff --git a/lib/identity_config.rb b/lib/identity_config.rb
index eefafdb0dde..bc4c2b18719 100644
--- a/lib/identity_config.rb
+++ b/lib/identity_config.rb
@@ -318,6 +318,7 @@ def self.build_store(config_map)
     config.add(:piv_cac_service_timeout, type: :float)
     config.add(:piv_cac_verify_token_secret)
     config.add(:piv_cac_verify_token_url)
+    config.add(:phone_service_check, type: :boolean)
     config.add(:phone_setups_per_ip_track_only_mode, type: :boolean)
     config.add(:platform_auth_set_up_enabled, type: :boolean)
     config.add(:poll_rate_for_verify_in_seconds, type: :integer)
@@ -424,7 +425,6 @@ def self.build_store(config_map)
     config.add(:voice_otp_speech_rate)
     config.add(:voip_allowed_phones, type: :json)
     config.add(:voip_block, type: :boolean)
-    config.add(:voip_check, type: :boolean)
 
     @key_types = config.key_types
     @store = RedactedStruct.new('IdentityConfig', *config.written_env.keys, keyword_init: true).
diff --git a/spec/controllers/users/phone_setup_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/users/phone_setup_controller_spec.rb
index fa6742024db..12385393b60 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/users/phone_setup_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/users/phone_setup_controller_spec.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 describe Users::PhoneSetupController do
   before do
-    allow(IdentityConfig.store).to receive(:voip_check).and_return(true)
+    allow(IdentityConfig.store).to receive(:phone_service_check).and_return(true)
     allow(IdentityConfig.store).to receive(:voip_block).and_return(true)
   end
 
diff --git a/spec/features/phone/add_phone_spec.rb b/spec/features/phone/add_phone_spec.rb
index a77c6022e1f..554f9dd24fc 100644
--- a/spec/features/phone/add_phone_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/features/phone/add_phone_spec.rb
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@
 
   scenario 'adding a VOIP phone' do
     allow(IdentityConfig.store).to receive(:voip_block).and_return(true)
-    allow(IdentityConfig.store).to receive(:voip_check).and_return(true)
+    allow(IdentityConfig.store).to receive(:phone_service_check).and_return(true)
 
     user = create(:user, :signed_up)
 
diff --git a/spec/forms/new_phone_form_spec.rb b/spec/forms/new_phone_form_spec.rb
index ea8ea60cb66..9a1a9a561f1 100644
--- a/spec/forms/new_phone_form_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/forms/new_phone_form_spec.rb
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@
       end
 
       before do
-        allow(IdentityConfig.store).to receive(:voip_check).and_return(true)
+        allow(IdentityConfig.store).to receive(:phone_service_check).and_return(true)
 
         expect(Telephony).to receive(:phone_info).with(phone).
           and_raise(Aws::Pinpoint::Errors::BadRequestException.new(nil, nil))
@@ -209,11 +209,11 @@
     context 'voip numbers' do
       let(:telephony_gem_voip_number) { '+12255552000' }
       let(:voip_block) { false }
-      let(:voip_check) { true }
+      let(:phone_service_check) { true }
 
       before do
         allow(IdentityConfig.store).to receive(:voip_block).and_return(voip_block)
-        allow(IdentityConfig.store).to receive(:voip_check).and_return(voip_check)
+        allow(IdentityConfig.store).to receive(:phone_service_check).and_return(phone_service_check)
       end
 
       subject(:result) do
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@
         end
 
         context 'when voip checks are disabled' do
-          let(:voip_check) { false }
+          let(:phone_service_check) { false }
 
           it 'does not check the phone type' do
             expect(Telephony).to_not receive(:phone_info)
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@
       end
 
       context 'when voip checks are disabled' do
-        let(:voip_check) { false }
+        let(:phone_service_check) { false }
 
         it 'does not check the phone type' do
           expect(Telephony).to_not receive(:phone_info)