NY Wants To Regulate Vonage

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Texas Vonage suit: here's what Vonage is
'guilty' of

Texas Vonage suit: here's what Vonage is
'guilty' of 03/23/2005 02:29 AM
ZDNet Mar 23 2005 6:18AM GMT

Broadband Surf Report: Vonage and more
Vonage

Broadband Surf Report: Vonage and more
Vonage 03/30/2005 04:55 PM
Blog: Our daily look at telecom news around the Web: Vonage defends manually activated 911 calling--eWeek ...

Don't regulate RFID--yet

Don't regulate RFID--yet 08/30/2004 08:07 AM

We Need To Regulate TiVos Now?

We Need To Regulate TiVos Now? 01/05/2004 05:30 PM
What is it with uncreative business model suggestions today? First we had Lester Thurow saying the music industry has no business model without copyright enforcement and now (found over at New Media Musings) is this story that an analyst at Sanford Bernstein actually thinks that TiVo and TiVo-like devices should be regulated - to force people to watch commercials. He claims that this is the "only way" to save the broadcast TV industry. Yes, and the only way to save the horse and buggy industry is to force people to walk in front of automobiles waving a lantern (as was the law in some places). It makes sense for the entrenched interests - but makes little sense for consumers. What happens instead, is that old business models become obsolete, and new ones come in and take their place. That's business.

UN Wants To Regulate Internet

UN Wants To Regulate Internet 03/29/2005 03:10 PM

Regulate TiVo?

Regulate TiVo? 01/06/2004 02:07 AM
We almost thought this was a joke, but apparently media analyst Tom Wolzien is dead serious in his proposal that the government regulate TiVos and...

FCC won't regulate N.Y. Web phone

FCC won't regulate N.Y. Web phone 02/13/2004 02:06 AM
Washington Times Feb 13 2004 5:36AM GMT

Regulate ISPs Now

Regulate ISPs Now 02/01/2005 09:44 PM
I keep thinking about our experience at Christmas, when we set up my Mom for broadband, and the local ISP thought it was just fine to send her home with a DSL modem to plug into her Win98 box; no warnings, no education, no firewalls. This is just not OK. We have all sorts of regulation in place to ensure that drivers are equipped with reasonably safe gear and have some basic education on how to proceed safely. Similarly, we regulate residential construction and investment dealers and employers and manufacturers, and this is a good thing. So I think we need some legislation in place that says if someone’s computer gets hacked through no fault of their own and inflicts damage on some Internet user somewhere, the ISP is liable for that damage unless they can show they took some minimal effort to explain to their customers that the Internet is a dangerous place, but that you can be safe if you follow a few simple precautions.

San Francisco may not regulate bl0ggers
after all

San Francisco may not regulate bl0ggers
after all 04/06/2005 11:08 PM
Blog: It looks like San Francisco political bloggers may be able to rest easy. Maybe. The Board of Supervisors has been...

W. Va. May Regulate Tongue-Splitting
(AP)

W. Va. May Regulate Tongue-Splitting
(AP) 02/16/2004 12:09 PM
AP - A House of Delegates leader has introduced a bill that would make it more difficult for people to speak with forked tongues.

How not to regulate spam, or, Where does
end-to-end apply?

How not to regulate spam, or, Where does
end-to-end apply? 06/25/2004 10:37 AM
An article by Paul Jamieson, "$t0pp^ng $p@m!!", in Legal Affairs, argues that the government needs to get out of the business of regulating spam: ...legal measures may be largely powerless to affect the spam problem because the architecture of e-mail is resistant to traditional methods of government regulation. While members of Congress and the Federal Trade Commission will be quick to claim credit in the event that the spam problem is reduced, the role they play is small I of course like this point. I'm less certain about Paul's prescriptions: Consumers and businesses suffering from the torrent of spam must...

FCC: Only We Can Regulate Unlicensed
Spectrum

FCC: Only We Can Regulate Unlicensed
Spectrum 06/28/2004 09:48 PM

Too Early To Regulate RFID

Too Early To Regulate RFID 08/30/2004 11:52 AM
Every time we mention RFID technologies, someone from CASPIAN or a related group stops by and posts comments or sends us emails saying that we absolutely must stop RFIDs because of the potential for privacy violations. Declan McCullough is now suggesting that it's way too early to talk about banning RFIDs. The potential benefits for everyone are huge. The potential downsides look like they can be corrected via technology (and many are already working on solutions). However, insisting that we create laws banning or changing a technology before there's a clear problem sets a huge precedent problem, suggesting that any new technology needs legislative approval to get built. That's not a recipe for innovation at all. As McCullough points out, in 1974, Phil Donahue was absolutely convinced that the bar code was dangerous and needed to be banned. None of this means we should ignore the potential privacy problems -- but that we should explore technological solutions, rather than ineffective, and potentially damaging legal ones.

FCC to look at how to regulate Net phone
calls

FCC to look at how to regulate Net phone
calls 11/07/2003 10:00 AM
SiliconValley.com Nov 7 2003 9:25AM ET

U.S. To Regulate Web Phone Calls?

U.S. To Regulate Web Phone Calls? 12/02/2003 09:51 AM
CBS News Dec 2 2003 9:03AM ET

FCC Ruling: States Cannot Regulate DSL

FCC Ruling: States Cannot Regulate DSL 04/04/2005 04:17 PM
As expected, the FCC has ruled that BellSouth and other telecom companies can mandate that DSL subscribers also use its phone services.

Vonage

Vonage 07/28/2004 03:08 PM

Start-up finds talk is cheap with Vonage: I've heard a lot about Vonage and seen their ads, but I was never able to pin down exactly what they did. Turns it its commercial Skype with hardware.

Its service is simple. Vonage sends customers an Internet phone box, which looks like a small cable TV box. The box plugs into most high-speed Internet connections. Almost any telephone plugs into the box.

The phone works like any other phone, but Vonage is routing the calls over the Web. (If the person on the other end of the line is not a Vonage user, the call will hop onto a regular phone line for the very last leg of its journey.)

This is the future.

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Why Vonage is Just a Fad

Why Vonage is Just a Fad 05/20/2004 08:33 PM
ZDNet May 21 2004 0:40AM GMT

Minnesota Can't Regulate Internet Calls

Minnesota Can't Regulate Internet Calls 12/29/2004 08:27 PM
CIO Today Dec 29 2004 10:29PM GMT

Seoul to regulate technology outflow

Seoul to regulate technology outflow 09/19/2004 06:30 AM
Korea Herald Sep 19 2004 9:18AM GMT

Florida may regulate on-line dating

Florida may regulate on-line dating 04/07/2005 02:59 PM
globetechnology.com Apr 7 2005 7:12PM GMT

California moves to regulate VoIP

California moves to regulate VoIP 02/12/2004 09:59 AM
ZDNet Feb 12 2004 2:07PM GMT

FCC Will Not Regulate Internet Phone
Calls

FCC Will Not Regulate Internet Phone
Calls 02/13/2004 12:43 AM
NewsMax.com Feb 13 2004 4:45AM GMT

Bureaucrats Hope To Regulate Internet

Bureaucrats Hope To Regulate Internet 12/22/2004 01:25 AM
Russian Information Agency Novosti Dec 21 2004 9:43AM GMT

India to Regulate Cyber Cafes

India to Regulate Cyber Cafes 12/04/2003 09:37 PM
Online Journalism Review Dec 4 2003 7:54PM ET

San Francisco Attempts to Regulate
Blogging

San Francisco Attempts to Regulate
Blogging 04/03/2005 10:04 PM

Bill aims to regulate spyware

Bill aims to regulate spyware 03/22/2005 03:51 PM
Spy Block bill targets "surreptitious installation" of software and other "deceptive practices."

Will FCC Regulate Internet Phone Calls?

Will FCC Regulate Internet Phone Calls? 12/02/2003 01:50 AM

New commission to be set up to regulate
Internet gambling

New commission to be set up to regulate
Internet gambling 04/09/2005 07:41 AM
Cnews.canoe.ca - Fri Apr 8, 07:17 pm GMT

Ottawa urged not to regulate Net phones

Ottawa urged not to regulate Net phones 05/18/2004 10:39 PM
CanadaIT.com May 19 2004 3:12AM GMT

FCC: why should the courts interpret
copyright when we can regulate it?

FCC: why should the courts interpret
copyright when we can regulate it? 08/06/2004 07:52 AM
Ernest Miller has posted a scathing, funny and right-on editorial about the FCC's ruling on technologies allowed under the Broadcast Flag:

Only the FCC has the wisdom to see what is necessary for copyright law to function properly. Courts should certainly not be permitted to interpret copyright law, they might decide that a device without DRM had substantial non-infringing uses and thus be free of regulation. The FCC sees through this ridiculous test and knows copyright needs stronger protection than that. Do the courts not see the devastation the VCR has wrought on Hollywood?

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Vonage goes to Canada

Vonage goes to Canada 04/13/2004 04:52 AM
Bell tolls for telcos

Vonage-Click2Call-0.10

Vonage-Click2Call-0.10 09/21/2004 07:05 PM

Vonage reviewed

Vonage reviewed 03/13/2003 10:24 AM
Raffi Krikorian's review of Vonage's Voice-over-IP phone-service is a great, info-civilian-oriented overview of the best way to secede from your phone company.

The Edison, New Jersey based company gives you one Cisco ATA186 and a phone number in an area code of your choosing (I had a little piece of northern New Jersey in my living room). You have a choice of two different levels of service to go along with this box: for $25.99/month you get unlimited local/regional calling (where local/regional is defined by the area code you choose for your phone number) and 500 minutes of free US long distance, and for $39.99/month you get unlimited long distance. And you also get international rates that rivals most common calling cards. The only problem is that the service only delivers one ATA186, and that specific model is required to use the service -- no other SIP compatible devices are supported yet. If you want to use more than one phone with the box, you will either have to rig up a network of telephone splitters and wires; or you can do what some have done and hack your house to plug the Cisco box into your house's in wall telephone network.

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Vonage, 2nd try for IP telephony

Vonage, 2nd try for IP telephony 12/17/2004 06:36 PM

Last summer I switched to lingo.com, an IP phone service that proved to be cheap but unreliable.  Starting last week Lingo failed altogether and their tech support folks (available only by phone, which is kind of irksome) failed to call back, so I ordered Vonage, which is the same $25/month but does not include Western Europe in its unlimited calling region and has higher international rates.

Here's how Vonage has worked...

• Vonage sends you a brand-new Linksys broadband router with included IP phone jacks and three Ethernet jacks; if you were relying on your old router for 802.11b or to use as an 8-port hub you may have to buy some new networking gear
• the customer service Web site is very slow and about 25% of the time page requests produce an error page with a "try again later" instruction
• tech support is available through a form on their Web site; this form asks for your name, phone number, account number, etc., even though you've already logged in and it should have all of his info as part of your account profile
• tech support via phone results in a "we're experiencing an unsually high volume of calls; try again later"; customer service (billing, etc.) can be reached after a 15-minute wait in queue
• they say that they never received my FAXed letter of authorization to transfer my old number from Lingo and want it refaxed
• when set to simultaneously ring my cell phone Vonage does ring the cell but I can't hear callers (they can hear me though)

They say that it will take two months for them to transfer the phone number from Lingo, so I'll have to pay $25/month to Lingo for forwarding until that happens.

[Update:  I believe that I unfairly maligned Vonage in regards to not being able to hear callers on calls simultaneously rung to my cell phone.  It turns out that it is my PalmOne Treo flaking out on the very day that I installed Vonage!  This makes Treo #10 that has failed, I think.  It lasted about two months, just like the others.  Anyone have a suggestion for a GSM phone that will do a calendar and contacts sync with Microsoft Outlook?]

[Dec 3 Update:  When voicemail is pending, the Vonage system fails to change the dial tone.  A second try to reach technical support (at 1:30 pm Eastern time) resulted in the same "we're too busy to talk to anyone" recording.  The voice quality of calls is somewhat low, with some constant static.]

New: Vonage SoftPhone for Mac OS X

New: Vonage SoftPhone for Mac OS X 06/28/2004 09:54 AM
Vonage released a Mac OS X version of its SoftPhone software for use with its Voice Over IP telephone service.

Vonage Now Available in Canada

Vonage Now Available in Canada 04/12/2004 03:37 PM
Techfocus Apr 12 2004 8:10PM GMT

Vonage: Strike One

Vonage: Strike One 08/06/2004 03:25 PM
I was scheduled for a phone call with a VIP today, and when he got on the line (my office Vonage phone), it was unusable, multi-second delays on each voice round-trip. Damnably, I didn’t have my cellphone with me, so we had to reschedule. I called up Vonage, had to punch through two levels of slow menu (could be worse I suppose) to get to the tech support queue where I waited for five minutes listening to vasty echoing silence to talk to someone who put me on the tech support queue (“I thought this was tech support?” “No, I’m a general-purpose service representative.”) Which picked up after only a minute or two, and he made a vague attempt to blame my ISP and said he’d sent a couple of downloads to the phone that should address the problem. So, if it’s a known problem with a known fix, why don’t I already have it? I don’t have to do this kind of thing for either my land-lines or mobile. All in all, I’ve been fairly happy with Vonage so far, but much more of this could sour the relationship quickly.

Vonage arrives

Vonage arrives 03/06/2004 01:59 AM
My Vonage phone arrive yesterday afternoon. I followed the simple instructions for plugging it into my cable modem and now I'm making calls to anywhere in the US or Canada - 500 minutes/month for $15. So far, the sonic quality has been as good as a "real" phone. Yep, them Voice over IP bits can hold their own. And the plain ol' telephone company, the one with the network that's too smart for it's own good, ought to be worried....
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INGATE� DELIVERS THE SKINNY ON VOIP AT
ABP�S �VOIP SIZZLES!� EVENT IN
DALLASEvent Educates Resellers on
Turning Today�s Heightened VoIP Interest
into Sales

INGATE� DELIVERS THE SKINNY ON VOIP AT
ABP�S �VOIP SIZZLES!� EVENT IN
DALLASEvent Educates Resellers on
Turning Today�s Heightened VoIP Interest
into Sales 07/10/2004 03:16 AM
Ingate� Systems (www.ingate.com), which produces and sells the world�s only fully Session Initiation Protocol (SIP)-capable enterprise firewalls, will be participating in �VoIP Sizzles,� held in Dallas from July 22-23, 2004. Hosted by ABP Technology, this event for resellers will focus on the specific opportunities and challenges for traditional data VARs and telecom dealers who are moving into the Voice over IP (VoIP) market. [PRWEB Jul 10, 2004]

3WTel�s Superior VoIP - Lightyears Ahead
in VoIP Security and Dial-Up Capability

3WTel�s Superior VoIP - Lightyears Ahead
in VoIP Security and Dial-Up Capability 02/01/2005 08:48 PM
Hackers can easily access confidential information from customers of VoIP services that utilize open and interpretable industry standard codec and industry standard protocol. VoIP services offering secure lines hosted on proprietary patented technology are reaping the benefits because of the optimal security it creates. [PRWEB Jan 31, 2005]

HBF Group, Inc. Announces I-911� Voice
Over IP (VoIP) Solution for VoIP
Providers and the Emergency Services
Industry

HBF Group, Inc. Announces I-911� Voice
Over IP (VoIP) Solution for VoIP
Providers and the Emergency Services
Industry 06/14/2004 02:24 AM
i-911 addresses the deficiencies in other commercially VoIP 911 available solutions by providing a 911 emergency calling service that is deployable immediately , requires little or no change to the public safety answering points (PSAPs). i-911 offers a significant improvement over other VoIP solutions as it delivers accurate call back and location information from a 9-1-1 call in real-time. [PRWEB Jun 14, 2004]

VoIP Signs Agreement with VOIP-4U;
Lucent Announces Contract with Verizon
Wireless and AT&T to Launch Internet

VoIP Signs Agreement with VOIP-4U;
Lucent Announces Contract with Verizon
Wireless and AT&T to Launch Internet 07/16/2004 03:44 PM
Financial News USA Jul 16 2004 5:58PM GMT

Pure VoIP Won't Be Regulated, Phone-Like
VoIP Might Be

Pure VoIP Won't Be Regulated, Phone-Like
VoIP Might Be 02/12/2004 02:16 PM
As expected, the FCC ruled on the Pulver VoIP petition today, and gave something of a split decision. They claim that "pure" VoIP systems shouldn't be regulated, since they're just like email or any other internet application. However, they're reserving judgment on VoIP systems that more resemble regular phone service, such as Vonage that touch on the PSTN. This seems like something of a cop out, and may be difficult to sustain over time. Most of the "pure" VoIP systems are offering (or planning to offer) gateways that let them connect to the telephone system. Where do they fall along the regulatory spectrum? This would take away the incentive of VoIP providers to connect to regular phone service, creating two different levels of phone service, rather than connecting the two and leading to a more orderly migration. Of course, it still remains to be seen what sorts of regulations they will include for PSTN-connected VoIP. Chances are, they're talking about adding in 911 service and phone-tapping abilities.

3WTel�s Superior VoIP Adds Newest
Features Including Call Transfer to Cell
Phones/Telephones Plus Accessibility to
Personal VoIP Account Anywhere in World
When Travelling

3WTel�s Superior VoIP Adds Newest
Features Including Call Transfer to Cell
Phones/Telephones Plus Accessibility to
Personal VoIP Account Anywhere in World
When Travelling 02/05/2005 09:23 PM
Lightyears ahead in VoIP security and ability to be used on dial-up, broadband, wireless or satellite connections, 3WTel�s Superior VoIP now rocks the VoIP industry by offering its customers additional free features such as call transfer, worldwide login capability, group folders, audio devices, and proxy support. [PRWEB Feb 3, 2005]

Concerned about VoIP security? VoIP
Security Alliance wants to hear from you

Concerned about VoIP security? VoIP
Security Alliance wants to hear from you 03/28/2005 06:17 PM
ZDNet Mar 28 2005 9:25PM GMT

VoIP

VoIP 05/21/2004 11:19 PM
Herewith a report on signing up for and installing Vonage...

VoIP: To tax or not to tax

VoIP: To tax or not to tax 04/28/2004 02:43 PM
An obscure law in Florida is getting a lot of attention as the debate over taxing phone calls made over the Internet heats up.

VoIP: Here, There, Everywhere

VoIP: Here, There, Everywhere 12/12/2003 06:48 AM
The battle for dial tones is heating up as traditional phone companies, cable firms and Internet telephony providers roll out rival VoIP, or voice over Internet protocol, services. Look for falling prices ahead. By Mark McClusky.

To VoIP, or not to VoIP

To VoIP, or not to VoIP 07/19/2004 06:36 PM
San Jose Mercury News Jul 19 2004 11:03PM GMT

I want my VoIP

I want my VoIP 01/27/2004 07:09 AM
Frost & Sullivan VoIP expert Jon Arnold says this is the year for the technology.

AT&T's VoIP gets 911 help

AT&T's VoIP gets 911 help 01/27/2004 01:43 PM

Is the VoIP fix in?

Is the VoIP fix in? 11/12/2003 01:31 PM
David Isenberg wonders out loud if the FCC has already made up its mind how to regulate Voice over IP and is rushing it through with only a show of open public comment. VoIP is a huge threat to the existing telcos. Guess which way the FCC will lean if left to itself?...

VoIP - Who is likely to use it?

VoIP - Who is likely to use it? 07/26/2004 06:06 PM

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Internet Week reports that Dial-up and DSL users are among the most likely candidates to try a (VoIP) Voice over IP service. The article goes on to explain that folks are not exactly lining up to try out VoIP, yet those people that are spending more than $40 per month long distance services are likely to become VoIP candidates in the near future….

VoIP, VoIP Everywhere

VoIP, VoIP Everywhere 12/11/2003 01:14 PM
Okay, VoIP is officially the hot topic of the season. You can't go anywhere without seeing a story about deals and/or regulation concerning VoIP. Just days after Time Warner made deals with Sprint and MCI to provide internet telephony to customers, AT&T came along and announced major VoIP plans themselves. (Update: Also just announced: Qwest is offering VoIP as well.) Everyone seems to forget, of course, that BellSouth actually tried to offer VoIP for about a week a year ago and suddenly someone higher up freaked out and pulled the plug. While the big telcos claim they're jumping on the VoIP bandwagon, there's still going to be an internal struggle of cash cow vs. emerging technology. I'm not convinced that the telcos are prepared to cannibalize their own business yet. Meanwhile, a lot of what will happen still depends on what the folks at the FCC decide to do about VoIP. Jeff Pulver has written up his concerns about the FCC's plans over at News.com. The piece is based on Reed Hundt's talk at Pulver's Wireless Summit. However, reading through it, it sounds as though it was written before the FCC's hearing on VoIP where it was made clear that Michael Powell would prefer not to regulate VoIP. That doesn't mean it won't happen, but the battlefield is becoming clearer. The upstarts continue to build marketshare (and lower prices - Vonage is now offering deals as low as $15/month), the telcos are waking up to the challenge, and the government is trying to figure out what to do about it. Who knows how it will all turn out - but it looks like we're going to have a lot more telephony choices in the near future.

VOIP: Be Very Afraid

VOIP: Be Very Afraid 05/05/2004 09:37 AM
Here's what Michael Powell had to say about voice over IP to the main cable industry trade show:

"I think it's going to be the very, very best and biggest breakthrough in our ambitions and dreams about competition ever."

You tell 'em, Mike!  Seriously, Powell is dead-on here.  He understands what VOIP represents, and the significance of the regulatory issues it raises for the FCC.  As do the key FCC staffers, who I talk with periodically.

However, I've been disappointed that Powell's FCC has so far taken a nibbling, incremental approach to VOIP.  They are still putting off the hard issues, while addressing what look like easy cases.  In reality, those cases (like the AT&T petition the FCC recently denied) aren't so easy.  And the FCC's tentative, limited decisions will still be taken as definitive by those in the marketplace.  I'm convinced the FCC is committed to addressing the fundamental VOIP policy issues squarely, but that commitment needs to translate into action. 

A good indicator will be how quickly the FCC moves forward, either through formal decisionmaking or public activities, after the comment cycle on its major voice over IP proceeding closes at the end of June.

Will VoIP Save AT&T?

Will VoIP Save AT&T? 12/11/2003 01:13 PM
SiliconValley.Internet.com Dec 11 2003 12:36PM ET

In Focus: VoIP

In Focus: VoIP 07/30/2004 07:13 PM
Internet News Jul 30 2004 10:35PM GMT

VOIP gets hearty welcome in the UK

VOIP gets hearty welcome in the UK 09/07/2004 08:55 AM
The internet based telephone technology, Voice Over IP (VOIP), has received a warm reception from OFCOM, the UK telecoms regulator. OFCOM will be assigning a special area code for VOIP phone numbers (056), allowing people to have a fixed number regardless of their location in the world.

OFCOM are going to proceed with VOIP using a 'light touch'. UK regulation policy in past years had been 'pro-active', yet often to the extent that it hindered growth and implementation of new technologies. In recent times, regulators have decided to step back, allowing markets to do most of the regulating, and only stepping in where necessary.

VOIP in the US has come up against some problems (e.g. US requirements for phone tapping) which have hindered its initial take off; its hoped this wont happen in the UK. OFCOM have launched a consultation on the new technology to find out whether it should apply the same rules to these providers as standard hard wire providers. For example, whether they should force them all to offer 999 services. This consultation will end in November.

OFCOM believes that VOIP could bring down costs of telecoms significantly, and has high hopes for the technology. Their stance will also be encouraging to providers, who have had a rough time elsewhere.

View: OFCOM Release | OFCOM Guide to VOIP


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VOIP Linkdump

VOIP Linkdump 08/29/2004 07:19 PM
Haven't posted much about PDAs and Smartphones lately because I've been spending much more time on VOIP-related sites. For the...

VoIP over Wireless

VoIP over Wireless 08/27/2004 02:04 PM
Wireless CNP deliver seamless Voice over IP over a ruggedised Point-to-Point Wireless Radio Network [PRWEB Aug 24, 2004]

Yes Voip Billing

Yes Voip Billing 12/27/2003 06:43 PM
How to get it?

The FCC stands up for VOIP

The FCC stands up for VOIP 03/14/2005 06:11 PM

The FCC announced an order and consent decree fining a small local phone company for

More VoIP Problems

More VoIP Problems 08/12/2004 03:18 PM
More evidence that VoIP systems aren't quite as reliable as your traditional phone service. It turns out that AT&T CallVantage customers can't call VoIP users on certain other cable VoIP systems from companies like Adelphia and Frontier. AT&T insists it's a glitch that they're fixing, but it certainly brings up questions of network neutrality. The fear has been that cable providers would harm calls on other VoIP systems in order to make their own VoIP look better -- though, everyone insists that's not the case here. Still, it seems suspicious that the blocked calls involve competing cable companies. Meanwhile, Broadband Reports notes that Vonage is down again, which seems to be happening a lot lately.

VoIP goes Mobile.

VoIP goes Mobile. 05/25/2004 10:11 PM
TheFeature: VoIP goes Mobile. "[The MG-3 is] a little plastic box stuffed with microchips, which you plug into your broadband connection and existing phone line. Then, when you want to make a long distance call with your mobile, you just call your home number. The MG-3 will recognize the mobile�s number using Caller ID, and connect you to i2 Telecom�s VoIP network. You get a second dial tone, and you can make your overseas call." So to get cheap long distance you need a cell phone, a regular phone line, and broadband? Sounds like a way to go broke saving money.

Ready For VoIP? Think and Think Again

Ready For VoIP? Think and Think Again 04/30/2004 04:18 PM
Internet News Apr 30 2004 8:50PM GMT

How low can Avaya VoIP go?

How low can Avaya VoIP go? 12/16/2003 07:46 AM
The company's latest VoIP product is aimed at the low end of the small and medium-size business market.

Should You Believe the VOIP Hype?

Should You Believe the VOIP Hype? 01/26/2004 04:09 PM
Fortune Jan 26 2004 8:08PM GMT

AOL testing VoIP

AOL testing VoIP 08/30/2004 01:32 PM
The online giant is quietly asking beta testers to try out its Net phone service.

NY Wants To Regulate Vonage

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