FCC: 'Pure' VoIP not a phone service
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FCC: 'Pure' VoIP not a phone service.
FCC: 'Pure' VoIP not a phone service.
02/12/2004 08:58 PMCNet:
FCC:
'Pure' VoIP not a phone service. OK, that was easy.
Qwest drops access fees on 'pure' VoIP
Qwest drops access fees on 'pure' VoIP
04/26/2004 08:11 PMThe company stops levying expensive access charges on Net phone calls
made to its customers and offers VoIP providers a cheaper rate for
local services.
AOL Internet Phone Service (VoIP)
Launches
AOL Internet Phone Service (VoIP)
Launches
04/08/2005 10:04 AMSearch Engine Journal Apr 8 2005 12:30PM GMT
Vonage previews wireless VoIP phone,
service
Vonage previews wireless VoIP phone,
service
01/04/2005 08:58 AMAOL internet phone service may bring
VoIP to the mainstream consumer
AOL internet phone service may bring
VoIP to the mainstream consumer
03/27/2005 03:48 PMNewsTarget Mar 27 2005 7:49PM GMT
Morpheus Launching Phone Service -
Simple To Create VoIP VNOs?
Morpheus Launching Phone Service -
Simple To Create VoIP VNOs?
02/17/2004 10:21 PMStreamcast, the company behind the Morpheus file sharing system, is
making news today by announcing that they're going to offer Morpheus
users
their
own telephone service. The obvious connection most people make
will be with Skype, the software-based voice-over-the-internet play,
because it was written by the folks who created Kazaa - a competing
file sharing system to Morpheus. However, the Morpheus offer is quite
different, and opens up a much more interesting line of discussion.
In this case, Morpheus is just becoming a virtual network operator
(VNO). More commonly, people have talked about mobile VNOs (MVNOs)
such as Virgin Mobile, where some other network operator handles all
the dirty technical details, and a company like Virgin simply slaps
their brand and marketing efforts on top. In this case, Morpheus is
basically offering a Vonage-like service (powered by i2 Telecom), but
with their own brand. It will be interesting to see if other brand
companies start jumping into the VoIP VNO business as well. It's even
easier to do than jumping into the MVNO business, and I could see a
lot of companies deciding that there's a fit - though, it may be a
tough sell to a lot of customers. Are people really going to
gravitate to a Morpheus service over a Vonage offering at the same or
similar price? Still, one of the nice things about such a VoIP system
is just how easy it must be to create your very own VNO. How long
until companies are offering the ability to automatically set up your
own VoIP telephone company the same way you become an Amazon affiliate
or put a Google search on your page? Anyone interested in signing up
for a Techdirt phone service?
LingoMexico.Com is 1st VoIP Phone
Service to Offer Unlimited Calling to
Mexico
LingoMexico.Com is 1st VoIP Phone
Service to Offer Unlimited Calling to
Mexico
06/05/2005 11:16 PMLingoMexico.Com, the U.S. Internet phone service provider, today
became the first VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) provider to offer
unlimited phone calling to Mexico. [PRWEB Jun 2, 2005]
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 PMAs 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.
AT&T Response To FCC Ruling On The
Phone-To-Phone VoIP Petition
AT&T Response To FCC Ruling On The
Phone-To-Phone VoIP Petition
04/23/2004 12:08 PMWi-Fi Technology Forum Apr 23 2004 3:47PM GMT
Vonage VOIP Phone to Run Over Wi-Fi
Networks
Vonage VOIP Phone to Run Over Wi-Fi
Networks
08/30/2004 06:31 AMSmall businesses mapping out WLAN strategies will soon have another
alternative to consider.
The I-VO: a cheap, stylish VoIP phone
for Macs and PCs
The I-VO: a cheap, stylish VoIP phone
for Macs and PCs
03/29/2005 09:03 AMEngadget Mar 29 2005 12:59PM GMT
New IP phone snom 190 addresses security
in VoIP
New IP phone snom 190 addresses security
in VoIP
09/17/2004 02:34 AMWith the snom 190, the Berlin company addresses recent concerns about
security of VoIP calls and adds productivity features for the business
user. [PRWEB Sep 17, 2004]
Hold the phone on your skepticism about
Microsoft and VoIP
Hold the phone on your skepticism about
Microsoft and VoIP
04/18/2004 10:58 AMA Wi-Fi/VoIP Phone Booth In the Burning
Man Desert
A Wi-Fi/VoIP Phone Booth In the Burning
Man Desert
09/20/2004 11:21 PMVonage offers VoIP mobile phone
Vonage offers VoIP mobile phone
01/05/2005 01:12 AMThe Register Jan 5 2005 5:09AM GMT
Vonage UTStarcom F1000 VoIP Phone
Vonage UTStarcom F1000 VoIP Phone
01/04/2005 01:43 PM
Vonage is dropping some killer gear on us today,
with product announcements that include this new Wi-Fi Voice-Over-IP
handset from UTStarcom that will let Vonage subscribers make calls
anywhere they can log onto a Wi-Fi connection. With an 80-hour standby
time and three to four hour talk time, the F1000 looks practical
enough to use as your primary phone, not to mention extremely handy to
have around as a secondary communications sidearm. Plus, you're sort
of getting a Wi-Fi location device for free.
The UTStarcom F1000 is a standard SIP phone, as well, meaning it
can be used with other Voice-Over-IP platforms besides Vonage.
Press Release [UTStar]
Canadian Phone Company Wants VoIP
Deregulated
Canadian Phone Company Wants VoIP
Deregulated
09/22/2004 09:00 PMTechWeb Sep 22 2004 11:48PM GMT
Not your fathers POTS phone system goes
Voip
Not your fathers POTS phone system goes
Voip
12/11/2003 06:12 PM Its not your fathers P.O.T.S.
Plain Old Telephone Service is undergoing a fundamental shift as
companies such as Verizon, AT&T and British Telecom embrace
Internet technology to route long-distance and local phone calls to
compete with services from the likes of upstarts Vonage and Packet8
and Skype etc. Is this the beginning of the
Telepocalypse
a race to the bottom of less and less profit and more and more
layoffs? Follow the history and future of the woeful crumbling of the
hiearchical phone phone company at
David Isen's web page Are the
guts of the phone companies the class 5 switch
go the way of
mainframe computer Mobile Phone Bridge To VoIP System?
Mobile Phone Bridge To VoIP System?
05/11/2004 04:32 PMi2 Telecom is making some news today for releasing what appears to be
some sort of
bridge device to
tie mobile phones to a VoIP network. The articles and the press
release about this offering are a bit confusing. i2's website doesn't
offer any more help. Looking over their site (which doesn't seem to
have this product listed yet), it appears that i2 Telecom is really
yet-another-Vonage-wannabe - though with fairly inexpensive prices.
What's interesting is that they pitch it in a different manner,
focusing much more on the box they give you - as if it's this magical
box that lets you make VoIP calls - rather than the service, like most
players in this market. This new offering is basically an update on
that box with one additional feature: if you call into your home line
with your mobile phone, the box will recognize your caller ID and let
you then bounce another call out, using the VoIP network. Basically,
it lets you use your mobile phone on your VoIP system. It's a neat
idea, but it does involve a few extra steps (calling your home line
first). I can see this being useful mainly for those who make a lot
of international phone calls, since the rates are cheaper. However,
with the amount of included minutes that most mobile phone plans
offer, it seems like it would have limited use for most domestic
calls. Also, it probably only makes sense for those who also need a
mobile phone plans and a home VoIP plan. If the person doesn't
already plan to use either separately, than the added cost of this
probably doesn't make much sense.
The coming price war in the VoIP phone
market
The coming price war in the VoIP phone
market
03/23/2005 08:19 PMZDNet Mar 24 2005 12:49AM GMT
AT&T VoIP service a coup
AT&T VoIP service a coup
05/24/2004 09:15 AMSiliconValley.com May 24 2004 1:28PM GMT
AOL launches VoIP service
AOL launches VoIP service
04/07/2005 02:34 PMCNN Money Apr 7 2005 6:06PM GMT
AOL Rolls Out VOIP Service
AOL Rolls Out VOIP Service
04/07/2005 03:25 PMThe company makes good on a promise to enter the growing Internet
telephony market with a service aimed initially at AOL members.
Digital home not ready, Wi-Fi phone and
VoIP premature
Digital home not ready, Wi-Fi phone and
VoIP premature
09/06/2004 12:50 PMCyberTAN is one of the largest SOHO networking manufacturers in
Taiwan. Chih-Kan Wang, vice president of the company’s Digital Home
and Advanced Technology Center, shared his thoughts on the company’s
status and future business prospects with DigiTimes. The company
currently has four business units, including two older units that made
up the company’s original core. These comprise the router business
unit, which produces broadband routers, access points and other CPE
(customer premise equipment) items, and the wireless client unit,
producing PCMCIA cards, mini-PCI cards and USB dongles.
CyberTAN has since created two new units: the Digital Home unit, which
so far has been producing wireless modules for digital television and
wireless DVD players but will soon add several more products to the
line-up, and the Telecom unit, which produces ADSL routers, IADs
(integrated access devices) and VoIP devices. CyberTAN’s primary focus
is on the SOHO market, said Wang.
Wang also explained that CyberTAN is having difficulty filling
positions in its research and development departments since the
company is continuously expanding its requirements for all these four
areas.
View:
The full story
News source:
DigiTimes
Read full story...ZyXEL Prestige 2000W VoIP Phone Reviewed
ZyXEL Prestige 2000W VoIP Phone Reviewed
07/06/2004 01:37 PM
While we're all waiting
anxiously for VoIP phones to merge with our cellphones (like the Motorola CN620 we were just
talking about), there's nothing stopping you from getting a VoIP Wi-Fi
phone today, like say the ZyXEL Prestige 2000W, which conveniently has
just been reviewed by our pal Om Malik. Because of the potential setup
hassles some less-than-geeky users might run in to he can't recommend
to everyone, but for anyone who doesn't mind scrounging up a few IP
addresses, the ZyXEL looks like a fine handset for turning your Vonage
(or other softphone service) into something less like another land
line and more like a cellphone.
Read -
ZyXEL VoIP WiFi Phone [GigaOm]
VoIP firm tussles with states over phone
numbers
VoIP firm tussles with states over phone
numbers
08/19/2004 12:09 PMDispute between regulators and SBC IP Communications highlights an
endangered species: the 10-digit number.
VoIP technology for cheap phone calls
over the Internet
VoIP technology for cheap phone calls
over the Internet
09/07/2004 01:10 AMPravda Sep 7 2004 4:57AM GMT
Skype for Pocket PC Allows Free VoIP
Phone Calls
Skype for Pocket PC Allows Free VoIP
Phone Calls
09/10/2004 01:08 PMBrightHand Sep 10 2004 5:33PM GMT
BT shaves a quid off VoIP service
BT shaves a quid off VoIP service
07/30/2004 06:56 AM'Better value' for punters
SBC to offer cheaper VoIP service
SBC to offer cheaper VoIP service
11/20/2003 12:42 AMZDNet Nov 20 2003 0:07AM ET
www.SaveOnCommunications.com launches
new VOIP Service
www.SaveOnCommunications.com launches
new VOIP Service
08/02/2004 02:04 PMwww.SaveOnCommunications.com proven leader in online communications
announced today that it has added Broadvox Direct to it's VOIP suite
of services. [PRWEB Aug 2, 2004]
Verizon Flies into VoIP Service
Verizon Flies into VoIP Service
07/22/2004 11:47 PMInternet.com Jul 23 2004 4:16AM GMT
VoIP terms of service suck
VoIP terms of service suck
08/10/2004 08:59 AMSalshdot takes note of the terrible Terms of Service from many of the
major voice-over-IP providers, including Vonage. I nearly bought a
Vonage subscription three times last year, but each time, their ToS
changed my mind. Who wants to do business with a company that makes
you agree to something really unreasonable before they'll take your
money?
he prime example is Vonage, which states among other things that 'If
Vonage, in its sole discretion believes that you have violated the
above restrictions, Vonage may forward the objectionable material, as
well as your communications with Vonage and your personally
identifiable information to the appropriate authorities for
investigation and prosecution and you hereby consent to such
forwarding.'"
"Don't forget the obligatory 'we can change these terms of service
whenever we like and they become effective immediately when posted to
our website.' Read for yourself here(1), here(2), and here(3). I won't
put up with this kind of thing in my software and I certainly won't
put up with it from my phone company!"
I'm surprised that more VoIP companies don't tout their ToS as
competitive advantages over Vonage -- "Sure they've got a great rate
plan, but if they think you're doing something naughty, they'll rat
you out to the Feds."
LinkVerizon To Unveil VoIP Service
Verizon To Unveil VoIP Service
07/22/2004 01:08 PMInternet News Jul 22 2004 5:34PM GMT
Skype to Expand VOIP Service
Skype to Expand VOIP Service
06/10/2004 01:13 PMSkype will release the official version of its VOIP application this
summer, along with a new paid service for making calls to traditional
phones.
C&W readies managed VoIP service
C&W readies managed VoIP service
07/07/2004 07:59 AMComputer Weekly Jul 7 2004 12:27PM GMT
Free VOIP service coming?
Free VOIP service coming?
11/05/2003 10:56 AMSeems that VOIP is so cheap that Labatt's paid for phone service for a
bunch of customers in Ontario. The...
Wanted VOIP Service that has 808
Areacode
Wanted VOIP Service that has 808
Areacode
12/24/2004 12:46 PMI picked up a Vonage VOIP package the other day. I got it home to
set it up and about 20 minutes into the setup process I find out
Vonage does not have local numbers here in Hawaii. I was a bit pissed.
I had purchased their signup kit from Compusa and when I returned it
the customer service rep told me that they were supposed to disclaim
that at the check-out counter.
My bet is they had to many people not buy the package on the spot
and Compusa wanted to dump the 100 or so kits I saw on the showroom
floor. If you know of a VOIP company that offers 808 areacodes i'm all
ears.
I think the referenced ZDNet article should have included Hawaii.
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VoIP Terms of Service May Surprise You
VoIP Terms of Service May Surprise You
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