Category : Regulation

Post-Powell Depression

Forbes.com: Post-Powell Depression FCC Chairman Michael Powell has been a good friend to VoIP. His decision to leave his post in March comes at a crucial time and it could slow things down for VoIP adoption, or worse.With Congress poised...More

US regulator promises to let VoIP bloom

US regulator promises to let VoIP bloom - Yahoo! UK & Ireland News There was more good news for VoIP users at CES as the FCC continues to emphasize a commitment to keeping VoIP unregulated. Get the full story here....More

Yahoo! News - California Mounts Appeal of FCC's VOIP Order

Yahoo! News - California Mounts Appeal of FCC's VOIP Order Early in November the FCC voted to exempt Vonage from "traditional state public utility regulation" on the grounds that IP to PSTN traffic was beyond the reach of individual state...More

Vonage Says It's Ready for Fight Over VoIP

Vonage Says It's Ready for Fight Over VoIP: Armed with a growing number of favorable decisions from regulators and judges, Voice over IP provider Vonage is prepared to battle any state over the issue of regulating IP telephony, the company's...More...

FCC: 'Pure' VoIP not a phone service

FCC: 'Pure' VoIP not a phone service | CNET News.com: The FCC declared Thursday that VoIP calls not touching the telephone networks (internet end-to-end) are not subject to regulation as telephone calls. In a significant limitation, the decision does not...More

VoIP Regulation: What Lessons Can We Learn From Wireless?

VoIP Regulation: What Lessons Can We Learn From Wireless? VoIP Regulation is on the way. Sara Leibman reflects on regulation of cellular and what that might mean for VoIP. In any event, all VoIP and potential VoIP providers � wired...More