- Thu Jul 8 2004 IRS notice sparks VoIP taxation fears
Agency seeks input on significant changes in telecom industry but says it never planned to target Net phone services.
Posted by Declan McCullagh
- Mon Apr 5 2004 VoIP's broadband bottleneck
Broadband Net-phoning services are facing an obstacle as they try to expand in the U.S.: The third-party broadband networks they rely on can't guarantee glitch-free calls.
Posted by Ben Charny
- Thu May 19 2005 Congress pushes 911 mandate on VoIP
New legislation that would require Internet phone services to handle emergency calls nudges the FCC along.
Posted by Declan McCullagh
- Mon Sep 26 2005 Feds to enforce VoIP cutoffs?
Tens of thousands of VoIP users could see their service disrupted, as FCC moves ahead with Net telephony requirements.
Posted by Anne Broache
- Tue Feb 3 2004 VoIP regulation: A plea for procedural modesty
As the FCC readies its decision, policy watcher Randolph J. May says the government shouldn't rely on outdated conceptions about how to proceed.
Posted by Randolph J. May
- Tue Jul 18 2006 VoIP: Quality is still a big concern
With Net telephony poised to hit the mainstream, experts say issues with service quality need to be worked out.
Posted by Marguerite Reardon
- Thu Oct 23 2003 Toshiba adds VoIP to handheld
The company launches two updated Pocket PC handhelds, including one business-oriented model that features built-in wireless networking with voice over Internet Protocol capabilities.
Posted by John G. Spooner
- Wed Oct 8 2003 Court's call: Hands off VoIP
Internet phone providers win the first round in a clash with state regulators, providing needed momentum for the upstart industry.
Posted by Ben Charny and Evan Hansen
- Thu Feb 12 2004 FCC: 'Pure' VoIP not a phone service
Regulators approve a petition from a provider of phone service carried over the Internet but leave some larger questions unresolved.
Posted by Declan McCullagh and Ben Charny
- Thu Dec 11 2003 VoIP still needs breathing room
Jeff Pulver says federal regulators are poised to play Scrooge this holiday season by slowing the spread of Internet phoning technology.
Posted by Jeff Pulver
