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Skype's VoIP ambitions

December 2, 2003 Skype co-founder Niklas Zennström explains why telephony is bound to wind up as just another application on the Internet. TAGS: telephony, Skype, VoIP, Kazaa, P2P, broadband, IP, Europe, database

Consumers ready to ditch landlines

October 25, 2005 New research indicates a sharp increase in consumers using mobile phones and Internet telephony. TAGS: telephony, IP telephony, market research company, VoIP, broadband, mobile phone

Bundled VoIP overtaking Skype?

February 1, 2006 Yes, a report says. Companies offering Net telephony as part of a broadband package now account for more call minutes. TAGS: Sandvine, VoIP, Skype, broadband, VoIP company, IP telephony, broadband service, Vonage Holdings Corp., telephony, Europe, Comcast Corp., service provider, minute

Vonage reserves IPO shares for customers

May 8, 2006 Company, which turns broadband connections into phone service, plans to set aside common stock shares for customers. TAGS: Vonage Holdings Corp., IPO, common stock, telephony, IP telephony, AT&T Corp., broadband

Verizon plays hardball on pricing

November 9, 2005 Telecommunications giant slashes pricing on its traditional phone packages to compete with cable companies. TAGS: Cablevision Systems Corp., Verizon Communications, telephony, cable company, telecommunications company, pricing, broadband, Internet access

DirecTV tests IP telephony

August 30, 2006 As part of joint venture, company to test a Net-based phone service for residents of apartments and condominiums. TAGS: DirecTV, satellite television company, satellite television, telephony, venture, voice service, bundle, IP telephony, Internet phone, satellite, broadband, cable company, VoIP, IP, Verizon Communications, TV

Cable raises its voice

March 3, 2005 Cable operators large and small are muscling in on local phone providers. TAGS: cable company, VoIP, phone provider, local phone company, Qwest Communications Inc., VoIP service, Time Warner Inc., BellSouth Corp., telephony, phone line, broadband

Study: Net telephony quality worsening

July 25, 2006 If you're disappointed with the quality of Internet calling, you're not alone. A new study shows it's getting worse. TAGS: Brix Networks, IP telephony, VoIP, voice service, telephony, broadband network, traffic, service provider, IP, voice, Internet access, broadband, video

Deep discounts on IP telephony

December 5, 2005 How low can pricing on IP telephony go? SunRocket offers a service for less than $10. TAGS: E911, IP telephony, Vonage Holdings Corp., VoIP, telephony, Puerto Rico, EarthLink Inc., phone number, Skype, IP, pricing, U.S., Canada, broadband

Vonage, WiMax provider team up

August 2, 2005 VoIP operator Vonage partners with Internet service provider TowerStream to use WiMax high-speed wireless. TAGS: Towerstream, Vonage Holdings Corp., IP telephony, VoIP, broadband provider, broadband, High-speed Internet, provider, telephony, Internet service

Vonage to take VoIP on the road

January 4, 2005 New phone will let consumers make VoIP calls from any Wi-Fi hot spot using a Vonage account. Photos: Vtech makes VoIP easier TAGS: UTStarcom Inc., Vonage Holdings Corp., VoIP, VTech, IP telephony, handset, broadband service, telephony, broadband, Wi-Fi, service provider, adapter

New taxes could run rural broadband

November 17, 2005 The Universal Service Fund could use taxes on VoIP and broadband to fund rural high-speed Net access. TAGS: Rick Boucher, VoIP, draft, fund, broadband, legislation, broadband service, VoIP company, VoIP service, IP telephony, telephony, IP

EarthLink's 2 percent solution

April 29, 2005 Internet service provider touts plans for new telephony services and hybrid cell phones as it digs in for a long phone fight. TAGS: EarthLink Inc., Vonage Holdings Corp., VoIP, telephony, telephone service, phone line, service provider, cell phone, Internet Service Provider, Internet service, broadband, Wi-Fi, U.S., brand

Broadband bundles to drive wireless spectrum sale

August 9, 2006 Cable and satellite companies will be among the bidders at a major FCC auction, as they look to add wireless to their package of services. TAGS: spectrum, satellite company, cable company, Time Warner Inc., satellite, wireless service, satellite television, telephony, license, T-Mobile, Comcast Corp., broadband, sale, AT&T Corp., Verizon Communications, TV

Year in review: Blurred lines in broadband

January 1, 2007 AT&T kept up its merger efforts as phone companies and cable operators kept to their collision course. TAGS: Vonage Holdings Corp., merger, AT&T Corp., broadband, cable company, EarthLink Inc., telephony, telephone company, Wi-Fi, TV, Verizon Communications, IP, U.S.

Can you hear VoIP now? Small firms get the call

March 9, 2005 VoIP sellers target smaller game. Also: Google takes "aggressive" look at Net phone options, and AOL unveils plans. TAGS: VoIP, Internet phone, IP telephony, phone provider, telephony, VoIP company, America Online Inc., Skype, Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc., broadband

Vodafone tests WiMax waters on Malta

June 25, 2007 Deployment on Mediterranean island nation includes promise of bundled broadband, telephony and mobile services. TAGS: Airspan Networks Inc., Vodafone Group Plc., deployment, telephony, U.K., radio, broadband

Vonage files for IPO

February 8, 2006 One of the leaders in Internet Protocol telephony, Vonage will try to raise $250 million by going public. TAGS: Vonage Holdings Corp., VoIP, VoIP service, telephony, IPO, IP telephony, CEO, broadband, IP

Skype, Boingo team on mobile services

July 12, 2005 Hot spot provider Boingo Wireless slashes prices for users of Skype's Internet telephony. TAGS: Boingo Networks, Skype, hot spot, VoIP, IP telephony, telephony, operator, Wi-Fi, broadband
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