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FAQ: FCC sets rules for VoIP 911
June 15, 2005
New FCC guidelines require Net phones to include a sticker warning that calls to 911 may not get through to a live operator.
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FAQ: Demystifying VoIP
August 11, 2005
As use of Net telephony increases, so does the number of questions about it. Here are answers to some of the common ones.
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EarthLink offers new VoIP service
January 30, 2006
Company serves up Internet telephony service designed to look and feel like traditional phone service.
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EarthLink invests $50 million in Covad
March 16, 2006
Covad will expand network to eight additional cities in support of EarthLink's line-powered voice service.
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Cable raises its voice
March 3, 2005
Cable operators large and small are muscling in on local phone providers.
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Feds' Net-wiretap order set to kick in
November 11, 2005
Starting Monday, all broadband and many VoIP providers will have 18 months to ready their networks for easier eavesdropping.
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Mexico telephone operator under VoIP fire
April 25, 2005
Telmex accused of unfair practices, including blocking Web sites that VoIP operators use to register new customers.
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VoIP providers band together
November 3, 2005
Net telephony companies are meeting up to promote the technology and spur adoption.
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Is cable in Verizon's crosshairs?
April 13, 2007
The cable industry may be Verizon's next target in defending its VoIP patents.
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SBC joins the VoIP party
November 16, 2004
The local phone giant going after "young and wireless" crowd in 2005 with Internet phone plan.
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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.
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AOL: You've got VoIP
February 24, 2005
Beleaguered giant turns to hot Internet phone market in latest effort to bolster flagging dial-up business.
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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.
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VoIP is no threat, says British telecom giant
November 29, 2004
Voice over IP is no longer a flea on BT's elephantine hide; the telco says it is now taking the technology seriously.
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SBC plans to get 'naked'
May 6, 2005
SBC says it will begin testing naked DSL this summer, allowing customers in select areas to buy DSL without also buying phone service.
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Telcos' evolving response to Net phone services
May 30, 2007
While Verizon fights Vonage in court, Deutsche Telekom makes a strategic investment in another Internet calling company.
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FCC: Local phone companies must connect Net calls
March 2, 2007
VoIP industry applauds ruling that says local providers can't refuse to carry calls on wholesaler-owned broadband lines.
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