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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. TAGS: VoIP service, VoIP, VoIP company, operator, service provider, caller, rule, Internet phone, subscriber, call, broadband, adapter, U.S.

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. TAGS: VoIP service, VoIP, call, telephony, cable company, adapter, IP, broadband, cell phone, modem, IM, e-mail, PC

EarthLink offers new VoIP service

January 30, 2006 Company serves up Internet telephony service designed to look and feel like traditional phone service. TAGS: EarthLink Inc., Covad Communications Group Inc., VoIP service, DSL service, broadband, VoIP, DSL, IP, Wi-Fi, e-mail

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. TAGS: Covad Communications Group Inc., EarthLink Inc., voice service, VoIP service, VoIP, Philadelphia, DSL service, broadband service, broadband, DSL, Wi-Fi

Cable raises its voice

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

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. TAGS: CALEA, VoIP company, VoIP, cable broadband, VoIP service, homeland security, broadband provider, broadband Internet, order, broadband, compliance, agency, requirement, rule

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. TAGS: VoIP, Mexico, Skype, operator, VoIP service, broadband, Internet phone, BellSouth Corp., spokeswoman, government, call, IP, AT&T Corp., situation, e-mail

VoIP providers band together

November 3, 2005 Net telephony companies are meeting up to promote the technology and spur adoption. TAGS: VoIP, EarthLink Inc., VoIP service, Skype, adoption, NetZero, IP, IP telephony, VoIP company, voice, America Online Inc., broadband, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp.

SBC joins the VoIP party

November 16, 2004 The local phone giant going after "young and wireless" crowd in 2005 with Internet phone plan. TAGS: VoIP, SBC Communications Inc., local phone company, VoIP service, IP, Internet phone, BellSouth Corp., telephone company, cable company, broadband, AT&T Corp., cell phone, U.S.

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, IP telephony, VoIP service, VoIP company, telephony, IP

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. TAGS: VoIP, America Online Inc., Internet phone, Time Warner Inc., VoIP service, broadband, customer service, Internet access, U.S.

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

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. TAGS: British Telecommunications, VoIP, IP phone, telecommunications, IP, VoIP service, broadband, threat, Skype, London, Europe

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. TAGS: SBC Communications Inc., phone service, VoIP service, VoIP, Verizon Communications, DSL, merger, VoIP company, Qwest Communications Inc., BellSouth Corp., AT&T Corp., cable company, broadband, cell phone

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. TAGS: Deutsche Telekom AG, Internet phone, Vonage Holdings Corp., VoIP, telephone company, VoIP service, telecommunications company, carrier, investment, threat, call, eBay Inc., Skype, Verizon Communications, start-up, broadband

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. TAGS: wholesaler, VoIP, South Carolina, Nebraska, local phone company, Time Warner Inc., telephone company, regulator, telecommunications, voice service, Sprint Nextel, VoIP service, VoIP company, broadband, cable company, call
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