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Can small business count on VoIP?

August 23, 2007 Last week's Skype outage left many small businesses in the lurch and emphasized the importance of having a backup for when IP services fail. TAGS: Skype, small business, VoIP, Avaya Inc., IP, WAN, eBay Inc., call, backup, Cisco Systems Inc., cell phone

This VoIP call brought to you by beer

November 5, 2003 Thanks to cheaper Internet phone dialing, Labatt Brewery was able to offer a free long-distance phone service to thousands of residents of Ontario, Canada. TAGS: VoIP, Ontario, Internet phone, IP, Canada, call, retailer

MCI to overhaul network for international calls

August 18, 2004 Company plans to use IP-based gear in network upgrade starting mid-2005, as it seeks to revive its prospects. TAGS: MCI Inc., Ericsson Inc., network upgrade, IP, call, U.S.

Level 3 wants access charge exemption

January 6, 2004 The Internet telephone service provider asks for relief from rules that determine how much telephone companies charge each other, according to a recent FCC filing. TAGS: Level 3 Communications Inc., telephone service provider, VoIP, relief, Internet telephone service provider, telephone company, IP, Internet phone, telephone service, service provider, rule, call

VoIP provider Vonage suffers outage

August 2, 2004 Some customers can't place calls for about an hour, underscoring risk of switching from a landline phone network. TAGS: Global Crossing Ltd., Vonage Holdings Corp., outage, phone network, landline phone, VoIP, VoIP company, call, IP, representative

Cops missing out on IP benefits

March 29, 2004 Emergency-call operators could have life-saving information at their fingertips, but tight state budgets and technological inertia will delay needed upgrades. TAGS: VoIP, IP, broadband, call, agency, cell phone

FCC urged to make call on VoIP rule

January 29, 2004 Congressman Tauzin wants the FCC to hurry up and decide whether long-distance calls via the Internet are subject to local-access charges. TAGS: IP network, AT&T Corp., BellSouth Corp., congressman, VoIP, IP, call, telephone company

Internet telephony: Talk is cheap

September 13, 2003 Voice over IP is a technology for making phones calls using the Internet Protocol, the world's most popular method for sending data from one computer to another. TAGS: VoIP, QoS, IP telephony, telephony, IP, call, microphone, broadband, PC

TI helps Net telephony providers manage devices

January 16, 2006 Texas Instruments software aims to help VoIP operators troubleshoot problems and automatically adjust their networks. TAGS: Texas Instruments Inc., VoIP, technician, telephony, IP, call-center, VoIP company, operator, IP telephony, call

Tech giants abuzz over VoIP for cell phones

March 22, 2004 Sun Microsystems and others say Internet phone calling is the cell phone industry's next big thing, helping solve old problems and create new services. TAGS: VoIP, IP, wireless application, Cisco Systems Inc., VoIP phone, cell phone service provider, Internet phone, mobility, cell phone, Sun Microsystems Inc., Scott McNealy, carrier, call, service provider, Java, CEO

Vonage says broadband provider blocks its calls

February 15, 2005 A major broadband operator isn't letting Vonage calls through, and the VoIP provider wants an FCC investigation. TAGS: Vonage Holdings Corp., broadband provider, broadband, VoIP, call, Internet phone, IP

AOL, MCI expand service for deaf dialers

December 13, 2004 A phone number plus instant messaging lets hard-of-hearing users make text-to-voice calls anywhere, on any enabled device. TAGS: MCI Inc., AOL Instant Messenger, America Online Inc., dialer, operator, IM, IP, call, Time Warner Inc.

Vonage VoIP hits RadioShack stores

May 13, 2004 The consumer electronics retailer is selling Net telephony packages in nearly 4,000 of its stores. TAGS: RadioShack Corp., Vonage Holdings Corp., VoIP, store, DSL, IP, call, retailer

The real fight begins for AT&T, Baby Bells

April 23, 2004 Telecommunications players are divided over the meaning of an FCC ruling that says AT&T must pay local landline fees for long-distance calls routed, in part, over the Internet. TAGS: David Dorman, AT&T Corp., local phone company, BellSouth Corp., telephone company, IP, Verizon Communications, call, VoIP, fight, service provider, cell phone

Short-circuiting the VoIP revolution

September 11, 2006 Brix Networks CTO Kaynam Hedayat warns that VoIP quality is getting worse, not better. TAGS: voice quality, VoIP, revolution, provider, bandwidth, VoIP company, IP, Internet Service Provider, call

Level 3 maps overseas plans

January 12, 2004 Level 3 Communications executives say the Net phone service provider is taking major steps to expand into Europe and Asia. TAGS: Level 3 Communications Inc., VoIP, Internet phone, termination, carrier, MCI Inc., provider, IP, Asia, service provider, call, AT&T Corp., Europe, U.S.

VoIP gets level pegging in Panama

January 20, 2004 Panamanian lawmakers OK a tax that treats traditional and Internet phone calls the same way, a "technology agnostic" regulation that has had a mixed welcome from VoIP providers. TAGS: Panama, VoIP, VoIP company, tax, phone provider, regulation, call, Internet phone, broadband, IP

AT&T to offer Internet calling

December 11, 2003 The long-distance provider announces a new voice over Internet Protocol service it says will be available to consumers early next year. TAGS: VoIP, AT&T Corp., David Dorman, telephone system, IP, VoIP service, telecommunications company, broadband, Time Warner Inc., call, telecommunications

Pharming and other security woes hector VoIP

June 6, 2005 With hackers now focusing on Net phone calls, security needs to be tightened, say executives gathered in Chicago for Supercomm 2005. TAGS: pharming, SuperComm, VoIP, VoIP security, IP, VoIP company, VoIP service, Chicago, telephony, security, IP telephony, hacker, Gartner Inc., call, Apple Computer, attack

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, Vonage Holdings Corp., Internet phone, VoIP, eBay Inc., telephone company, VoIP service, carrier, investment, Skype, telecommunications company, call, threat, start-up, Verizon Communications, IP
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