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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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Short-circuiting the VoIP revolution
September 11, 2006
Brix Networks CTO Kaynam Hedayat warns that VoIP quality is getting worse, not better.
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Canada regulation-free for VoIP startups
May 12, 2005
New regulations clamp down on incumbents, leaving room for others to compete.
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Net telephone fees have users fuming
January 26, 2005
Trying to soothe state regulators by highlighting regulatory fees, VoIP providers are instead infuriating some of their customers.
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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.
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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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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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FAQ: Why the FCC is targeting VoIP 911 calls
May 19, 2005
Emergency calls made over Net phone connections aren't always reliable. The Feds want a foolproof system.
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Going dual-mode in Barcelona
July 6, 2006
FirstHand Technologies CEO David Hattey gets a firsthand lesson about the ups and downs of using dual-mode cell phones.
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Vonage says it's E911 compliant
December 14, 2005
VoIP operator says all customer 911 calls will include caller's phone number and address, per FCC regulations.
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Senators back Net phone reprieve
November 2, 2005
Net phone customers without 911 access may not be faced with a forcible disconnection after all.
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Vonage may route 911 call to Congress, FCC
March 31, 2005
The Net phone provider considers asking for help solving problems with SBC over subscriber access to the emergency network.
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Vonage says its calls are still being blocked
March 21, 2005
Net phone provider claims cable and wireless Internet providers are causing problems for their customers. Port blocking seems alive and well.
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Bells ringing in Net phone 911
March 7, 2005
Meetings between nation's local phone elite and Net phone providers are spurring action to ease major VoIP concern.
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New Internet telephony players emerge
March 27, 2006
Lycos, Jajah get into Net telephony business, competing with big players like Skype, Yahoo, Microsoft and Google.
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FCC requires VoIP to clean up its 911 act
May 19, 2005
Net phone operators face a late September deadline to fix their 911 systems, the FCC rules.
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Skype protocol cracked?
July 14, 2006
Chinese engineers claim that they've reverse engineered it. Could this spell licensing trouble for eBay?
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