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VoIP backlash in Germany?

July 13, 2005 Vodafone Germany plans to disable Net phone calls from the likes of Skype and other VoIP operators in 2007. TAGS: Vodafone Group Plc., operator, VoIP, Internet phone, landline phone, Skype, telephony, spokesman, Germany, IP, cell phone

U.K. operator 3 working on low-cost 'Skype' phone

October 4, 2007 Carrier teams up with as-yet-unnamed company, thought to be Skype, on dual-mode handheld that will make free Net calls. TAGS: Skype, operator, VoIP, U.K., mobile device, eBay Inc., cell phone

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. TAGS: Internet phone, VoIP, operator, emergency response, deadline, BellSouth Corp., Vonage Holdings Corp., Skype, call, AT&T Corp., IP, cell phone, U.S.

Cell phone makers to adopt Internet calling

March 15, 2005 The cellular industry is making room for VoIP, the less-expensive Internet-based call technology. TAGS: VoIP, Qualcomm Inc., Nortel Networks Corp., Irwin Jacobs, EVDO, cell phone, broadband network, Verizon Wireless, wireless broadband, cell phone company, operator, Texas Instruments Inc., handset, Wi-Fi, Motorola Inc., wireless network

Net phone company dials without a license

March 7, 2005 Agency that dispenses telephone numbers grants some to an unlicensed VoIP provider, a sign that times are changing. TAGS: VoIP, Internet phone, operator, telephone number, IP, VoIP company, telephone company, BellSouth Corp., compensation, agency, AT&T Corp., cell phone

Merger, shmerger, where's my ESPN phone?

January 31, 2005 As traditional phone operators jockey for dominance, new technology helps make up for lost competition. TAGS: telephone company, operator, VoIP, ESPN, AT&T Corp., merger, SBC Communications Inc., BellSouth Corp., Vonage Holdings Corp., cell phone, broadband, IP, U.S.

Vonage seeks a million users by '06

March 7, 2005 Vonage wants to outfox cable in 2005 with a million subscribers by year's end. Where's AT&T? TAGS: Vonage Holdings Corp., VoIP, AT&T CallVantage, AT&T Corp., subscriber, phone network, Time Warner Inc., cable company, operator, Internet phone, spokesman, call, conference, tax, cell phone

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News Stories

VoIP backlash in Germany?

U.K. operator 3 working on low-cost 'Skype' phone

FCC requires VoIP to clean up its 911 act

Cell phone makers to adopt Internet calling

Net phone company dials without a license

Merger, shmerger, where's my ESPN phone?

Vonage seeks a million users by '06

VoIP [x] , operator [x] , cell phone [x]

News Stories

VoIP backlash in Germany?

U.K. operator 3 working on low-cost 'Skype' phone

FCC requires VoIP to clean up its 911 act

Cell phone makers to adopt Internet calling

Net phone company dials without a license

Merger, shmerger, where's my ESPN phone?

Vonage seeks a million users by '06

VoIP ^[x] , operator ^[x] , cell phone ^[x]