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Internet phone ^[x] , Vonage Holdings Corp. ^[x] , IP ^[x]

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Net phone venture peaking?

May 9, 2005 A $200 million investment in Vonage may be the last of the big spends on Net phones. TAGS: Vonage Holdings Corp., BainCapital LLC, Internet phone, venture capital, VoIP, venture-capital company, venture, VoIP company, BellSouth Corp., brand name, IP, AT&T Corp., brand

Vonage cracks into market dominated by landlines

April 19, 2005 VoIP provider and Alarm.com co-market a home alarm system that doesn't depend on a traditional phone line. TAGS: Vonage Holdings Corp., VoIP, BellSouth Corp., VoIP company, phone line, Internet phone, IP, AT&T Corp.

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. TAGS: Vonage Holdings Corp., SBC Communications Inc., Internet phone company, Qwest Communications Inc., Internet phone, VoIP, VoIP company, BellSouth Corp., call, infrastructure, operator, IP, Verizon Communications, AT&T Corp., letter

Vonage to pay $58 million in Verizon patent case

March 9, 2007 Vonage takes another blow when a Virginia jury found the IP telephony provider infringed on three Verizon patents. TAGS: Vonage Holdings Corp., injunction, patent, jury, Research In Motion Ltd., Verizon Communications, NTP, IP telephony, damage, Internet phone, Virginia, VoIP, service provider, IP

Comcast pushes VoIP to prime time

January 10, 2005 The leading U.S. cable company introduces Digital Voice in three markets, with the rest of the nation to come within 18 months. TAGS: Comcast Corp., VoIP, local phone company, Internet phone, Vonage Holdings Corp., cable company, AT&T Corp., phone provider, BellSouth Corp., Philadelphia, telephone company, IP, voice, broadband, video

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, VoIP, broadband, Internet phone, call, IP

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, investment, carrier, Skype, call, threat, eBay Inc., Verizon Communications, start-up, broadband

Federal appeals court weighs Internet phone taxes

February 9, 2007 Vonage and an industry group argue that new rules imposed by the FCC discriminate against voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP). TAGS: Internet phone, Vonage Holdings Corp., VoIP, VoIP service, Judge, Internet phone company, fund, attorney, tax, IP, telephone company, rule, cell phone

States gang up on Vonage

April 11, 2005 First came Texas. Will New York and California be next to file lawsuits against the VoIP provider over its 911 service? TAGS: Vonage Holdings Corp., Internet phone company, Internet phone, Eliot Spitzer, lawsuit, Texas, VoIP, spokesman, IP telephony, VoIP company, attorney general, call, BellSouth Corp., state, telephony, AT&T Corp.

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. TAGS: Vonage Holdings Corp., broadband provider, VoIP, Internet phone, telecommunications company, Wi-Fi, fine, spokeswoman, telecommunications, traffic, call, broadband, IP, cell phone

Appeals court ruling upholds Net phone taxes

June 1, 2007 In split decision, judges OK extension of taxes to VoIP but agree with some arguments about the rules being unfair. TAGS: Internet phone, Vonage Holdings Corp., VoIP, Internet phone company, wireless carrier, VoIP company, telephone company, court, tax, rule, percentage, IP, portion, decision

Vonage, SBC in talks over 911 help

April 25, 2005 Despite initial discord between the two sides, negotiations are under way, a potential breakthrough for VoIP providers. TAGS: Vonage Holdings Corp., SBC Communications Inc., VoIP, Internet phone company, negotiation, emergency, Internet phone, Qwest Communications Inc., infrastructure, BellSouth Corp., IP, Verizon Communications, call, AT&T Corp., U.S.

SBC frees up line to Net 911

May 11, 2005 Finally falls in with other Baby Bells with promise to help VoIP callers get better access to emergency operators. TAGS: Internet phone, SBC Communications Inc., Vonage Holdings Corp., VoIP, telephone company, AT&T Corp., IP

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. TAGS: Internet phone, Internet phone company, VoIP, Intrado Inc., operator, BellSouth Corp., Vonage Holdings Corp., VoIP service, call, IP, AT&T Corp., U.S.

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. TAGS: VoIP, VoIP company, Internet phone, regulator, fee, local phone company, phone provider, Vonage Holdings Corp., IP, broadband, BellSouth Corp., call, AT&T Corp.

VoIP finds foreign friends and adversaries

May 16, 2005 Net phone operators find a patchwork of regulations--some friendly, many not--as they surge outside U.S. borders. TAGS: Vonage Holdings Corp., Internet phone, Mexico, VoIP, operator, Singapore, BellSouth Corp., Korea, telephone company, India, AT&T Corp., Japan, IP, broadband, U.S.

Senators mull new taxes to fund 911 Net upgrade

April 10, 2007 An IP-based system could be more resilient and accept emergency requests in formats way beyond voice. But who will pay? TAGS: Internet phone, networking equipment, Internet phone company, senator, phone provider, IP, camera phone, Vonage Holdings Corp., tax, fee, Sen., bill, VoIP, camera

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., call, Skype, AT&T Corp., IP, cell phone, U.S.

Commentary: Net calls? Not so fast

March 8, 2005 VoIP services have snagged early adopters, but consumers are looking for greater savings before they switch. TAGS: VoIP, local phone company, respondent, awareness, VoIP service, Forrester Research Inc., Vonage Holdings Corp., savings, commentary, telephone company, phone line, Internet phone, operator, survey, IP

Year in review: VoIP's voice gets stronger

January 5, 2005 year in review After nearly a decade in gestation, Net phone service became the telecom story of the year. TAGS: VoIP, phone network, telecommunications, Internet phone, VoIP service, telephone company, VoIP company, local phone company, Cablevision Systems Corp., cell phone service provider, subscriber, Vonage Holdings Corp., cable company, voice, IP, Time Warner Inc.