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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

Senate panel hears VoIP arguments

February 24, 2004 While agreeing on the need to go easy with federal regulations, U.S. senators on Tuesday split over whether states should be able to tax Internet phone calls. TAGS: VoIP, Internet phone, Ron Wyden, tax, senator, argument, Sen., VoIP company, phone network, regulation, IP, state, service provider, U.S., e-mail

New York classifies Vonage as phone company

May 20, 2004 Handing a setback to emerging Net phone services, the state's Public Service Commission rules that Vonage Holdings is a telephone company and thus subject to state regulation. TAGS: Vonage Holdings Corp., regulation, VoIP, New York, Internet phone, decision, VoIP service, IP, telephone company, state, tax, California

New taxes could slam Net phone users

August 23, 2005 If the feds get their way, anyone with a phone number would have to pay into a fund to subsidize rural telecom services. TAGS: fund, tax, VoIP company, VoIP, proposal, Internet phone, phone number, regulation, telecommunications, provider, telephone company, IM, Adobe PDF

Senate to debate Net phone regulations

June 15, 2004 Hearings on Wednesday could be first step in banning state regulations of the technology. TAGS: John Sununu, Internet phone, VoIP, telephone network, proposal, regulation, VoIP company, Vonage Holdings Corp., bill, tax

FCC urged to keep VoIP regulation-free

April 7, 2004 Advocacy groups ask FCC Chairman Michael Powell to protect Net phone companies from weighty regulations that blanket traditional phone services. TAGS: VoIP, Michael Powell, regulation, tax, letter, Republican, phone network, Internet phone, DSL, Internet access, chairman, IP, IM

Senate panel embraces state VoIP taxes

July 22, 2004 A bill was supposed to keep states away from Internet phone services. One amendment makes all the difference. TAGS: amendment, VoIP, John Sununu, Internet phone, bill, IP, tax, Sen., voice chat, state, regulation, VoIP service, VoIP company, legislation, Vonage Holdings Corp., broadband

Feds back wiretap rules for Internet

August 4, 2004 FCC Chairman Michael Powell says giving police access to broadband networks and VoIP calls is "essential." TAGS: E-Rate, broadband provider, CALEA, broadband, police, phone network, VoIP, fiber, VoIP company, Internet phone, regulation, Michael Powell, high-speed Internet access, digital television, broadband network, requirement

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