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Net phones on the line--and on the hook

 May 5, 2005 Cable providers are signing up more subscribers for phone offerings, including digital deals. Also: FCC eyes mandatory 911 services. TAGS: Internet phone, cable company, VoIP, U.S., HP

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

Raising alarms about 911 over Net phones

 April 8, 2005 Regulators in the U.S. and Canada are entering the battle over emergency calls via Internet phones. TAGS: Internet phone, Internet phone company, VoIP company, VoIP, IP telephony, Canada, telephony, BellSouth Corp., Vonage Holdings Corp., cable company, America Online Inc., AT&T Corp., U.S.

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, Vonage Holdings Corp., BellSouth Corp., VoIP service, call, IP, AT&T Corp., U.S.

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

AOL: You've got VoIP

 February 24, 2005 Beleaguered giant turns to hot Internet phone market in latest effort to bolster flagging dial-up business. TAGS: VoIP, America Online Inc., Internet phone, Time Warner Inc., VoIP service, broadband, customer service, Internet access, U.S.

SBC readies Net phone service

 January 12, 2005 Last Bell provider to add Internet telephony signs deal with VoIP provider Deltathree. TAGS: Deltathree, SBC Communications Inc., Internet phone, VoIP, BellSouth Corp., Qwest Communications Inc., subscriber, IP, AT&T Corp., Verizon Communications, U.S.

VoIP: Quality is still a big concern

 July 18, 2006 With Net telephony poised to hit the mainstream, experts say issues with service quality need to be worked out. TAGS: VoIP, packet, Time Warner Inc., QoS, IP telephony, Vonage Holdings Corp., Internet phone, EarthLink Inc., telephony, voice, Skype, cable company, U.S., e-mail, video, PC

Qwest to Net-phone home a little late

 February 15, 2005 It's still in the lab, so the already delayed VoIP service debut is weeks away, CEO confirms. TAGS: Qwest Communications Inc., VoIP, operator, local phone company, telephone company, QoS, IP, Internet phone, BellSouth Corp., cable company, AT&T Corp., CEO, U.S.

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: Internet phone, Vonage Holdings Corp., Mexico, VoIP, operator, Singapore, BellSouth Corp., Korea, telephone company, India, Japan, IP, AT&T Corp., broadband, U.S.

Skype callers: 'Customer service, please?'

 February 16, 2005 VoIP provider jockeys to handle complaints about its one revenue-generating service. TAGS: Skype, SkypeOut, phone provider, Internet phone company, customer service, Internet phone, caller, VoIP company, VoIP, BellSouth Corp., call, billing, AT&T Corp., IP, U.S., e-mail

FAQ: FCC sets rules for VoIP 911

 June 15, 2005 New FCC guidelines require Net phones to include a sticker warning that calls to 911 may not get through to a live operator. TAGS: VoIP, VoIP service, VoIP company, operator, service provider, rule, caller, Internet phone, subscriber, call, broadband, adapter, U.S.

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, AT&T Corp., call, Verizon Communications, U.S.

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 company, cell phone service provider, VoIP service, Cablevision Systems Corp., local phone company, telephone company, voice, Vonage Holdings Corp., subscriber, cable company, IP, Time Warner Inc.
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