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Verizon offers lower-cost Net phone service

April 6, 2005 For $19.95 per month, the plan offers 500 minutes of outbound local and domestic long-distance calls. TAGS: subscriber, Verizon Communications, Internet phone, VoIP, call, AT&T Corp.

Net calling on the cheap

April 7, 2005 AOL gets in on Internet phone craze with $13.99 service. Also: Verizon's low-cost plan. TAGS: Internet phone, America Online Inc., Verizon Communications

Vonage, Verizon spar in court over patents

February 28, 2007 Net phone company says it didn't copy Verizon's patents, but the telecommunications giant says harm has been done and its VoIP rival must pay. TAGS: Vonage Holdings Corp., Verizon Communications, patent, Internet phone company, Internet phone, VoIP, VoIP service, attorney, telephony, co-founder

Vonage clarifies purpose of deal with VoIP Inc.

April 5, 2007 Net phone service says contract with network wholesaler not a work-around to help Vonage avoid using Verizon's patented tech. TAGS: VoIP Inc., Vonage Holdings Corp., injunction, Verizon Communications, patent, termination, Internet phone, VoIP

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, Internet phone, damage, Virginia, VoIP, service provider, IP

After setback, Vonage wins temporary relief

April 6, 2007 Appeals court blocks a judge's order that would have stopped the Net phone company from taking on new customers. TAGS: Vonage Holdings Corp., injunction, Internet phone, Verizon Communications, Internet phone company, phone provider, VoIP service, VoIP, attorney, Judge

Net phone providers describe E911 obstacles

March 7, 2006 VoIP providers say they're offering enhanced 911 as quickly as possible--but it's no small task. TAGS: E911, Internet phone company, Internet phone, Intrado Inc., VoIP company, VoIP, subscriber, Verizon Communications, IP, database

Verizon urges denial of new Vonage patent trial

May 2, 2007 Company says Net phone rival didn't make a persuasive argument that a landmark Supreme Court decision would change earlier loss. TAGS: Vonage Holdings Corp., Verizon Communications, patent, motion, appeal, Internet phone, court, trial, attorney, VoIP

Skype broadens its Net phone horizons

July 23, 2004 The start-up hopes to expand beyond its free software offering but with a pricing model that differs from that of carriers like Verizon. TAGS: Skype, SkypeOut, Internet phone, VoIP, Verizon Communications, Sprint Nextel, call, pricing

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

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

Biggest Bell to hand 911 access to VoIP operators

April 26, 2005 In another sign of detente, Verizon plans to open its 911 emergency calling infrastructure to providers of Net-based phoning. TAGS: emergency, Vonage Holdings Corp., VoIP, Internet phone, BellSouth Corp., VoIP company, operator, Verizon Communications, Qwest Communications Inc., infrastructure, call, New York City, AT&T Corp.

Vonage can keep signing up new customers

April 24, 2007 Federal court grants Internet phone company a second reprieve while patent lawsuit brought by Verizon proceeds. TAGS: Vonage Holdings Corp., reprieve, Internet phone company, appeal, verdict, patent, Internet phone, Verizon Communications, stay, telephone company, decision, VoIP