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VoIP cozies up to cell phones

June 23, 2005 Net telephony shook up traditional phone service, now it's on to cell phone variants of VoIP for companies such as start-up Mint Telecom. TAGS: VoIP, cell phone, Skype, IP telephony, IP, Vonage Holdings Corp., BellSouth Corp., telecommunications, AT&T Corp., broadband, e-mail

Katrina spurs federal action on VoIP

September 22, 2005 Senators say the aftermath of the deadly hurricane shows that Net phones are important and changes to the law are needed. TAGS: John Sununu, Internet phone, VoIP, senator, deadline, Sen., storm, Louisiana, communication, bill, Republican, telecommunications, radio, IP

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, traffic, telecommunications, spokeswoman, fine, call, broadband, cell phone, IP

Search giants hear voices

March 7, 2005 Net telephony catches ears at Yahoo and Google. Also: Is Skype on anyone's shopping list? TAGS: VoIP, Skype, voice service, portal, VoIP company, Yahoo! Inc., Web portal, IP telephony, MSN, Time Warner Inc., telephony, voice, telecommunications, America Online Inc., Google Inc., U.K.

Telecom execs go to Washington

February 10, 2005 Gear makers throw their two cents into the debate over regulating Internet-based communications such as VoIP. TAGS: telecommunications, Lucent Technologies Inc., regulation, Alcatel, Qualcomm Inc., service provider, VoIP, exec, telephone company, CEO, Washington, cable company, tax, Motorola Inc., IP

SBC, AT&T say Bell breakup doesn't work

February 22, 2005 Twenty years after Ma Bell fell, consumers need nationwide providers again, merging companies tell government regulators. TAGS: SBC Communications Inc., long distance provider, breakup, merger, AT&T Corp., telecommunications, phone provider, telephony, antitrust, cable television, IP, broadband, New York, call, Sprint Nextel, VoIP

Yahoo makes its telecom play

December 8, 2005 Yahoo to offer two new fee-based voice over IP services so customers can make PC-to-phone calls. TAGS: PC-to-phone, VoIP, VoIP service, Yahoo! Inc., Italy, Time Warner Inc., Yahoo IM, telecommunications, Germany, mobile phone, IP, U.S., Google Inc., PC, video

Congress proposes tax on all Net, data connections

January 28, 2005 Extending tax originally created to pay for the Spanish American War is an "option" this year, committee says. TAGS: tax, data connection, committee, VoIP, telephone call, Skype, communication, telecommunications, DSL, broadband, cell phone, president, IP

Mixed legacy for FCC's Powell

January 21, 2005 Michael Powell's tenure left the Net and VoIP free of weighty regulation. But it was also marked by flaps over indecency and media ownership. TAGS: VoIP, Michael Powell, Howard Stern, chairman, legacy, telecommunications, IP, Republican, agency, rule, radio, broadband

It's up to Silicon Valley to choose

February 9, 2006 Inviting the government into technology negotiations would open a Pandora's Box, warns the Pacific Research Institute's Sonia Arrison. TAGS: telecommunications, Silicon Valley, broadband provider, broadband, VoIP, IP

Videophones get cheaper

April 14, 2005 Net phone operator 8x8 slashes prices to below $100, as it tries to jump-start the disappointing U.S. market for space-age telecommunications. TAGS: videophone, 8X8, Packet8, Avaya Inc., operator, Internet phone, IP, telecommunications, VoIP, voice, video

The U.N. thinks about tomorrow's cyberspace

March 29, 2005 The United Nations' Houlin Zhao says the organization should be given more influence over the Internet. TAGS: governance, telecommunications, U.N., definition, VoIP, IP, security

Bush chooses Martin as next FCC chairman

March 16, 2005 Republican commissioner is expected to wield influence during period of radical change in the telecom and Net business. TAGS: chairman, FCC Commissioner, VoIP, telecommunications, broadband, Republican, IP, president

Senators back new broadband taxes

February 28, 2006 Politicians from rural states want to extend controversial tax to subsidize broadband access in far-flung areas. TAGS: fund, senator, broadband, telecommunications, telephone service, VoIP, voice service, bill, tax, broadband service, communication, Republican, chairman, IP

Handicapping the race for FCC chairmanship

February 15, 2005 CNET News.com's Declan McCullagh explains why an Intel lobbyist could surpass the other candidates. TAGS: telecommunications, lobbyist, candidate, chairman, VoIP, president, Intel, IP, Wi-Fi, process

FCC chief backs Net phone taxes

December 14, 2005 Chairman Kevin Martin says a top 2006 priority is expanding controversial tax so anyone with a phone number pays it. TAGS: Internet phone, fund, tax, VoIP, telephone number, telecommunications, chairman, service provider, IP

Phone companies hear call of the TV

June 7, 2005 Supercomm 2005 offers a look at an array of new products intended to help spruce up planned TV services. TAGS: IP television, SuperComm, VoIP, SBC Communications Inc., BellSouth Corp., carrier, telephone company, telecommunications, TV, DSL, Verizon Communications, IP, Microsoft Corp., video
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