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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.
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telecommunications company
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carrier
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threat
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Skype
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call
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eBay Inc.
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start-up
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Verizon Communications
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broadband
Canada regulation-free for VoIP startups
May 12, 2005
New regulations clamp down on incumbents, leaving room for others to compete.
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TELUS Corp.
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VoIP
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Vonage Holdings Corp.
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Bell Canada
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IP
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Canada
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cable company
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phone line
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agency
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call
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start-up
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.
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Qwest Communications Inc.
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VoIP
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local phone company
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QoS
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IP
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telephone company
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Internet phone
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BellSouth Corp.
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cable company
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AT&T Corp.
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CEO
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U.S.
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.
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Comcast Corp.
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VoIP
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local phone company
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Internet phone
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Vonage Holdings Corp.
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AT&T Corp.
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cable company
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phone provider
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Philadelphia
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BellSouth Corp.
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IP
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telephone company
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voice
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broadband
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video
Net phone company dials without a license
March 7, 2005
Agency that dispenses telephone numbers grants some to an unlicensed VoIP provider, a sign that times are changing.
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VoIP
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Internet phone
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operator
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telephone number
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VoIP company
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telephone company
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IP
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BellSouth Corp.
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compensation
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agency
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AT&T Corp.
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cell phone
Skype creeps under phone giants' radar
February 1, 2005
You don't always need a billion dollars to be a global telephone empire. Rather, Skype's using software--now for Macs and Linux.
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Skype
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phone network
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VoIP
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radar
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telephone company
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dollar
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software company
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Linux
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IP
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broadband
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Apple Macintosh
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U.S.
Cisco to enable advanced wireless services
December 6, 2005
Cisco upgrades its products to offer IMS, enabling wireless carriers to offer services like dual-mode phones, mobile IM, group chat and gaming.
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IBM IMS
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Cisco Systems Inc.
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IP
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cell phone carrier
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protocol
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standards
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telephone company
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cell phone
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networking
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multimedia
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Wi-Fi
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router
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IM
Merger, shmerger, where's my ESPN phone?
January 31, 2005
As traditional phone operators jockey for dominance, new technology helps make up for lost competition.
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VoIP
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ESPN
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AT&T Corp.
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SBC Communications Inc.
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Vonage Holdings Corp.
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BellSouth Corp.
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cell phone
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broadband
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IP
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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.
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phone network
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telecommunications
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Internet phone
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Cablevision Systems Corp.
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VoIP service
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telephone company
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cell phone service provider
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local phone company
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voice
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cable company
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Vonage Holdings Corp.
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subscriber
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IP
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Time Warner Inc.
Cisco gives OS face-lift to older routers
April 18, 2005
To keep IP router rivals at bay, Cisco Systems is using new software to pump life back into an aging router product line.
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Cisco CRS-1
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Cisco Systems Inc.
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Cisco IOS
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service provider
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traffic
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router
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IP
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telephone company
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Internet service
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Internet Service Provider
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operating system
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.
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Internet phone
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Vonage Holdings Corp.
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VoIP
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Internet phone company
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telephone company
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court
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tax
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percentage
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rule
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portion
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IP
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decision
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).
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Internet phone
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Vonage Holdings Corp.
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VoIP
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VoIP service
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Judge
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fund
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tax
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attorney
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IP
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telephone company
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rule
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cell phone
Cisco's prime position in IP networking
June 22, 2006
Technology bets the company made several years ago may help it stay on top as the telecom equipment market consolidates.
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Cisco Systems Inc.
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IP networking
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telecommunications
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IP
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Nortel Networks Corp.
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Lucent Technologies Inc.
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telephone company
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Nokia Corp.
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investment
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service provider
Mergers are giving AT&T's networks a boost
June 6, 2006
Company plans to upgrade its long-distance network to handle traffic from mergers and deliver an array of new services.
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AT&T Corp.
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merger
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network upgrade
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business customer
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local phone company
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telephone company
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IP television
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telecommunications
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fiber
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traffic
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city
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IP
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TV
Merger wave could leave telecom gear makers at sea
February 8, 2005
With telecom companies vanishing, it might not be the best time to be selling routers.
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Mark Sue
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merger
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telecommunications
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Cisco Systems Inc.
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MCI Inc.
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SBC Communications Inc.
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Juniper Networks Inc.
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carrier
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Qwest Communications Inc.
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telephone company
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IP
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supplier
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AT&T Corp.
Appeal filed over Net phones' E911 rule
August 16, 2005
Federal requirement forcing Internet phone companies to provide 911 service to all their customers by November draws legal challenge.
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Nuvio Corp.
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VoicePulse
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VoIP company
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Internet phone
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VoIP
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E911
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Internet phone company
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regulation
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deadline
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subscriber
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telephone company
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rule
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requirement
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Adobe PDF
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agency
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IP
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.
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Internet phone
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SBC Communications Inc.
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Vonage Holdings Corp.
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VoIP
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telephone company
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AT&T Corp.
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IP
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.
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VoIP
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respondent
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local phone company
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awareness
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VoIP service
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Forrester Research Inc.
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savings
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Vonage Holdings Corp.
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telephone company
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phone line
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commentary
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Internet phone
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operator
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survey
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IP
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.
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Vonage Holdings Corp.
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Internet phone
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VoIP
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operator
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Mexico
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Singapore
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BellSouth Corp.
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Korea
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telephone company
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India
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AT&T Corp.
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IP
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Japan
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broadband
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U.S.
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.
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telecommunications
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Lucent Technologies Inc.
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regulation
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Alcatel
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Qualcomm Inc.
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service provider
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VoIP
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exec
,
telephone company
,
CEO
,
Washington
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cable company
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Motorola Inc.
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tax
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