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Police Blotter: Verizon forced to turn over text messages

December 5, 2007 Justice Department gets judge's approval to obtain archived SMS text messages from wireless carrier without first obtaining a warrant. TAGS: Police Blotter, text message, warrant, prosecutor, SMS, Verizon Communications, phone provider, Verizon Wireless, request, telecommunications, e-mail

FCC approves new Internet phone taxes

June 21, 2006 Cell phone bills, even broadband services, could also see hikes in quest to overcome subsidy shortfalls for phone service in rural and high-cost areas. TAGS: Internet phone, bill, VoIP, phone provider, cell phone service provider, VoIP company, fee, telephone company, telecommunications, cell phone, tax

Skype's 1,800-strong club

May 23, 2005 The Internet phone provider has 1,800 affiliates hoping to earn cash by selling Skype premium services. TAGS: Skype, SkypeOut, Internet phone company, voicemail, phone provider, Internet phone

SpongeBob SquarePants goes mobile

April 11, 2007 Nickelodeon partners with a child cell phone provider on mobile content for kids. TAGS: Nickelodeon, cell phone service provider, phone provider, cell phone

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, customer service, Internet phone company, caller, VoIP company, VoIP, BellSouth Corp., call, billing, AT&T Corp., IP, U.S., e-mail

Skype gets the message

February 3, 2005 Phone provider Skype is getting set to offer voice mail, but can it to catch up to competitors? TAGS: Skype, Internet phone, Internet phone company, voicemail, phone provider, telephone company, message

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. TAGS: Comcast Corp., VoIP, local phone company, Vonage Holdings Corp., Internet phone, cable company, phone provider, AT&T Corp., Philadelphia, telephone company, BellSouth Corp., IP, voice, broadband, video

Will IM ever kick off its shackles?

February 8, 2008 It's long been time for the instant-messaging walls to come down, says CNET News.com's Charles Cooper. But that's not likely anytime soon. TAGS: Trillian, phone provider, IM, America Online Inc., Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Net telephone fees have users fuming

January 26, 2005 Trying to soothe state regulators by highlighting regulatory fees, VoIP providers are instead infuriating some of their customers. TAGS: VoIP, VoIP company, regulator, Internet phone, fee, local phone company, phone provider, broadband, IP, BellSouth Corp., Vonage Holdings Corp., call, AT&T Corp.

Cable raises its voice

March 3, 2005 Cable operators large and small are muscling in on local phone providers. TAGS: cable company, VoIP, phone provider, local phone company, VoIP service, Qwest Communications Inc., Time Warner Inc., BellSouth Corp., phone line, telephony, broadband

FCC establishes Net telephony E911 task force

July 25, 2005 Task force will educate consumers and enforce compliance of 911 service rules for VoIP providers. TAGS: E911, VoIP, cellular company, IP telephony, landline phone, phone provider, operator, VoIP company, rule, provider, compliance, call

Can you hear VoIP now? Small firms get the call

March 9, 2005 VoIP sellers target smaller game. Also: Google takes "aggressive" look at Net phone options, and AOL unveils plans. TAGS: VoIP, Internet phone, IP telephony, phone provider, telephony, VoIP company, America Online Inc., Skype, Google Inc., broadband, Yahoo! Inc.

Week in review: Go go Google

November 2, 2007 The search giant is outgrowing expectations, while Apple releases its Leopard into the wild. Also: Finding some privacy on the Net. TAGS: OpenSocial, cell phone service provider, Google Inc., Week in review, phone provider, handset, reader, Facebook, developer, platform, Apple Computer, T-Mobile, Apple iPhone, cell phone, operating system

Vonage continues legal fight to sign up new customers

April 23, 2007 Internet phone provider is asking for permanent stay to an injunction while it fights an appeal in the patent case it lost against Verizon. TAGS: Vonage Holdings Corp., stay, injunction, patent, Verizon Communications, appeal, Internet phone company, court, phone provider, IP

Senators mull new taxes to fund 911 Net upgrade

April 10, 2007 An IP-based system could be more resilient and accept emergency requests in formats way beyond voice. But who will pay? TAGS: Internet phone, senator, Internet phone company, networking equipment, phone provider, IP, fee, tax, camera phone, Vonage Holdings Corp., Sen., bill, VoIP, camera

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, VoIP service, phone provider, VoIP, attorney, Judge

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: long distance provider, SBC Communications Inc., breakup, merger, AT&T Corp., telecommunications, phone provider, cable television, telephony, IP, antitrust, broadband, New York, call, Sprint Nextel, VoIP

Regional carriers expand horizons

February 15, 2005 SBC, Verizon morph into national players that will face off in direct competition. TAGS: SBC Communications Inc., MCI Inc., regional Bell operating company, merger, Verizon Communications, BellSouth Corp., AT&T Corp., phone provider, Qwest Communications Inc., equity, carrier, telecommunications

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