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VoIP providers face headaches galore

July 25, 2006 Lawyers Frederick M. Joyce and Christine McLaughlin say VoIP service providers have very little time to get up to speed with new FCC regulations. TAGS: VoIP company, VoIP, VoIP service, telecommunications, obligation, service provider, regulation, order

EarthLink invests $50 million in Covad

March 16, 2006 Covad will expand network to eight additional cities in support of EarthLink's line-powered voice service. TAGS: Covad Communications Group Inc., EarthLink Inc., voice service, VoIP service, VoIP, broadband service, DSL service, Philadelphia, broadband, DSL, Wi-Fi

Verizon sues Vonage for VoIP patent infringement

June 19, 2006 Verizon says the newly public Vonage has infringed on seven of its Internet telephony-related patents. TAGS: Vonage Holdings Corp., VoIP, Verizon Communications, lawsuit, patent, VoIP service, IP telephony, telephone company

Skype's 'unprecedented' outage

August 20, 2007 The VoIP company offers a mea culpa for its disrupted service last week, which it says stemmed from a routine Windows update. TAGS: Skype, VoIP, outage, IP telephony, VoIP service, telephony, P2P, Microsoft Windows Update, Microsoft Windows

EarthLink expands VoIP service

September 11, 2006 Eight more cities will get access to Net phone service that requires no additional customer gear. TAGS: EarthLink Inc., phone service, VoIP service, VoIP, telephony, city, DSL

Vonage files for IPO

February 8, 2006 One of the leaders in Internet Protocol telephony, Vonage will try to raise $250 million by going public. TAGS: Vonage Holdings Corp., VoIP, VoIP service, IP telephony, telephony, IPO, CEO, broadband, IP

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). TAGS: Internet phone, Internet phone company, Vonage Holdings Corp., VoIP, VoIP service, Judge, fund, attorney, IP, telephone company, tax, rule, cell phone

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, Internet phone company, VoIP, VoIP service, attorney, co-founder, telephony

VoIP wants to cut the computer cord

September 26, 2005 So-called softphone technology could let everything from an iPod to a PDA act like a telephone. TAGS: softphone, VoIP, VoIP service, Skype, telephone call, Time Warner Inc., microphone, CEO, Google Inc., mobile device, Yahoo! Inc., PDA, IP, digital camera, Apple iPod, USB

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

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 company, Internet phone, Verizon Communications, VoIP service, phone provider, VoIP, attorney, Judge

FCC: Local phone companies must connect Net calls

March 2, 2007 VoIP industry applauds ruling that says local providers can't refuse to carry calls on wholesaler-owned broadband lines. TAGS: wholesaler, VoIP, local phone company, Time Warner Inc., South Carolina, regulator, Nebraska, telephone company, telecommunications, voice service, Sprint Nextel, VoIP company, VoIP service, broadband, cable company, call

Mexico telephone operator under VoIP fire

April 25, 2005 Telmex accused of unfair practices, including blocking Web sites that VoIP operators use to register new customers. TAGS: VoIP, Mexico, Skype, operator, VoIP service, BellSouth Corp., broadband, Internet phone, spokeswoman, government, call, AT&T Corp., IP, situation, e-mail
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