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FAQ: Demystifying VoIP
August 11, 2005
As use of Net telephony increases, so does the number of questions about it. Here are answers to some of the common ones.
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FAQ: FCC sets rules for VoIP 911
June 15, 2005
New FCC guidelines require Net phones to include a sticker warning that calls to 911 may not get through to a live operator.
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BellSouth, 8x8 launch VoIP service
December 10, 2005
Carrier is the latest big phone company to offer home services powered by voice over Internet Protocol.
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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.
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VoIP providers band together
November 3, 2005
Net telephony companies are meeting up to promote the technology and spur adoption.
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EarthLink offers new VoIP service
January 30, 2006
Company serves up Internet telephony service designed to look and feel like traditional phone service.
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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.
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Is cable in Verizon's crosshairs?
April 13, 2007
The cable industry may be Verizon's next target in defending its VoIP patents.
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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.
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Cable raises its voice
March 3, 2005
Cable operators large and small are muscling in on local phone providers.
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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.
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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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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.
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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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EarthLink expands VoIP service
September 11, 2006
Eight more cities will get access to Net phone service that requires no additional customer gear.
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British supermarket chain to ring up VoIP
January 19, 2006
Tesco wants to break into the Internet telephony market. But how do its prices match up with Skype's?
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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.
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SBC plans to get 'naked'
May 6, 2005
SBC says it will begin testing naked DSL this summer, allowing customers in select areas to buy DSL without also buying phone service.
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Google window-shops for VoIP
March 9, 2005
At Net phone confab, search giant takes meetings with service providers, sources tell News.com.
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AOL: You've got VoIP
February 24, 2005
Beleaguered giant turns to hot Internet phone market in latest effort to bolster flagging dial-up business.
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