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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. TAGS: VoIP service, VoIP, call, telephony, cable company, IP, adapter, broadband, cell phone, modem, IM, e-mail, PC

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. TAGS: VoIP service, VoIP, VoIP company, operator, service provider, caller, rule, Internet phone, subscriber, call, broadband, adapter, U.S.

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. TAGS: 8X8, BellSouth Corp., VoIP, VoIP service, AT&T Corp., U.S., IP

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, order

VoIP providers band together

November 3, 2005 Net telephony companies are meeting up to promote the technology and spur adoption. TAGS: VoIP, EarthLink Inc., VoIP service, Skype, adoption, NetZero, IP, IP telephony, VoIP company, voice, broadband, America Online Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp.

EarthLink offers new VoIP service

January 30, 2006 Company serves up Internet telephony service designed to look and feel like traditional phone service. TAGS: EarthLink Inc., Covad Communications Group Inc., VoIP service, DSL service, broadband, VoIP, DSL, IP, Wi-Fi, e-mail

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

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, Philadelphia, broadband service, DSL service, broadband, DSL, Wi-Fi

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., telephony, phone line, broadband

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, telephony, IPO, IP telephony, CEO, broadband, 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. TAGS: VoIP, respondent, local phone company, VoIP service, awareness, Forrester Research Inc., savings, Vonage Holdings Corp., telephone company, commentary, phone line, operator, Internet phone, survey, IP

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, outage, VoIP, VoIP service, IP telephony, allocation, telephony, P2P, Microsoft Windows Update, Microsoft Windows

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

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, VoIP service, telephony, city, DSL

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? TAGS: Tesco, VoIP, Skype, telephony, VoIP service, telecommunications, IP telephony, pricing, U.K., eBay Inc.

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

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. TAGS: SBC Communications Inc., VoIP, phone service, VoIP service, Verizon Communications, DSL, merger, Qwest Communications Inc., VoIP company, BellSouth Corp., AT&T Corp., cable company, broadband, cell phone

Google window-shops for VoIP

March 9, 2005 At Net phone confab, search giant takes meetings with service providers, sources tell News.com. TAGS: VoIP, Internet phone, VoIP service, meeting, Web portal, portal, Yahoo! Inc., Google Inc., BellSouth Corp., America Online Inc., MSN, service provider, U.K., AT&T Corp., conference, IM

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. TAGS: VoIP, America Online Inc., Internet phone, Time Warner Inc., VoIP service, broadband, Internet access, customer service, U.S.
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