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This VoIP call brought to you by beer

November 5, 2003 Thanks to cheaper Internet phone dialing, Labatt Brewery was able to offer a free long-distance phone service to thousands of residents of Ontario, Canada. TAGS: VoIP, Ontario, Internet phone, IP, call, Canada, retailer

Level 3 wants access charge exemption

January 6, 2004 The Internet telephone service provider asks for relief from rules that determine how much telephone companies charge each other, according to a recent FCC filing. TAGS: Level 3 Communications Inc., telephone service provider, relief, VoIP, Internet telephone service provider, telephone company, IP, Internet phone, telephone service, service provider, call, rule

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

Level 3 maps overseas plans

January 12, 2004 Level 3 Communications executives say the Net phone service provider is taking major steps to expand into Europe and Asia. TAGS: Level 3 Communications Inc., VoIP, Internet phone, termination, MCI Inc., carrier, provider, Asia, IP, service provider, call, AT&T Corp., Europe, U.S.

VoIP firm ties rebate deal to Wi-Fi router

November 8, 2004 Vonage and Cisco's Linksys have a new bundle: an 802.11g router and any of three Vonage plans. TAGS: Vonage Holdings Corp., Linksys, Internet phone, Cisco Systems Inc., Wi-Fi router, rebate, IEEE 802.11g, router, provider, IEEE 802.11, wireless networking, call, VoIP, Wi-Fi, IP

Vonage says broadband provider blocks its calls

February 15, 2005 A major broadband operator isn't letting Vonage calls through, and the VoIP provider wants an FCC investigation. TAGS: Vonage Holdings Corp., broadband provider, broadband, VoIP, call, Internet phone, IP

Tech giants abuzz over VoIP for cell phones

March 22, 2004 Sun Microsystems and others say Internet phone calling is the cell phone industry's next big thing, helping solve old problems and create new services. TAGS: VoIP, IP, wireless application, Cisco Systems Inc., VoIP phone, mobility, Internet phone, cell phone service provider, cell phone, Scott McNealy, Sun Microsystems Inc., call, carrier, service provider, Java, CEO

VoIP gets level pegging in Panama

January 20, 2004 Panamanian lawmakers OK a tax that treats traditional and Internet phone calls the same way, a "technology agnostic" regulation that has had a mixed welcome from VoIP providers. TAGS: Panama, VoIP, VoIP company, tax, phone provider, regulation, call, Internet phone, broadband, IP

FAQ: Why the FCC is targeting VoIP 911 calls

May 19, 2005 Emergency calls made over Net phone connections aren't always reliable. The Feds want a foolproof system. TAGS: VoIP, Internet phone, call, operator, caller, infrastructure, phone number, address, VoIP company, IP, broadband

Some VoIP calls being blocked

August 12, 2004 Some Net phone users who are also broadband subscribers aren't receiving incoming calls. AT&T plans to release patch. TAGS: Internet phone, Adelphia Communications Corp., BellSouth Corp., AT&T Corp., AT&T CallVantage, cable company, VoIP, broadband, MSBlast worm, IP, call, virus

Vonage may route 911 call to Congress, FCC

March 31, 2005 The Net phone provider considers asking for help solving problems with SBC over subscriber access to the emergency network. TAGS: Vonage Holdings Corp., SBC Communications Inc., Qwest Communications Inc., BellSouth Corp., Internet phone, VoIP, Internet phone company, VoIP company, call, Verizon Communications, operator, IP, infrastructure, AT&T Corp., letter

Bells ringing in Net phone 911

March 7, 2005 Meetings between nation's local phone elite and Net phone providers are spurring action to ease major VoIP concern. TAGS: Internet phone, Internet phone company, VoIP, Intrado Inc., BellSouth Corp., operator, call, Vonage Holdings Corp., VoIP company, VoIP service, IP, AT&T Corp.

Net phone customers brace for 'VoIP spam'

August 10, 2004 Internet phoning offers big benefits for marketers--automation, lower costs and potential regulatory loopholes. TAGS: VoIP, Internet phone, Viagra, spam, IP, BellSouth Corp., VoIP company, call, AT&T Corp., message, security, e-mail

Senators back Net phone reprieve

November 2, 2005 Net phone customers without 911 access may not be faced with a forcible disconnection after all. TAGS: VoIP company, VoIP, Internet phone, E911, bill, senator, regulation, call, Republican, Florida, Sen., requirement, IP, compliance

AT&T, Vonage slash Net telephony rates

September 30, 2004 The Internet phone service providers try to win over consumers who now have a host of options when it comes to making calls. TAGS: Vonage Holdings Corp., Canada, Packet8, AT&T Corp., AT&T CallVantage, Internet phone, VoIP, margin, Internet telephone service provider, 8X8, IP telephony, telephony, provider, IP, service provider, call

Skype goes server-less for Net phone calls

July 27, 2004 New service lets Net phone users place calls to traditional phones via peer-to-peer technology. TAGS: Skype, SkypeOut, Internet phone, BellSouth Corp., VoIP, phone network, VoIP service, call, P2P, AT&T Corp., server, IP

FCC requires VoIP to clean up its 911 act

May 19, 2005 Net phone operators face a late September deadline to fix their 911 systems, the FCC rules. TAGS: VoIP, Internet phone, operator, BellSouth Corp., emergency response, deadline, Vonage Holdings Corp., Skype, call, AT&T Corp., IP, cell phone, U.S.

States gang up on Vonage

April 11, 2005 First came Texas. Will New York and California be next to file lawsuits against the VoIP provider over its 911 service? TAGS: Vonage Holdings Corp., Internet phone, Eliot Spitzer, Internet phone company, BellSouth Corp., Texas, lawsuit, call, VoIP, spokesman, VoIP company, state, IP telephony, attorney general, telephony, New York

Verizon's Net phone service takes wing

July 22, 2004 Launch of VoiceWing makes Verizon largest traditional phone company yet to enter growing VoIP market. TAGS: Verizon Communications, Internet phone, BellSouth Corp., broadband, AT&T Corp., VoIP, call, IP, cell phone

Skype callers: 'Customer service, please?'

February 16, 2005 VoIP provider jockeys to handle complaints about its one revenue-generating service. TAGS: Skype, customer service, SkypeOut, BellSouth Corp., phone provider, Internet phone, Internet phone company, caller, VoIP company, call, VoIP, billing, AT&T Corp., IP, U.S., e-mail