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Pennsylvania holds off on Net phone rules

April 17, 2004 The state's utility commissioners decide not to introduce regulations for Net phone calling for now, but say it looks like they have a right to do so if they want. TAGS: Pennsylvania, Internet phone, regulation, state, VoIP, commission, VoIP company, Vonage Holdings Corp., decision, IP

AT&T drops markets in seven states

June 23, 2004 Carrier will stop signing up new residential customers for local and long-distance service in those states. TAGS: AT&T Corp., Bell company, state, Bush Administration, carrier, DSL, decision, VoIP

Preparing for the open-standards onslaught

October 17, 2005 CCIA President Ed Black explains why he thinks Massachusetts has set an example other governments will follow. TAGS: Massachusetts, OpenDocument Format, citizen, state, interoperability, government, decision

The Spy Act that loved me?

April 19, 2007 Policy analyst Bartlett Cleland warns that a patchwork of state spyware laws will end up having the opposite effect desired by proponents. TAGS: antispyware company, provision, spyware, regulation, law, anti-spyware, protection, decision, state, Internet Service Provider

Minnesota: Phone rules apply to VoIP

August 21, 2003 The state is the first to say regulations governing traditional phone companies also cover Internet call providers, in a decision ordering Vonage to comply with state rules. TAGS: Vonage Holdings Corp., Minnesota, VoIP, BellSouth Corp., phone service, regulation, state, telephone company, decision, rule, AT&T Corp., U.S.

Massachusetts moves ahead sans Microsoft

September 23, 2005 State finalizes policy calling for desktop applications supporting OpenDocument standard format. Microsoft Office is excluded. TAGS: OpenDocument Format, Massachusetts, state, Microsoft Office, policy, decision, Microsoft Corp., agency, IBM Corp.

States, feds headed for VoIP clash

May 21, 2004 Regulators in large U.S. states are moving ahead with Net-phoning rules, forcing an inevitable tussle with federal regulators over jurisdiction. TAGS: Qwest Communications Inc., VoIP, state, regulator, rule, service provider, New York, law, decision, IP, California

Telecommuters beware the tax man

November 9, 2005 Attorney Eric J. Sinrod says telecommuters are increasingly liable to pay income taxes to states where they don't live. TAGS: telecommuting, appellate court, income tax, employer, New York, income, tax, state, decision

Mass. holding tight to OpenDocument

July 5, 2006 State is sticking to its plan to standardize on OpenDocument, says the incoming CIO, describing the move as irreversible. TAGS: Louis Gutierrez, OpenDocument Format, Massachusetts, CIO, Stephen O'Grady, state, open standard, decision, information technology, IBM Corp., open source, format, Microsoft Corp.

Mass. warms to Microsoft Office standard

November 28, 2005 After picking OpenDocument as a standard, commonwealth is "optimistic" that standardized Office formats will pass muster. TAGS: OpenDocument Format, Mitt Romney, Massachusetts, state, Office 12, Microsoft Office, procurement, XML, standards, Governor, standard, office, Microsoft Corp., format, decision, agency

Minnesota backs down on VoIP rules--for now

December 1, 2004 Utility regulators suspend attempt to impose their old fashioned telephone rules on Internet phone service Vonage. TAGS: Minnesota, Vonage Holdings Corp., U.S. District Court Judge, Internet telephone service provider, Internet phone, VoIP, commission, VoIP company, state, decision, call, service provider

New York classifies Vonage as phone company

May 20, 2004 Handing a setback to emerging Net phone services, the state's Public Service Commission rules that Vonage Holdings is a telephone company and thus subject to state regulation. TAGS: Vonage Holdings Corp., regulation, VoIP, New York, Internet phone, decision, VoIP service, IP, state, telephone company, tax, California

FCC further deregulates Net calls

November 10, 2004 States are now barred from imposing telecommunications regulations on Net phone providers. TAGS: Vonage Holdings Corp., FCC Commissioner, BellSouth Corp., commission, Internet phone, Michael Powell, VoIP, Internet phone company, decision, Democrat, telecommunications, AT&T Corp., cable company, state, rule

A long, hot summer for VoIP?

June 16, 2004 Analyst Kevin Werbach explains how powerful interests are pushing for regulatory rules that will cripple the potential of VoIP technology. TAGS: VoIP, Vonage Holdings Corp., New York, commission, decision, VoIP company, telephone service, carrier, telecommunications, state, traffic, IBM Corp.

Rivals challenge Bells to high court rumble

March 4, 2004 Local telephone competitors call the ruling by a federal appeals court "ridiculous" and "outrageous" and say they will appeal the matter to the highest court in the land. TAGS: decision-making, court, Verizon Communications, authority, carrier, rule, law firm, decision, state

Judge gives details on landmark VoIP ruling

October 16, 2003 A federal judge releases an explanation of his recent ruling that Internet phone companies should not be held to the same regulations as traditional telephone services. TAGS: Minnesota, information service, VoIP, regulation, Internet phone company, Vonage Holdings Corp., Internet phone, VoIP company, telephone service, federal judge, telephone company, decision, state, telecommunications, Judge

Supreme Court clears way for online wine sales

May 16, 2005 State governments may not prohibit residents from ordering directly from out-of-state wineries, court rules. TAGS: winery, wine, shipment, state, Michigan, court, law, tax, decision

AT&T drops hunt for residential customers

July 22, 2004 Company says it will no longer seek out new residential customers for its wired telephone business. TAGS: McLeodUSA, AT&T Corp., phone line, announcement, SBC Communications Inc., state, decision, VoIP

Internet taxes? It's just a matter of time

July 8, 2005 CNET News.com's Charles Cooper explains why the push to collect sales taxes for goods offered online is gathering steam. TAGS: mail-order, North Dakota, tax, decision, state, retailer

FCC unplugs states' rules on 'naked' DSL

March 25, 2005 New Chairman Martin's first big task is to take a hard look at selling digital subscriber lines without other services. TAGS: DSL, BellSouth Corp., phone line, DSL service, broadband, VoIP, broadband service, state, VoIP company, commission, decision, AT&T Corp., U.S.