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Senator wants VoIP to be regulation-free
January 10, 2004
U.S. Sen. John Sununu says he's preparing legislation to keep broadband telephone service providers from being "smothered by state and federal regulators."
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Katrina spurs federal action on VoIP
September 22, 2005
Senators say the aftermath of the deadly hurricane shows that Net phones are important and changes to the law are needed.
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Senators back Net phone reprieve
November 2, 2005
Net phone customers without 911 access may not be faced with a forcible disconnection after all.
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Senate panel hears VoIP arguments
February 24, 2004
While agreeing on the need to go easy with federal regulations, U.S. senators on Tuesday split over whether states should be able to tax Internet phone calls.
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Senators back new broadband taxes
February 28, 2006
Politicians from rural states want to extend controversial tax to subsidize broadband access in far-flung areas.
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Senators mull new taxes to fund 911 Net upgrade
April 10, 2007
An IP-based system could be more resilient and accept emergency requests in formats way beyond voice. But who will pay?
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Senators don't want 1898 tax to hit Net
April 11, 2005
Two senators say a "temporary" tax to pay for the Spanish-American War should not apply to the Internet.
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Can VoIP survive Congress?
July 5, 2004
Washington this week will try to figure out what rules should govern VoIP, a process that CNET News.com's Declan McCullagh predicts is fraught with problems.
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Senator suggests targeting Net 'indecency'
March 15, 2005
A Senate committee chairman says Congress should find some way to include broadband and VoIP in decency legislation.
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Senate debates Net access tax
April 26, 2004
A vote later this week is expected to determine the extent of taxes on Americans' Internet connections. Opponents warn that additional taxes could cripple the Net.
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New fight in battle over Net-access tax
February 12, 2004
Four U.S. senators are trying to derail a permanent ban on Internet access taxes by breathing new life into a recently expired moratorium.
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