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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." TAGS: John Sununu, VoIP, telephone service provider, VoIP company, regulator, senator, Consumer Electronics Show, phone provider, VoIP service, legislation, service provider, Sen., regulation, broadband, IP, tax

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. TAGS: John Sununu, senator, Internet phone, VoIP, storm, Sen., Louisiana, Republican, deadline, bill, communication, telecommunications, radio, IP

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, Florida, Republican, call, Sen., requirement, IP, compliance

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. TAGS: VoIP, Internet phone, tax, Ron Wyden, argument, senator, Sen., regulation, VoIP company, phone network, IP, state, service provider, U.S., e-mail

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. TAGS: senator, fund, Conrad Burns, broadband, VoIP, tax, telecommunications, bill, telephone service, voice service, broadband service, communication, Republican, chairman, IP

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? TAGS: senator, Internet phone, Internet phone company, networking equipment, phone provider, IP, fee, tax, Vonage Holdings Corp., camera phone, Sen., bill, VoIP, camera

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. TAGS: tax, CompTIA, senator, Sen., Republican, VoIP, e-mail

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. TAGS: VoIP, IP, Washington, legislation, senator, requirement, telecommunications, tax

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. TAGS: senator, broadband, VoIP, satellite, chairman, radio, Microsoft Internet Explorer, TV

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. TAGS: moratorium, tax, John McCain, Internet access, senator, Sen., aide, debate, speech, spokeswoman, government, DSL, broadband, VoIP, e-mail

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. TAGS: ban, moratorium, tax, Internet access, DSL, debate, government, legislator, state, senator, extension, telecommunications, VoIP, U.S.
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