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Vonage offers free traffic reports

October 23, 2006 Customers in 26 states will be able to dial 511 for free regional traffic reports. TAGS: Vonage Holdings Corp., state

Commentary: Round one to Vonage; round two to the states?

October 31, 2003 TAGS: Vonage Holdings Corp., Minnesota, victory, state, VoIP

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, BellSouth Corp., VoIP, phone service, regulation, state, telephone company, decision, rule, AT&T Corp., 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 company, Eliot Spitzer, Internet phone, Texas, BellSouth Corp., lawsuit, call, VoIP, spokesman, state, IP telephony, VoIP company, attorney general, telephony, New York

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., Internet telephone service provider, Internet phone, U.S. District Court Judge, VoIP, commission, VoIP company, state, decision, call, service provider

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, Vonage Holdings Corp., VoIP company, decision, IP

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

California regulators ponder VoIP

November 13, 2003 The state's public utility regulators will meet in a much-anticipated showdown with Internet phone providers. TAGS: VoIP company, VoIP, commission, Vonage Holdings Corp., Internet phone company, regulator, phone provider, state, phone network, Internet phone, California, spokesman

States battle FCC Internet phone ruling

January 5, 2005 Minnesota and California to appeal federal regulatory ruling that bars them from taxing Net phone service providers. TAGS: Minnesota, Vonage Holdings Corp., BellSouth Corp., phone service, Internet phone, Internet phone company, VoIP, AT&T Corp., IP, state, California, decision

FCC further deregulates Net calls

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

VoIP regulation still a no-go, judge says

January 21, 2004 A Minnesota magistrate stands firm on his October ruling that broadband phone services should remain unregulated in the state. But that may not be the end of the story. TAGS: Minnesota, Qwest Communications Inc., VoIP, Vonage Holdings Corp., phone service, agency, VoIP company, state, broadband, IP

Court's call: Hands off VoIP

October 8, 2003 Internet phone providers win the first round in a clash with state regulators, providing needed momentum for the upstart industry. TAGS: Minnesota, Vonage Holdings Corp., VoIP, voice network, Internet phone, data network, VoIP company, Minneapolis, regulator, state, authority, IP, federal judge, phone network, order, agency

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, VoIP company, telephone service, decision, telecommunications, carrier, state, traffic, IBM Corp.

Commentary: Wisconsin's tune on VoIP

October 14, 2003 TAGS: Deltathree, Wisconsin, VoIP, VoIP company, 8X8, regulator, Vonage Holdings Corp., IP, 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, Vonage Holdings Corp., Internet phone company, telephone service, Internet phone, VoIP company, federal judge, telephone company, decision, state, telecommunications, Judge

FCC hears from communications industry on VoIP

October 29, 2003 Fifty companies and organizations chime in on whether Internet telephony should be regulated. Many want a national Internet-phoning policy. TAGS: VoIP, BellSouth Corp., VoIP company, Minnesota, opinion, policy, Vonage Holdings Corp., commission, state, telephone company, AT&T Corp., telecommunications, IP

VoIP firms battle California regulators

October 24, 2003 Internet telephony companies are fighting efforts by the California Public Utilities Commission to apply traditional telephone rules and taxes to their services. TAGS: 8X8, VoIP, competitive local exchange carrier, Internet telephony company, Vonage Holdings Corp., regulator, telephony company, Net2Phone Inc., Minnesota, telephone service, data service, letter, California, state, telecommunications, tax

VoIP: To tax or not to tax

April 28, 2004 An obscure law in Florida is getting a lot of attention as the debate over taxing phone calls made over the Internet heats up. TAGS: Florida, taxation, VoIP, statute, tax, lawmaker, law, IP, telecommunications, debate, LAN, VoIP company, Vonage Holdings Corp., state, Internet phone, service provider

California to regulate VoIP providers

October 1, 2003 Regulators in the Golden State have begun forcing Internet telephone service providers to apply for telephone operator licenses, a state official says. TAGS: telephone service provider, VoIP company, VoIP, state official, Internet telephone service provider, IP telephony, SBC Communications Inc., California, Vonage Holdings Corp., license, telephony, Internet phone, service provider, state, telecommunications, AT&T Corp.

Free ride over for VoIP?

August 25, 2003 A cheap, Net-based alternative to traditional phone service is facing a regulatory backlash that could slow adoption of the technology, raise prices and put a stop telephone start-ups. TAGS: VoIP, IP telephony, telephony, BellSouth Corp., Michigan, regulation, Vonage Holdings Corp., operator, Minnesota, state, VoIP company, IP, Internet Service Provider, start-up, AT&T Corp.