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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, phone provider, tax, regulation, call, Internet phone, broadband, IP

Appeals court ruling upholds Net phone taxes

June 1, 2007 In split decision, judges OK extension of taxes to VoIP but agree with some arguments about the rules being unfair. TAGS: Vonage Holdings Corp., Internet phone, wireless carrier, VoIP, Internet phone company, telephone company, VoIP company, tax, court, rule, percentage, IP, traffic, portion, decision

California eases up on Net phone rules

January 5, 2004 The state shifts gears on oversight of VoIP service providers, dropping its "regulate now" approach in favor of a rule-setting process that could take 18 months. TAGS: Qwest Communications Inc., Internet phone, VoIP company, VoIP, tax, VoIP service, state, California, telephone company, service provider

IRS eyes Net phone taxes

July 6, 2004 A tax first enacted in 1898 to pay for the Spanish-American War might be reinterpreted to apply to Internet phone calls. TAGS: tax, Internet phone, House Majority Leader, VoIP, telephone call, phone network, notice, VoIP company, call

New taxes could slam Net phone users

August 23, 2005 If the feds get their way, anyone with a phone number would have to pay into a fund to subsidize rural telecom services. TAGS: VoIP company, fund, tax, VoIP, Internet phone, proposal, phone number, regulation, telecommunications, provider, telephone company, IM, Adobe PDF

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, tax, statute, law, lawmaker, IP, telecommunications, debate, VoIP company, Internet phone, Vonage Holdings Corp., LAN, state, service provider

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

Feds should hang up VoIP regulations

December 8, 2003 A tax-hungry band of bureaucrats at state and federal agencies is trying to figure out how to levy fees on voice conversations carried across the Internet. TAGS: pay-per-call advertising, VoIP, regulation, Vonage Holdings Corp., VoIP company, tax, VoIP service, telecommunications, law, requirement, IP, agency

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, regulator, VoIP company, senator, phone provider, Consumer Electronics Show, legislation, VoIP service, service provider, Sen., regulation, broadband, IP, tax

Hey Michael Powell, you're too late!

January 27, 2004 Intellectual-property attorney Konrad Trope has a message for the bureaucratic powers that are considering what to do about VoIP: The Internet is already regulated. TAGS: PSTN, government regulation, VoIP, tariff, Michael Powell, scientist, tax, IP, VoIP company, telephony, attorney

FCC to form working group on VoIP regulation

December 2, 2003 The Federal Communications Commission takes the first step toward deciding whether to regulate Internet telephony, a move that could radically transform the fast-growing industry. TAGS: Michael Powell, VoIP, regulation, FCC Commissioner, VoIP company, Time Warner Inc., IP telephony, telephony, tax, IP

FCC approves new Internet phone taxes

June 21, 2006 Cell phone bills, even broadband services, could also see hikes in quest to overcome subsidy shortfalls for phone service in rural and high-cost areas. TAGS: bill, Internet phone, VoIP, phone provider, cell phone service provider, fee, VoIP company, tax, telephone company, cell phone, telecommunications

Senate panel embraces state VoIP taxes

July 22, 2004 A bill was supposed to keep states away from Internet phone services. One amendment makes all the difference. TAGS: John Sununu, VoIP, amendment, Internet phone, bill, tax, IP, Sen., voice chat, state, VoIP service, Vonage Holdings Corp., regulation, legislation, VoIP company, broadband

Feds back wiretap rules for Internet

August 4, 2004 FCC Chairman Michael Powell says giving police access to broadband networks and VoIP calls is "essential." TAGS: E-Rate, broadband provider, CALEA, VoIP company, VoIP, police, phone network, broadband, fiber, regulation, Michael Powell, Internet phone, digital television, high-speed Internet access, broadband network, requirement

Senate to debate Net phone regulations

June 15, 2004 Hearings on Wednesday could be first step in banning state regulations of the technology. TAGS: John Sununu, Internet phone, VoIP, telephone network, regulation, VoIP company, proposal, bill, Vonage Holdings Corp., tax

New taxes could run rural broadband

November 17, 2005 The Universal Service Fund could use taxes on VoIP and broadband to fund rural high-speed Net access. TAGS: fund, draft, broadband, VoIP, broadband service, legislation, VoIP company, VoIP service, tax, IP telephony, telephony, IP

Congress mulls new Net phone rules

July 6, 2004 Bill would bar states from regulating VoIP, turning it over to FCC instead. But this could still mean higher costs for Net phone calls. TAGS: VoIP, phone network, Internet phone, VoIP service, VoIP company, bill, state, rule, commission, call, Washington, telecommunications, tax

VoIP backers should celebrate Bush win

November 15, 2004 CNET News.com's Declan McCullagh says a recent FCC decision shows why win is terrific news for Internet telephony firms. TAGS: Democrat, Republican, Internet telephony company, VoIP, telephony company, Pulver.com, fiber, Michael Powell, telephone network, IP telephony, VoIP company, broadband, commission, technology company, tax, decision
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