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FAQ: Demystifying VoIP
August 11, 2005
As use of Net telephony increases, so does the number of questions about it. Here are answers to some of the common ones.
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FAQ: FCC sets rules for VoIP 911
June 15, 2005
New FCC guidelines require Net phones to include a sticker warning that calls to 911 may not get through to a live operator.
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Zyxel Prestige P-2000W
Reviewed on December 2, 2005
The Prestige P-2000W VoIP Wi-Fi phone is expensive and complicated to set up, and overall, the inconveniences outweigh the potential benefits.
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VoIP providers face headaches galore
July 25, 2006
Lawyers Frederick M. Joyce and Christine McLaughlin say VoIP service providers have very little time to get up to speed with new FCC regulations.
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BellSouth, 8x8 launch VoIP service
December 10, 2005
Carrier is the latest big phone company to offer home services powered by voice over Internet Protocol.
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EarthLink offers new VoIP service
January 30, 2006
Company serves up Internet telephony service designed to look and feel like traditional phone service.
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VoIP providers band together
November 3, 2005
Net telephony companies are meeting up to promote the technology and spur adoption.
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Verizon sues Vonage for VoIP patent infringement
June 19, 2006
Verizon says the newly public Vonage has infringed on seven of its Internet telephony-related patents.
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Is cable in Verizon's crosshairs?
April 13, 2007
The cable industry may be Verizon's next target in defending its VoIP patents.
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EarthLink invests $50 million in Covad
March 16, 2006
Covad will expand network to eight additional cities in support of EarthLink's line-powered voice service.
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NetZero Voice
Reviewed on April 24, 2006
It's neither flashy nor fancy, but NetZero Voice excels in the area that matters most to a VoIP service: call quality.
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Yak WorldCity VoIP
Reviewed on February 13, 2006
Yak WorldCity VoIP has some compelling features, but the overall offering doesn't yet measure up to the more flexible and full-featured Skype 2.
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Vonage files for IPO
February 8, 2006
One of the leaders in Internet Protocol telephony, Vonage will try to raise $250 million by going public.
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Commentary: Net calls? Not so fast
March 8, 2005
VoIP services have snagged early adopters, but consumers are looking for greater savings before they switch.
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Mexico telephone operator under VoIP fire
April 25, 2005
Telmex accused of unfair practices, including blocking Web sites that VoIP operators use to register new customers.
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Skype's 'unprecedented' outage
August 20, 2007
The VoIP company offers a mea culpa for its disrupted service last week, which it says stemmed from a routine Windows update.
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Federal appeals court weighs Internet phone taxes
February 9, 2007
Vonage and an industry group argue that new rules imposed by the FCC discriminate against voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP).
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EarthLink expands VoIP service
September 11, 2006
Eight more cities will get access to Net phone service that requires no additional customer gear.
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British supermarket chain to ring up VoIP
January 19, 2006
Tesco wants to break into the Internet telephony market. But how do its prices match up with Skype's?
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Feds' Net-wiretap order set to kick in
November 11, 2005
Starting Monday, all broadband and many VoIP providers will have 18 months to ready their networks for easier eavesdropping.
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