FCC Insulates Web Phone Service from State Rule
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US communications regulators on Tuesday exempted Internet telephone services from certain state oversight, a boon for Vonage Holdings Corp.
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One bill safeguards wireless phone numbers; the other targets malicious snoops.
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Ring, Ring. Someone answer the computer. Voice-over-Internet Protocol got a boost today as The Federal Communications Commission ruled that providers of the service are exempt from some major state regulations
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The US Federal Communications Commissioners freed Internet-based calling from some state rules that govern traditional telephone carriers to encourage providers such as AT&amp;T Corp.
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On 9 November 2004, the FCC declared that VoIP services such as Vonage Holdings&#39; DigitalVoice are not subject to traditional state public utility regulation, and that the FCC alone has jurisdiction here.
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VoIP has escaped regulation by individual states in the US after a ruling by the Federal Communications Commission. The FCC decided that Vonage Holdings&#39; DigitalVoice service could not be governed by dual
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The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has ruled that incumbent local exchange carriers must connect to VoIP (voice over Internet Protocol) services, overruling two state public service commission opinions.
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BISMARCK, ND - State regulators have delayed a ruling about whether an Internet access provider should be treated as a phone company, saying they will wait for a federal decision on the issue.
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The ruling, which asserts that the federal government, not states, has the authority to regulate phone service provided over the Internet. -The Washington Post
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The FCC is about to approve rules that could affect open access of wireless networks, including the portability of cell phones and applications.
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In a filing with the U.S. FCC, Comcast told regulators it is using reasonable methods to regulate Web traffic.
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BOSTON The United States&#39; top telecommunications regulator plans to protect fledgling Internet telephone services from being taxed and heavily regulated by the 50 state governments.
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Minnesota may not regulate calls through cyberspace, as it does calls through traditional phone lines, a federal appeals court ruled.
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Federal and state governments usually promote competition for telecom services, but some states are blocking free Wi-Fi access.
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The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has adopted new rules requiring wireless telephone providers to move toward testing location-based emergency dialing service at the local level.
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The Federal Communications Commission seized regulatory control over Internet-based telephone services by issuing an order that sharply limited the role of state regulators.
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The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has ruled that incumbent local exchange carriers must connect to VOIP (voice over Internet Protocol) services, overruling two state public service commission opinions.