FCC Insulates Web Phone Service from State Rule
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U.S. communications regulators on  Tuesday exempted Internet telephone services from certain state  oversight, a boon for Vonage Holdings Corp. and other providers  aggressively pushing the new service.
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States are now barred from imposing telecommunications regulations on Net phone providers.
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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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BOSTON -- It&#39;s likely the federal government will be handing down a set of rules for voice communication over the Internet. FCC Chairman Michael Powell said he will seek a broad set of rules to cover what
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U.S. regulators ruled Tuesday that providers of Internet-based phone call services fall under the jurisdiction of the federal government and cannot be regulated by states. -AP
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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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Local carriers must allow Internet telephony service by rivals, contrary to state rulings.
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Federal regulators gave a boost Tuesday to the fledgling Internet phone industry, removing a regulatory hurdle that threatened to drive up the cost of making calls through cyberspace.
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A Minnesota agency may not regulate calls through cyberspace as it does calls through traditional phone lines, a federal appeals court ruled.
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A US federal court has ruled that voice calls over the internet (VoIP) cannot be regulated rules applied to conventional phone services.
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FCC Chairman Michael Powell said Tuesday that he would seek broad regulatory authority for the federal government over Internet-based telephone services to avoid stifling the emerging market.
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FCC clears the way for more companies to offer the alternative form of Net access.
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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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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 FCC uses fines to get its message across.
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The Federal Communications Commission voted to bar state regulators from exercising key jurisdiction over VoIP. By W. David Gardner.
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SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- In what is considered a victory for Internet phone-service companies, the Federal Communications Commission ruled Tuesday that such services fall under the jurisdiction of the federal government and not individual states.