Agreement Means Vonage Will Improve 911 Service
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By Staff Reports  RALEIGH ---- Vonage customers in North Carolina will get better 911 service, according to an agreement announced Thursday by N.C. Attorney General Roy Cooper.
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MANHASSET, NY The Federal Communication Commission&#39;s decision Tuesday (Nov. 9) to classify voice-over-IP (VoIP) as an interstate, federally regulated service could go
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A judge suggested a possible compromise in a patent dispute between Internet phone carrier Vonage and Verizon Communications that would allow Vonage to continue signing up new customers while it modifies its technologies.
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For consumers, the benefit of VoIP has been found in the lower costs VoIP companies charge. Such service is usually cheaper because providers don&#39;t have to build huge networks of lines
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Vonage and AT&#38;T, still locked in a price war, are separately planning new features in a battle for VoIP customers.
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Patent disputes rarely end up helping charities, but two local organizations could get sizable donations from the resolution of a year-long legal battle between Verizon and Vonage.
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The local phone giant is ready to enter new territories with business-class voice and data services.
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Vonage Holdings and Nortel Networks have preliminarily agreed to cross-license several patents, ending a dispute between the companies without any monetary payments, Vonage said Monday.All claims relating to past damages as well as remaining payments will be dismissed, the company said. Documents sealing the agreement have not yet been finalized.The agreement is a minor victory for Vonage. The company has settled or reached tentative agreements in three other patent disputes related to VoIP (voice over Internet Protocol) and other telecommunications technology for what could ultimately reach $239 million in payments.Vonage tentatively agreed last month to&#160;settle a patent infringement lawsuit filed by rival AT&amp;T&#160;for $39 million. Prior to that deal, Vonage had reached&#160;settlements with Sprint Nextel&#160;for $80 million and&#160;with Verizon Communications&#160;for $80 million to $120 million, depending on the results of an appeal.&#160;
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The legal face-off takes place just as Vonage is struggling to continue signing up new customers.
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Agency gives phone companies more leeway in sharing connections. Also: Broadband over power lines gets green light.
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Internet phone service Vonage on Tuesday said it has struck a deal with Cisco Systems Inc. (CSCO.O: Quote, Profile, Research) to sell Vonage-ready equipment at hundreds of retail stores in a bid to boost new subscriptions.
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Vonage and AT&T finalize a deal in their patent infringement case.
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Upstart Internet telephone company Vonage made its mark on telecom in 2004 and isn't backing down in 2005. The company this week said it will make chatting on the go even easier for consumers with WiFi technology, a move that could spook traditional mobile phone carriers in the same way as Internet phones are doing to the local Baby Bells.
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By Joanie Baker, Messenger-Inquirer, Owensboro, Ky.  Mar. 3--The Daviess County 911 has taken steps to provide better service to county residents who have Vonage or other voice over Internet phone providers.
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Vonage, an Internet phone company, may receive a temporary lifeline as it struggles to survive a patent dispute with Verizon Communications.
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SAN FRANCISCO--The next battle between top Internet phone service providers Vonage and AT&amp;T will involve features like voice mail, according to key executives at both companies.
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Vonage said Tuesday it had surpassed the two million customer mark, maintaining its position as the largest American VoIP communications provider. However, analysts warn Vonage's time at the top may be limited.