Great news for those of us waiting for VoIP to go mainstream. Take a look at this. Apparently VoIP is getting so popular a competing VoIP vendor just got in trouble for running a misleading ad in the UK. BT objected to the ad and the gory details are in this article. It is tough to believe people make a living figuring out whether the minutia of advertising passes muster. Apparently in England you can have vinegar with your chips but no grains of salt with your ads.
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