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AT&T Grants Denies Us Mobile VoIP Freedom

The big news last week was how AT&T grants denies us mobile VoIP freedom. Just last week I wrote how AT&T had "granted" us mobile VoIP freedom by finally allowing SIP port 5060 on their 3G data network. I was... Full Story

Posted on October 12, 2009 9:37 AM

FCC Proposes Applying Net Neutrality to Carriers' Wireless Networks

Today, FCC Chairman Julius Genachowsk said that wireless carriers shouldn't be allowed to block certain types of Internet traffic flowing over their networks. This has huge implications for the VoIP industry, since as I wrote last week, AT&T blocks... Full Story

Posted on September 21, 2009 12:15 PM

Converter Coupon Expired?

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Commissioner Robert McDowell recently fielded questions from the public about the DTV transition in Philadelphia, including this one: "I thought I lost my converter coupons I received in the mail, but later found them in my... Full Story

Posted on November 20, 2008 4:25 PM

AT&T Trials Tiered Broadband in Nevada

What happens in Las Vegas stays in Las Vegas ...? Is that the same for Reno?Following in the footsteps of Time Warner Cable, Frontier Communications and several UK Internet service providers, AT&T has unveiled a tiered broadband service in Nevada.According to... Full Story

Posted on November 3, 2008 7:29 PM

Wireless Free Internet: Thank You FCC!

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has released an engineering report that opens the door for the FCC to apportion a chunk of wireless spectrum for free Internet services across the nation. "We need to reserve some spectrum for free broadband services,"... Full Story

Posted on October 16, 2008 10:00 PM

Digital TV Transition Already Has Hiccups

Earlier this week, Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Kevin Martin flipped an oversize, symbolic switch in Wilmington, NC, to celebrate the city's early transition to all-digital TV signals. The first!  And guess what, by later that day, the FCC... Full Story

Posted on September 11, 2008 5:02 PM

FCC to punish Comcast over Internet blocking

Comcast is about to be punished for messing with its customers Internet traffic, including messing with P2P traffic and reportedly even VoIP traffic. Apparently, Comcast making nice nice with Vonage wasn't enough to appease the FCC. This news wire reports... Full Story

Posted on July 26, 2008 10:11 PM

Number Portability Redux

Back in 2006, I griped about my number portability problems. In that post, I wrote: I never thought that in 2006 I would have number portability problems. Hasn't number portability regulations evolved to the point where it is no longer... Full Story

Posted on January 21, 2008 12:47 PM

FCC Displeased with U.S. Broadband Deployment Rate

According to an eWeek article, the FCC is not pleased with the rate at which broadband is being deployed in the U.S. According to eWeek, the FCC has started a Notice of Inquiry into whether broadband services are being provided... Full Story

Posted on April 18, 2007 9:48 AM

VoIP Avoids State Regulation

A U.S. appeals court today upheld a decision that exempted VoIP telephone companies such as Vonage, Sunrocket, Packet8, and others from many state regulations and oversight. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit backed a 2004 decision by... Full Story

Posted on March 21, 2007 3:39 PM

FCC adopts video franchise rules and overrules states that allow rural phone companies to block VoIP

Some interesting news from the FCC with regards to net neutrality, as well as VoIP. The FCC today adopted a Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that establishes rules and provides guidance to implement Section 621(a)(1) of... Full Story

Posted on March 5, 2007 1:39 PM

Digital Transition? What Digital Transition?

Sometimes we just put our heads in a hole, don't we? According to various recent reports, more than six out of ten of us are unaware of the transition to digital television. Yes, that's right! The majority of U.S. households that... Full Story

Posted on February 20, 2007 9:54 AM

FCC approves new VoIP taxes

Well, we knew it was inevitable that the FCC would pass on USF (Universal Service Charges) taxes onto VoIP service providers and thereby unto VoIP subscribers. I griped about this pending tax just recently. Well, the FCC voted unanimously yesterday... Full Story

Posted on June 22, 2006 11:30 AM

Congress tells FCC, "We'll Handle e911"

In my previous post on H.R. 5252 legislation, I pasted some excerpts of the bill that pertained to e911. It would appear this bill which passed yesterday "trumps" the FCC's regulations as it pertains to providing e911 service. Although this... Full Story

Posted on June 9, 2006 12:22 PM

Tax VoIP to fund USF? Bah!

So now the U.S. government wants to tax VoIP to help fund the USF. Rich discusses this in a post today worth checking out. eWeek also has a story on this. FCC Chairman Kevin Martin is proposing that VoIP service... Full Story

Posted on June 2, 2006 3:16 PM

CEO Heavyweights Weigh in on House Broadband Bill and net neutrality

Several CEO heavyweights weigh in on the new pending House broadband bill and how it may affect network neutrality with the following letter... We should all call our Congressman and tell them how we feel about this issue - whether... Full Story

Posted on April 5, 2006 1:44 PM

Vonage reaches 70% E911 compliance

Vonage today announced that more than one million subscriber lines now have Enhanced 911 (E911) service, a feature that automatically associates a physical address with the calling party's telephone number. Recently, the FCC gave Vonage, and all Internet-based phone service... Full Story

Posted on March 30, 2006 10:45 AM

FCC says A La Carte TV channels will save customers money

Interesting report from the FCC that found cable choice is not only economically feasible, but in most cases could even save consumers money."Today's report is exactly what consumers have been waiting for," said Lanier Swann, Director of Government Relations for... Full Story

Posted on February 9, 2006 4:49 PM

USF tax and long-distance

A controversial proposal by Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Kevin Martin plans to hike the Universal Service Fund (USF) charges for phone users who make few or no long-distance calls. But what is long-distance any more? If you're a broadband... Full Story

Posted on February 7, 2006 12:31 PM

Cell Calls from Planes On Their Way

Remember when airplanes had telephones in seat backs rather than LCD TVs? Expensive to use ($6 a minute seems to ring a bell), they were used sparingly (very sparingly) by most travelers. The ones still in existence are operated by... Full Story

Posted on January 12, 2006 4:58 PM

Keynotes at Internet Telephony Expo

Rich has some interesting thoughts on the two keynoters that highlight the Internet Telephony Conference & Expo show next month which includes Tom Ridge and Ron Insana - neither of which really need an introduction. Rich also reminds his blogging... Full Story

Posted on December 23, 2005 4:07 PM

FCC taxes VoIP? C'mon!

In case you didn't hear, The FCC will likely force VoIP providers to contribute to the Universal Service Fund (USF), a program that helps subsidize telecommunications services in rural, "non-profitable" regions of the country, as well as in schools and... Full Story

Posted on December 15, 2005 4:17 PM

NENA Interim/Migratory I2 Standard Published

Some important news to share regarding e911 and VoIP. While this is a step in the right direction, the FCC still needs to clarify its position on e911 and give the VoIP service providers time to be in compliance with... Full Story

Posted on December 8, 2005 10:38 AM

Google Gtalkr for Google Talk

Gtalkr is a Flash-based website-enabling access to Google Talk and was launched yesterday as a beta. It allows you to access your Google Talk (Gtalk) instant messaging account without the software client installed, from any computer that has Flash installed.... Full Story

Posted on December 1, 2005 6:43 PM

Packet8 e911 Coverage Map

Someone posted a comment to a recent blog post of mine regarding what I considered the FCC's "impossible e911 mandate" and said, "Quit your whining about poor old Vonage. If Packet8 can meet the FCC mandate, then every other VoIP... Full Story

Posted on December 1, 2005 10:15 AM