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SBC wants to extort VoIP service providers

Russell Shaw's blog brought to my attention an interesting BusinessWeek article quoting SBC CEO Edward Whitacre where he basically says in so many words, "VoIP providers will have to 'pay to play' on SBC's broadband pipes". Check out the exact... Full Story

Posted on October 31, 2005 9:59 AM

VoIP Providers Must Send 911 Fees To Pennsylvania

The news below could spell disaster for the VoIP broadband providers, including Vonage, Packet8, AT&T CallVantage, Broadvoice, SunRocket, Voicepulse, etc. Basically, this legislation states that monies collected already by the broadband VoIP providers must be turned over to the state... Full Story

Posted on October 17, 2005 3:48 PM

Vonage uses Covergence for e911

I had a conference call last week with Covergence, about their pending announcment with Vonage that explains that Covergence is the company that powers Vonage's e911 service. Covergence is an interesting company that has been stealthily flying under the VoIP... Full Story

Posted on October 17, 2005 1:06 PM

Sprint sues Vonage

Sprint Nextel has sued Vonage, and Voiceglo claiming they have infringed on seven patents related to Internet telephony technology. The lawsuit was filed in federal court by one of Sprint Nextel's subsidiaries, seeking an injunction that would bar the defendants... Full Story

Posted on October 5, 2005 10:57 AM

ENUM ain't gonna happen

Mr. Blog had some interesting thoughts a couple of days ago.As we near the end of 2005, what is the status of ENUM? The original RFCs were published in 2000 I believe. Is there a single commercial VoIP provider... Full Story

Posted on September 30, 2005 9:51 AM

FCC must like Groundhog's Day

The FCC once again backed off again on enforcing a deadline for broadband VoIP providers to disconnect all customers who haven't acknowledged the e911 limitations. The decision to delay the enforcement came yesterday, just a day before the deadline would... Full Story

Posted on September 28, 2005 9:06 AM

FCC requires some broadband and VoIP Providers to accommodate wiretaps

I must have missed the FCC's announcement 3 days ago that the FCC was going to require certain broadband and VoIP Providers to accommodate wiretaps. The 59-page FCC report is a bit lengthy for me to digest today, so maybe... Full Story

Posted on September 26, 2005 6:27 PM

Vonage's 9-3-3 service

Vonage rolled out their 9-3-3 service which is simply a verification of whether or not you've enabled 9-1-1 on your Vonage line. This way you don't have to dial 9-1-1 and see if the police/fire/ambulance show up at your door... Full Story

Posted on September 22, 2005 10:28 AM

Earthlink launches trueVoice a national broadband VoIP service

You didn't really think Earthlink was going to sit idly by while AOL launched a national VoIP service did you? I didn't think so. Actually, it's poor timing by Earthlink to launch if you ask me considering their competitor, AOL,... Full Story

Posted on September 21, 2005 11:20 AM

AOL TotalTalk

It would appear that AOL is going after the broadband VoIP market with a product called TotalTalk to be rolled out October 4th- look out Vonage and Skype! I should point out that AOL rolled out TotalTalk in Canada awhile... Full Story

Posted on September 20, 2005 11:32 AM

Packet8 unlimited international dialing

A new gauntlet had been thrown by Packet8 - unlimited international dialing. This is yet another momentous day for VoIP. Lay your bets now for when Vonage and the others follows suit. (or did I miss one of the... Full Story

Posted on September 7, 2005 9:16 AM

Vonage one million lines, huh?

Vonage has reached the "1 million line" landmark. This is a vague choice of words. When I link of "lines" I think of trunk lines or at least physical lines and not customers. It's doubtful Vonage truly has 1 million... Full Story

Posted on September 6, 2005 12:31 PM

VoIP spells doom for calling card business?

I haven't used a calling card since my parents gave me one for college (to avoid my college's exorbitant per/minute fees), and I would have figured with unlimited cell phone plans, unlimited broadband VoIP plans (Vonage, Lingo, etc.), as well... Full Story

Posted on September 1, 2005 8:30 AM

Cisco IP Phone 7985G Videophone

Cisco has a new Color IP VideoPhone called the Cisco IP Phone 7985G Videophone coming to market that until now has been kept under top-secret wraps. According to the interim spec I received from an insider, it makes no mention... Full Story

Posted on August 26, 2005 9:40 PM

FCC e911 - Countdown to VoIP Armageddon

The FCC extended the e911 deadline once already with its due date now August 29th - that's four days away. That's this Monday! IP Inferno reminded me with today's blog post (been having Google Talk on the brain I guess).I've... Full Story

Posted on August 25, 2005 2:50 PM

Rich's take on the Vonage IPO

Go check out Rich Tehrani's post titled Vonage IPO: What It Means For VoIP it's a very good read whether or not you agree with his analysis. ... Full Story

Posted on August 25, 2005 2:35 PM

Vonage IPO

Vonage is reportedly preparing for an IPO according to the WSJ.According to the WSJ, Vonage is planning an initial public offering to raise as much as $600 million. According to the article, "Citing a person familiar with the matter, the... Full Story

Posted on August 25, 2005 9:27 AM

CallVantage Outage yesterday

AT&T CallVantage experienced an outage yesterday that affected their website, their CallVantage service (no VoIP phone service), and their call center. That had to be a first - you try and dial the phone company - AT&T - and... Full Story

Posted on August 23, 2005 11:13 AM

iConnectHere offers free Linksys PAP2 Router and first month free

iConnectHere (powered by Deltathree) is offering a free Linksys PAP2 router, the first month free, and FREE worldwide shipping. I wonder if I lived in Nigeria, the Amazon jungle or Zimbabwe how much that would cost iConnectHere to ship? That... Full Story

Posted on July 27, 2005 2:21 PM

Motorola VT2442 & Vonage

I was reading TMCNet.com which reported the Motorola VT2442 & Vonage deal. The Motorola VT2442 is an all-in-one device that powers up to two lines of telephone service and supports call waiting, call forwarding and caller ID. It also supports... Full Story

Posted on July 26, 2005 10:43 AM

Stargate SG-1 and Stargate Atlantis use Packet8 VideoPhone

Stargate SG-1 and Stargate Atlantis, two science fiction shows are featuring the Packet8 VideoPhone on the set. According to the news release, in addition to featuring the Packet8 VideoPhone during upcoming episodes, Stargate SG-1 and Stargate Atlantis will be the... Full Story

Posted on July 21, 2005 2:23 PM

Vonage e911 Warning Message

I promised in my "Vonage e-911 Warning" blog entry that I would try to post a voice message from Vonage regarding their "requirement" to acknowledge their e911 rules/limitation/notice. So here it is in MP3 format. Take a listen.I'm just surprised... Full Story

Posted on July 20, 2005 9:14 PM

Vonage e-911 Warning

I received a voice message from Vonage last night stating I needed to go to their website and acknowledge the e-911 rules or else I would be disconnected from the Vonage service. I didn't play the message - my wife... Full Story

Posted on July 20, 2005 12:54 PM

Vonage offers VTech IP-8100-2 Cordless Phone

Looks like another cordless VoIP phone solution being offered by a major broadband VoIP provider. Could the end of the standalone ATA be far behind? Today, Vonage and VTech, a supplier of corded and cordless phones in North America announced... Full Story

Posted on July 20, 2005 10:28 AM

PhoneGnome Enables BYOVP

David Beckemeyer, former CTO and co-founder of Earthlink (who runs Mr. Blog) has an interesting new SIP-based ATA device that marries the traditional PSTN with VoIP. Essentially you plug in both your PSTN connection and your Ethernet connection to... Full Story

Posted on July 18, 2005 10:03 AM