November 03, 2004
FCC to Rule on VoIP Next Week
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced yesterday that it would rule next Tuesday on whether or not voice over IP (VoIP) communication is an interstate service.
According to internetnews.com:
The decision is considered critical to the future development of the emerging Voice over IP (define) industry, which hopes to avoid negotiating rates with 50 separate state governments.
In particular, the FCC will be ruling on a request by independent Internet telephony provider Vonage that would classify the business as an interstate information service, which is no different from applications, such as e-mail. Such a ruling would put VoIP beyond the taxing and regulatory reach of the states.
Read more: FCC to Decide VoIP Fate Next Week
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