 FCC Declares Internet Phone Service is Not Subject to Tradit
FCC Declares Internet Phone Service is Not Subject to Traditional State Rules
By Josh Long
Posted on: 11/09/2004
Federal regulators have declared Vonage Holdings Corp., the poster child for Internet phone service, and other companies offering services with similar characteristics are not subject to traditional state telecommunications rules.
Companies large and small said the ruling would help support advanced IP technology, like the broadband phone service offered by Vonage.
"The FCC took a critical step toward encouraging the deployment of IP-enabled services, such as VoIP, by recognizing the inherent interstate nature of such services, | 
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