December 4, 2003
 VoIP Regulation
I shudder to think that VoIP, which now is exempt from the
myriad fees and access charges, will soon carry with it all the
traditional taxes that other telephony is subject to.
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VoIP
Providers Say Lay Off The Regulation
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission
(FCC) should take a mostly hands-off approach to regulating the VoIP
(voice over Internet Protocol) industry, so that VoIP can continue
to grow and provide consumers with a choice as to which type of
telephone service they use, a chorus of vendors told the FCC Monday.
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FCC
Announces Internet Policy Working Group At VoIP Forum
At a Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
forum yesterday to discuss issues relating to Voice Over Internet
Protocol (VOIP), FCC Chairman Michael K. Powell has announced the
formation of an FCC Internet Policy Working Group.
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VON
Coalition and Diverse Industry Leaders Call on FCC For Regulatory
Restraint
Tom Evslin, chairman and CEO of ITXC Corp and
chairman of the Voice on the Net (VON) Coalition Policy Committee,
today urged the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to affirm
its policy of regulatory forbearance toward Voice over IP (VoIP).
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FCC
Begins Hearings On VoIP Rules
Riddle: When is a phone call not a phone call?
Answer: When it travels over the Internet. That, at least, is what a
new crop of voice-over-Internet protocol (VoIP) providers will argue
before the Federal Communications Commission on Monday at what could
be a watershed forum.
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innovaphone
To Offer SerVonic IXI-UMS And IXI-Call Servers As Complement To
innovaphone PBX
innovaphone and serVonic co-operate now: With
their IP-based PBX's and serVonic's software solutions for Unified
Messaging and CTI, innovaphone offers its customers Unified
Communication over IP. innovaphone will offer serVonic's solutions
IXI-UMS Unified Messaging Server and IXI-Call CTI Server in a
version complementary to the innovaphone PBX.
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Clarus
Systems Receives $8.85 Million In Series A Funding
Clarus Systems Inc., a provider of enterprise
Internet Protocol (IP) communications management software, announced
that it received $8.85 million in Series A funding led by Trinity
Ventures and Mobius Venture Capital.
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Prominence Networks Announces
MediaIP Service Control Solution
Addressing the critical need for
guaranteed Quality of Service (QoS) for delay-sensitive enterprise
applications such as IP Telephony and IP Videoconferencing,
Prominence Networks, Inc. announced the MediaIP Service Control
Solution. The MediaIP Service Control Solution enables more cost
effective and time efficient management of voice and video
applications over converged networks, thereby substantially
improving the business case for IP Telephony for enterprises,
service providers and government agencies.
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Nicers VoIP
Solution Implemented In Asia
Nicer Canada
Corp., a provider of Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) solutions
and network infrastructure services, announced that it has installed
its VoIP solution in 4 new companies in Asia.
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Cordia
Corporation to Deploy VoIP Network
Cordia Corporation, a provider
of telecommunication and Web services, announced today its plans to
deploy a Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) network during the
first half of 2004. Cordia's telecommunications subsidiary, Cordia
Communications Corp., currently provides local and long distance
services to approximately 10,000 lines on UNE-P in New York, New
Jersey and Pennsylvania.
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ARRIS and Ellacoya Partner To Enable Application-Aware
IP Service Delivery For Cable Operators
ARRIS and
Ellacoya Networks today announced they have entered into a
non-exclusive distribution agreement under which ARRIS will
distribute Ellacoyas IP service management systems to cable
operators worldwide beginning immediately.
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HP
Teams With Radisys To Expand Carrier Grade Linux Portfolio
HP and RadiSys announced a
significant agreement in which HP will incorporate RadiSys blade
servers and technologies into the HP carrier-grade Linux portfolio
for the telecommunications and service provider market.
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HelloSoft
Introduces Fully Customizable Wireless LAN IP Solution
HelloSoft, Inc.
today announced its family of customizable Wireless LAN Solutions,
HelloWLAN consisting of the complete Physical Layer and Protocols
for the IEEE 802.11-series Wireless LAN standards, including
security. It is available as 'designer-tailored' licensable IP for
semiconductor vendors and OEMs.
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Call
For Packet Voice To Boost VoIP IC Revenues
With packet voice
being the future of voice communications, In-Stat/MDR expects Voice
over Internet Protocol (VoIP) equipment and VoIP Integrated Circuits
(ICs), to see strong growth rates over the next five years.
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Westlin
Announces Hosted IP Telephony Solution Offered From Cisco AVVID
Cluster Of Call Managers
Westlin Corporation
has announced a new, hosted IP Telephony solution offered from their
secure Cisco AVVID cluster of call managers in the underground data
center.
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