VoIP slips free of state regulation


Last week, the FCC exempted Vonage and other VoIP services from state regulation, even though the states have a role in regulating traditional telephone service (POTS), because VoIP is not tied to any particular state or any physical infrastructure.
Memorandum Opinion and Order
Press Relase: FCC Finds that Vonage not subject to patchwork of state regulations governing telephone companies
Statements from Commissioners Powell, Abernathy, and Copps and Adelstein

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