This is a list of old news stories and articles dealing with the world of Voice over IP, also known as VoIP. VoIP allows an internet user to make local and long distance telephone calls over the internet using their regular telephone. In the old days, pre 2003, VoIP technology and line compression technology didn't allow for any type of consistent quality when making telephone calls over the internet. Now, though, even businesses are starting to use internet based phone systems because of the tremendous cost savings, and the huge increase in quality that has been achieved over the past 18-24 months by companies such as Vonage and Packet8.
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What is Broadband Phone Service and How Does VoIP Work
05/05/2005 05:22 PM
Learn how broadband internet phone service works and how you can save a ton of money with voice over IP as compared to regular local and long distance telephone service.
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CRTC to Regulate VoIP??
05/09/2005 01:02 PM
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission or the CRTC is expected to make a decision regarding the regulation of Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) or not by May 12th, 2005. If passed VoIP phone services would be regulated like traditional phone services including regulation of prices, which is a driving factor in VoIP sales.
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VoIP and 911: A Bright Future
05/09/2005 01:07 PM
After numerous lawsuits, Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) and its leading provider, Vonage is attempting to tackle the seriousness of the 911 problems associated with Internet phone service.
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Congress Will Look at VoIP Vulnerabilities
05/11/2005 12:40 PM
The Cyber Security Industry Alliance (CSIA) has asked the Congress to examine the vulnerabilities that Voice over Internet Protocol has and provide security recommendations when looking at the Telecommunications Act of 1996.
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VoIP Business is Booming
05/12/2005 12:41 PM
Voice over Internet Protocol is on the rise, are you on board? In 2004 VoIP services brought in $1.3 billion in sales and is expected to bring in $19 billion by 2009 in North America, according a recent report by Infonetics Research and NewMarket Technology Inc. VoIP currently represents one percent of wireline carriers in North America but with new technologies such as better security and service bundling, Infonetics predicts that VoIP service will continue to be on the rise.
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CRTC Rules to Regulate VOIP
05/19/2005 04:23 PM
The Canadian-Radio-Television and Communications Commission (CRTC) ruled to regulate Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), claiming that it is telephone service rather than an Internet service.
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FCC Requires a Better 911 System for VoIP Users
05/19/2005 04:34 PM
The Federal Communications Commission unanimously approved a 10-page measure that will require Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) providers to provide a reliable 911 system to their customers. The measure will also require that state and local governments to levy taxes on VoIP providers in exchange for providing access to 911 dispatchers. VoIP providers have 120 days to improve the current 911 situation.
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Yahoo Adds VoIP Feature to New Version of Messenger
05/24/2005 11:27 AM
Yahoo is jumping on the VoIP train offering Internet phone services to Yahoo Messenger 7.0 users. Those who download the new and updated version of Yahoo Messenger can now talk live PC to PC with users who are on their contact list and who also have the updated version of Yahoo Messenger.
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A VoIP Bundle
05/25/2005 04:48 PM
Wouldn't life be easier if there was just one bill for all the extras in our lives? According to a recent study 80 million households would be willing to switch to a bundle pack that would include VoIP, cable television, broadband Internet service and wireless minutes.
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Wynn First to use VoIP Phone in Hotel
05/31/2005 05:26 PM
Steve Wynn has teamed up with Avaya, a VoIP phone provider, to provide the first hotel navigational phone at the convenience of every guest who stays at the new Wynn Las Vegas. The phone is linked to the hotel's room management system and is customized at check in and cleared at check out.
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Vonage Zooming to Hit the One Million Mark
06/01/2005 01:49 PM
Vonage predicts that they will reach one million subscribers by the end of 2005. Currently Vonage has 700,000 customers and is adding 15,000 new phone lines a week. The company also plans on moving into 35 new territories in Canada.
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Lingo Enters New Market
06/02/2005 01:04 PM
This week, Lingo became the first VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) provider to offer unlimited phone calls to Mexico for a flat rate of $29.95. This plan includes unlimited calling with in the United States and Canada as well. Customers must have a broadband Internet connection for VoIP services to work.
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XFONE, Inc. to Hit American Stock Exchange
06/03/2005 11:45 AM
XFONE has announced that on June 8, 2005 it will commence trading on the American Stock Exchange under the trading symbol "XFN."
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Covad and EarthLink to Test New Phone Service
06/06/2005 02:09 PM
Covad Communications and EarthLink have announced that it will test a service that offers telephone lines and high-speed Internet access to residential customers. The new service combines the stability of a analog phone service with the pricing of VoIP.
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VoIP Breakthrough Without Hardware or Modem for Voice E-Mails and VoIP Calls Pioneered by VoiceInM@il Systems Corp.
06/09/2005 04:56 PM
VoiceInM@il Systems Corp. has launched its new VoIP capabilities utilizing their Tele2Net technology. The company offers a unified long distance messaging system to send voice e-mails and have e-mails read to the consumer without a computer.
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Nomad International Inc., a VoIP Technology Provider, Comments on FCC Emergency Ruling
06/13/2005 04:10 PM
VANCOUVER, B.C., June 13 /PRNewswire/Press Release -- Nomad International Inc. (OTC: NDIN - News) announced its support for the recent Federal Communications Commission (FCC) ruling requiring all companies providing Voice Over Internet Protocol (VoIP) services to have the capability to automatically link customers to 911 emergency services by October of 2005. The ruling was in response to many broadband customers using VoIP as their only means of telephony communication and therefore not having access to 911 emergency response services.
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Micrel Offers New 3-Port Switch for 'Triple and Quad Play' Applications
07/05/2005 11:44 AM
SAN JOSE, Calif., July 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/Press Release -- Micrel Inc. (Nasdaq: MCRL - News), an industry leader in analog, high bandwidth communications and Ethernet IC solutions, today announced the KS8893ML, the Company's latest (third generation) 3-port switch. This product follows the 2-port switch (the KS8842M) introduced in June, 2005 and is aimed at set top boxes, VoIP phones, network printers, media converters, industrial controls and game console applications in the Ethernet space. The KS8893ML is currently sampling volume quantities available in the third quarter of 2005.
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CallWave Launches Prepaid Cell Phone Service
07/05/2005 01:40 PM
CallWave, a leading provider of VoIP services, has announced the launch of prepaid cell phone services to existing customers. This new pay-as-you-go cell phone service will offer many VoIP features such as mobile call screening, mobile call transfer, and a follow me home option.
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AllCom Signs 3 New Contracts for Initial Commitments of $272,000
07/06/2005 11:47 AM
LOS ANGELES, July 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/Press Release -- UC Hub Group, Incorporated (OTC Bulletin Board: UCHB - News) is pleased to announce its wholly-owned subsidiary, AllCom USA Inc., has signed three new contracts. Two service agreements totaling $236,000 are with Pro Group Management, the premier administrator of self-insured workers' compensation groups in Nevada. $163,000 has been allocated to further build out Pro Group Management's communications infrastructure at their new corporate office in Carson City, Nevada with an additional $73,000 allocated for Associated Risk Management, a division of Pro Group Management.
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AOL Adds VoIP Feature
07/07/2005 12:30 PM
America Online is now offering VoIP Internet phone service. AOL has bundled this new service with their Internet service, making it very appealing to those currently connected to AOL.
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SENAO International Announces Wireless VOIP Phone Product Line Using Atmel ICs
07/08/2005 03:54 PM
SAN JOSE, Calif., and TAOYUAN, Taiwan, July 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/Press Release -- Atmel® Corporation (Nasdaq: ATML - News), a global leader in the development and fabrication of advanced semiconductor solutions and SENAO International Co., Ltd. Taoyuan, a wireless communications systems manufacturer, announced a new family of Wi-Fi phone products based on Atmel's AT76C901 and AT76C902 wireless Voice Over IP (VOIP) chips.
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Verizon Adds E911 Emergency Calling to Its VoiceWing Broadband Phone Service in New York City
07/11/2005 11:49 AM
NEW YORK, July 11 /PRNewswire/Press Release -- Verizon's VoiceWing Broadband Phone Service can now provide customers in New York City with full access to E911 emergency services.
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XO Communications VoIP Traffic Exceeds More Than 1.6 Billion Minutes in Second Quarter of 2005
07/12/2005 01:11 PM
RESTON, Va., July 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/Press Release -- XO Communications, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: XOCM.OB - News) today announced that it carried more than 1.6 billion minutes of voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) traffic across its national IP network in the second quarter of 2005. VoIP traffic grew by 15 percent during the second quarter due to an increased usage of XO's commercial and wholesale VoIP solutions, demonstrating the quality and reliability of delivering voice services over an all IP environment.
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Fonality PBXtra Places 4 Millionth Call, Leads in Asterisk-Based PBX Market
07/13/2005 06:01 PM
CULVER CITY, Calif., July 13 /PRNewswire/Press Release -- Fonality, the leader in affordable IP-PBX systems for small businesses, today announced that 4 million calls have been placed by users of its PBXtra phone system since it became available in October, 2004. PBXtra is now deployed by hundreds of small businesses, with thousands of lines, in the United States and beyond. Currently, Fonality has more than 400 resellers selling PBXtra in more than 40 countries.
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VoIP Partnership between Boingo and Skype
07/14/2005 11:42 AM
Boingo Wireless and Skype International teamed up to offer VoIP services through Skype International from 18,000 Wi-Fi hot spots worldwide. These hot spots are available in coffee shops, hotels and bookstores. Most are available in the United States but many are spread out over 35 countries.
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SupportSoft Shares Service Automation Insights at China Broadband Triple Play/IPTV Forum
07/18/2005 11:53 AM
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., July 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/Press Release -- SupportSoft, Inc. (Nasdaq: SPRT - News), a leading provider of Real-Time Service Management (RTSM(TM)) software, will share insights at the China Broadband Triple Play/IPTV Forum, Beijing, July 20-22, 2005, on how the complexities of triple play services -- VoIP, IPTV and high-speed data -- require new approaches to customer support by service providers in order to efficiently scale to meet emerging Asian market demand.
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VoIP to Reach $4 Billion by 2010
07/20/2005 02:14 PM
According Frost & Sullivan, Voice over Internet Protocol in North America is on the verge of an extraordinary growth spurt over the next six years due to the plague of broadband Internet service and the low cost and long distance services.
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6 Additional Carriers Adopt Hop-On's Low Cost Wi-Fi Phones
07/21/2005 11:57 AM
IRVINE, Calif., July 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/Press Release - Hop-On, Inc. (OTC: HPNN - News) today announced that 6 additional carriers in France, England, Australia, Canada and Germany have launched trials of its $39 Wi-Fi phone and software solution. In addition to the 5 carrier trials announced at the end of June, Hop-on now has 11 carriers that have committed to trials of its Wi-Fi phones in order to bring end user businesses and individuals faster, more economical mobile VOIP services.
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Axess Communications Joins UCN Sales Partner Program
07/25/2005 11:02 AM
SALT LAKE CITY, July 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/Press Release -- UCN, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: UCNN - News), a provider of on-demand contact handling software and business telecommunication services delivered over the UCN national VoIP network, announced today that Axess Communications LLC., of Littleton, CO., has joined the UCN Sales Partner program.
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61 Percent Of VoIP Providers Still Not Ready With E911
07/27/2005 05:26 PM
Denver, CO (PRWEB) Press Release - July 27, 2005 –- According to a survey by VoipReview.org, the percentage of VoIP providers offering E911 has increased to 39 percent but many are still unready for the FCC mandate that they offer E911 to their subscribers. A majority of companies surveyed offer some type of 911 (65 percent) and a slight minority (45 percent) offer basic 911.
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Verizon to Work With Columbia University on VoIP Research
07/28/2005 11:03 AM
NEW YORK, July 27 /PRNewswire/Press Release -- Verizon Laboratories -- the research arm of Verizon's Technology Organization -- is partnering with the Department of Computer Science at Columbia University to conduct two research projects involving the technology known as voice over Internet protocol (VoIP), or packet telephony.
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NuVox Communications Offers VoIP Service Across South Carolina
07/29/2005 11:53 AM
COLUMBIA, S.C., July 28 /PRNewswire/Press Release -- NuVox Communications, a leading Integrated Communications Provider (ICP) serving thousands of business customers in South Carolina, today announced the availability of its new Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) product offering across the state. The product, VoxIP, was launched to businesses in the Midlands this week, making VoxIP now available in markets across South Carolina, including Greenville and Charleston.
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Inveneo to Demo Bicycle-Powered VoIP at VoIP Developer Conference Next Week; Nonprofit Group Bringing Communications Services to Developing Communities Will Appear at 2nd Annual Conference in San Francisco
08/01/2005 03:54 PM
NORWALK, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE) Press Release--July 29, 2005--TMC announced today that Inveneo will be demonstrating its innovative bicycle-powered, Linux-based VoIP system at next week's VoIP Developer Conference in San Francisco (www.voipdeveloper.com).
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TowerStream and Vonage(R) Form Alliance to Offer VoIP Over Fixed Wireless Broadband
08/02/2005 11:16 AM
MIDDLETOWN, R.I., Aug. 2 /PRNewswire/Press Release -- TowerStream, the leading fixed wireless Internet provider, today announced an alliance with Vonage Marketing, a subsidiary of Vonage Holdings Corp., North America's leading broadband telephony company, to offer its service to TowerStream's customers.
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MCI Accelerates Roll-Out of Wholesale VoIP Product Offering
08/03/2005 11:24 AM
ASHBURN, Va., Aug. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/Press Release -- MCI, Inc. (Nasdaq: MCIP - News) today announced the immediate availability of its wholesale Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) product suite. Initially planned for later this year, MCI accelerated its product development to meet the growing demand for VoIP enablement services. The VoIP wholesale services include Carrier IP Termination and SIP Gateway Service.
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CallWave Announces National Availability of First VoIP-Enhanced Cell Phone; First 1,000 Customers to Purchase at CallWavemobile.com To Receive Free, No Contract Phone with 60 Minutes of Airtime
08/04/2005 10:46 AM
SANTA BARBARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)Press Release--Aug. 4, 2005--CallWave, Inc. (Nasdaq:CALL), a leading provider of VoIP enhanced services, today announced nationwide availability of the CallWave Mobile prepaid cell phone, the first pay-as-you-go phone service with VoIP-enabled features that help customers stretch their airtime, control their costs and enjoy a higher quality phone service.
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Airspan Submits AS.MAX Equipment for Certification by the WiMAX Forum; Products To Be Commercially Available from Third Quarter 2005
08/05/2005 10:30 AM
BOCA RATON, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)Press Release--Aug. 3, 2005--Airspan Networks Inc. (Nasdaq:AIRN), a leading worldwide provider of WiMAX based broadband wireless access networks and carrier class voice over internet protocol (VoIP) solutions, announced today that it has delivered WiMAX base station and customer premises equipment (CPE) to Cetecom, the WiMAX Forum Certification Laboratory, which opened earlier this month in Malaga in Spain for the interoperability testing of WiMAX products.
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CommPartners Completes Significant VoIP Network Expansion; Increased Footprint Results in Broadest U.S. Network Coverage Area
08/08/2005 12:49 PM
LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)Press Release--Aug. 8, 2005--CommPartners, an IP-based network operator and telephony services and solutions provider, today announced the expansion of its Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) network coverage area to include over 92% of the calling public in the domestic U.S., including Hawaii. With today's announcement, CommPartners will offer the broadest IP-based network coverage to deliver residential, SMB and enterprise hosted VoIP services with over 5,000 rate centers in the domestic U.S.
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Skype Leads the VoIP Pack
08/09/2005 11:11 AM
WATERLOO, Ontario--(BUSINESS WIRE)Press Release--Aug. 9, 2005--New research from intelligent broadband network equipment maker, Sandvine reveals that Skype is leading the VoIP provider pack in North America.
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VoIP, Inc. Signs Contract to Acquire VoIP Business of WQN, Inc.
08/10/2005 12:10 PM
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Aug. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/Press Release -- VoIP, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: VOII - News) today announced that it has entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement to acquire the assets and properties utilized by WQN, Inc. (Nasdaq: WQNI - News) in its voice-over-Internet business. The acquired business will operate as a wholly owned subsidiary of VoIP, Inc.
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Bell Canada adds Hosted VoIP service for Small and Medium Business
08/11/2005 12:23 PM
TORONTO, ON, Aug. 11 /CNW Telbec/Press Release - Bell Canada today announced the
launch of Business IP Voice, an exciting new addition to its portfolio of
Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) products designed for Canadian small and
medium businesses (SMB). Business IP Voice offers choice for customers that
want to leverage Internet-based voice services that are affordable, easy-to-
use, and drive business opportunities.
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