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
VoIP slips free of state regulation
Andrew Raff
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