PTO To Reexamine VoIP Patent
Copyright February 8th, 2010WASHINGTON, February 8, 2010 – The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has agreed to reexamine a voice-over-Internet protocol patent at the request of the Electronic Frontier Foundation.
Posts Tagged ‘VoIP’
Internet Phone Calls to be Legalized In United Arab Emirates
Broadband Updates, Broadband's Impact November 13th, 2009A technology that allows a user to make phone calls using a broadband internet connection instead of an analog phone line could soon become legal in the United Arab Emirates for the first time in years, according to an Arab news web site.
International internet-based calls using voice over internet protocol (VoIP) through providers such as Skype and Yahoo have been illegal in the UAE since 2004 and the related Web sites have been blocked, Maktoob.com reported last month.
FCC Appoints New Members to Public Safety Interoperability Advisory Council
Broadband Updates, FCC, National Broadband Plan October 27th, 2009Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski has appointed persons to serve on the Communications Security, Reliability, and Interoperability Council. Genachowski also designated William Smith, representing AT&T, and Chris Fischer, representing the Association of Public Safety Communications Officials, International as Co-Chairs of the group.
FCC Chairman Genachowski Praises AT&T's Wireless VoIP Move
Broadband Updates, Wireless October 6th, 2009Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski on Monday praised the Tuesday move, by AT&T, to no longer prevent customers with Apple’s iPhone from using voice-over-internet-protocol (VoIP) telephone services bypassing AT&T’s voice network. “When AT&T indicated, in response to the FCC’s inquiry, that it would take another look at permitting VoIP on its 3G network I was encouraged,” Genachowski said in a statement.
USF and Intercarrier Compensation Complicate Broadband Plan
Broadband Updates, FCC, National Broadband Plan September 30th, 2009As the new Federal Communications Commission takes up the task of changing the Universal Service Fund, the task will be all the more complex because of the intrusion of broadband policy objectives and proposed changes to the contribution methodology, panelists said Wednesday.
Google Stands Accused (by AT&T)
Broadband Updates, Wireless September 28th, 2009Google has been accused by AT&T of violating the U.S. Federal Communications Commission’s net neutrality rules for blocking Google Voice calls to some rural areas. In a letter to the FCC, AT&T urged the Commission to level the playing field and order Google to play by the same Internet Policy rules as other carriers.