EFF
PTO To Reexamine VoIP Patent
WASHINGTON, 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.
VoIP
Voice over Internet Protocol is an application for voice telephony that runs on broadband networks.
Broadband's Impact
Internet Phone Calls to be Legalized In United Arab Emirates
A 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 [http://business.maktoob.com/20090000384794/UAE_VoIP_legal_by_
FCC
FCC Appoints New Members to Public Safety Interoperability Advisory Council
Federal 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 Commu
FCC
FCC Chairman Genachowski Praises AT&T's Wireless VoIP Move
Federal 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
FCC
USF and Intercarrier Compensation Complicate Broadband Plan
As 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.
Broadband Updates
Google Stands Accused (by AT&T)
Google 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
