May 21st 2004
By: Luke
By: Luke
New York Looks To Regulate VoIP
New York Looks To Regulate VoIP
Networking Pipeline | Trends | VoIP: More Regulation Hassles
Networking Pipeline writes:
“Here we go again. This time, it’s New York state officials who have weighed in on VoIP (voice over Internet protocol), and they seem to think — much as California originally did — that VoIP service is a competitive telecom business.
It should, therefore, they think, be subject to at least some of the regulations that apply to traditional telcos. Amusingly, the New York State Public Service Commission’s decision also suggested that VoIP should be subject to minimal regulation so that the industry would be free to grow, while still balancing the needs of the public in terms of safety and network reliability.”
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