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Re: FCC & Internet phones
Simon Spero <[email protected]> wrote:
> The real complaint of the telephone companies seems to be not that the
> calls are free, but that the 'whatevers' are not subject to the same
> tariff regulation that they are. I'm sure it's because they want to be
> able to lower their fees to the same level to compete. Quit sure.
How can one compare the fees, though? You buy the software (or use a
free version of similar software) and get an account with an ISP, and
maybe an IRC-type network devoted to Internet phone.
Telephone/conferencing over the 'net is different technology than
standard telephone. How can they be compared? (The exception maybe
if one can route an Internet phone call to regular phone switches.)
I notice it's the small LD companies too. The biggies like AT&T and
MCI are getting into the ISP business, so they probably don't feel
threatened by it.
ObCrypto: I don't know. I'm wondering how the FCC or DT Bill will
affect the use of uch technologies, since it's pretty easy to plug in
good crypto.
Rob.
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