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Very true, but it gives them time to try and get around the patents in question.

They can't work around them. The patents basically cover converting an IP address to a phone number and visa versa. It's impossible to connect VoIP to the phone network without doing this. Unless or until the patents are determined to be invalid Verizon owns VoIP and can shut down any company that ties VoIP to the phone network.