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FCC Rules On Pulver Free World Dialup

Posted by timothy on from the no-brainers-are-easy-for-the-fcc dept.

An anonymous reader writes " Light Reading is reporting that the verdict is in on Pulver's FWD. 'The first big decision was a victory for VoIP proponents. The commission ruled that Pulver.com's Free World Dialup VOIP service is an information service, not a telecommunications service. The decision was based largely on the analysis that it doesn't fit the 1996 Telecom Act's definition of a telecommunications service.' To me this was a no-brainer on the part of the FCC. Let's see if they get the rest right too."

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  1. Damned English! by SharpFang · · Score: 3, Funny

    FCC Rules On Pulver Free World Dialup

    For damn long while I pondered what the hell they mean in the message. World Dialup is Pulver Free, that is Without Pulver. And what does FCC rule on this Pulver Free Word Dialup? The rest wasn't much easier either, until "Pulver.com's"...

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  2. Headline by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    So I've they'd ruled against them would the headline have been "FCC Sucks On Pulver Free World Dialup"? :)

  3. Re:Of course... by Aldric · · Score: 2, Funny
    *looks into crystal ball*

    Loss of profit blah blah blah. Campaign contribution... *brown paper envelope rustle*. Laws change.

  4. Heh.... by Zenmonkeycat · · Score: 2, Funny

    I still remember a columnist (with Ziff-Davis, I think) who was considered an ISP by the DOJ. They called him up and wanted him to give them records of who he talked to (some virus author or cracker, IIRC,) since that was his supposed obligation under the law. He told them to go outside and play hide and go f-- uh... f-- um... fetch the subpoena! Yeah.

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