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New York State Classifies Vonage As Phone Company

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the voip-yipes dept.

securitas writes "CNet's Evan Hansen reports that on Wednesday, the New York State Public Service Commission 'ruled that Vonage Holdings is a telephone company and thus subject to state regulation.' The decision is seen as a blow against the emerging voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) company and the industry in general."

6 of 328 comments (clear)

  1. Lay off your trolling for a day by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    and go to "church".

  2. Didnt the US fight to be... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Free of taxes?

    Someone needs to remind these people of that...

  3. Re:What about other VOIP apps by FauxReal · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Are you trying to scare the crap out of me? Well it's not gonna work FUDster!


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  4. Re:In other news... by cshark · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Great. Now if they could just classify paypal as a bank we'de be in good shape.

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  5. Please eat my ass by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    If you are an AC, don't bother responding.

    I speak in the immortal word of Socrates, who said, "EAT MY ASS, Bi0TCh#!()^%!(!^!"

  6. Re:It all depends... by SilkBD · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Re: Your sig... You may have wasted a minute of your life... but you wasted a second of EACH person's life that reads it... so it's still a good deal for you.

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