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The Voice Over IP Insurrection

Posted by timothy on from the heavy-voiceover dept.

Chris Holland writes "Daniel Berninger wrote the most informative article about Voice over IP I've ever read, over at Om Malik's blog. It outlines in great details the history behind the evolution of traditional communication technologies framed within the convergence of various Internet-related technological advances, and the challenges PSTN telcos are facing to hold-on to their shares of this lucrative pie. Beyond mere technological issues, Berninger offers great parallels and insights on past, current, and future governmental regulatory policies. A must read for anyone who's ever talked on the phone."

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  1. Re:In Soviet Russia... by Marxist+Hacker+42 · · Score: -1, Offtopic

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    SJW: a person who perceives an injustice, and while correcting it, commits a greater injustice.
  2. "People do not pay each time they play a CD" by cant_get_a_good_nick · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Yes, and you are STEALING. The RIAA will be at your door shortly, to install a very small and unobtrusive mircochip in your brain to make sure you pay for all your daily music. Hmm, seems like you're humming "Afternoon Delight", that's another 5 cents...

  3. DON'T CLICK ON PARENTS .SIG LINK by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    it is sick gay porn that will crash your computer!!!

  4. WARNING -- DO NOT CLICK ON PARENT'S SIG by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Mouse over the link in this guy's sig. You will notice that the site linked to is votekerry.aderkach.org/?u=Ich. Sounds innocent enough, until you do some further investigation. Search Google for "aderkach". You may judge for yourself, but this comment has no business being at +5.

    1. Re:WARNING -- DO NOT CLICK ON PARENT'S SIG by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Not sure what you're smoking...

  5. Re:In Soviet Russia... by Webmoth · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Nononononoooooo.

    In Soviet Russia, they Voice-over-YOU!

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    Give me my freedom, and I'll take care of my own security, thank you.
  6. Re:In Soviet Russia... by mestar · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Nooooo, in Soviet Russia, IP over you!

  7. Re:informative TrOlLTroll by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Well. Let me ask you a specific question. Motorola. Actually A.I.M.( Apple-IBM-Motorola ). My interest centers around the processor in a Macintosh box...G4 PowerPC.

    Is this processor, a contribution of combined effort or would it be correct in stating, the processor is inherently the work of a single company ? We both realize Apple didn't build the hardware. Another question. Your box. Apple ?