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FCC Insists Feds Should Regulate VoIP

Posted by timothy on from the divine-right-of-kings dept.

prostoalex writes "FCC Chairman Michael Powell insists federal officials should be the only ones regulating VoIP, as trusting the Internet phone regulations to states would result in patchwork of conflicting legislature. Powell is a strong proponent of VoIP (and a Skype user), and considers it the technology that ignites (not competes with) telecom industry. Research shows that fewer than 1 mln Americans use VoIP today, but that's expected to increase 12x by 2009."

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  1. Wow by metlin · · Score: 5, Funny

    To do so, Powell said, "is to dumb down the Internet back to the limited vision of government officials. That would be a tragedy."

    A government official who admits that the government's "vision" is screwed up?

    First, Microsoft is not as evil as they could be.

    And now, FCC actually wants to help the users?

    Next you'd be telling me there are no dupes on Slashdot.

    What's this, the second coming of Christ or something?

    Sheesh!

    And now, I'm getting a first post too?

    1. Re:Wow by hondo77 · · Score: 4, Funny

      What's this, the second coming of Christ or something?

      I guarantee you that Michael Powell is not the second coming of Christ.

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      I live ze unknown. I love ze unknown. I am ze unknown.
    2. Re:Wow by ScrewMaster · · Score: 3, Funny

      Yeah well ... pigs fly now and then you know. Usually because they've been pushed off a roof, but still.

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      The higher the technology, the sharper that two-edged sword.
    3. Re:Wow by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

      Thank you, O Holy Moderators.

      I was indeed unaware the Michael Powell was not the second coming of Christ, how very informative :-|

    4. Re:Wow by shigelojoe · · Score: 5, Funny

      Next you'd be telling me there are no dupes on Slashdot.

      What's this, the second coming of Christ or something?

      I wonder how many /.-ers would say "OMG Dupe!!" after the second coming of Christ. ;)

    5. Re:Wow by themassiah · · Score: 3, Funny

      We call that "activation energy". *rimshot* I'll be here all week!

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  2. Re:Fuck regulation! by wealthychef · · Score: 5, Funny

    But if we don't regulate it, how will we stop terrorists from sending pornography to the children? Save us, FCC!

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    Currently hooked on AMP
  3. This is so Howard Stern can't have phone sex by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Right?

  4. Re:Regulate? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Because if things aren't burried under heaps of regulation, the terrorists will blow us all up.

  5. Re:Interesting and contradicting. by Matrix14 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Which ones are the Republicans again?

    (TWAJS)

  6. Ignites?? by surprise_audit · · Score: 3, Funny
    Did nobody else find this amusing??

    Powell is a strong proponent of VoIP (and a Skype user), and considers it the technology that ignites (not competes with) telecom industry.

    My immediate thought was that he meant ignite as in burn to the ground...