More Fallout From FCC VoIP Decision

EconomyGuy writes "While many of us have been celebrating the recent FCC decision to keep regulation off of VoIP, but there may be some undesirable results for those progressive geeks who believe government should do more than provide military defense. As VoIP takes off as a replacement for the traditional copper-wire network, local and state governments are going to lose more and more funding for important services like 911 and Universal Service."

Comments

Re:why should phone service pay for it anyway?

[IO ERROR]

You want somebody else to have a phone because it "indirectly benefits" you? Fine, go pay for it. But stay out of my wallet. It doesn't benefit me.

Re:Tax Cuts are going the wrong way ....

[ahdeoz]

There are an awful lot of guys growing pot in their basement knocking over liquor stores these days. In fact, I bet a majority of armed robberies are drug related -- as in the perpetrator uses illegal drugs, most often marijuana.