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Federal Appeals Court Sides With VoIP Providers

Posted by timothy on from the semantics-sometimes-important dept.

gollum123 writes "AP reports that the Eighth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a ruling by a lower court that A Minnesota agency may not regulate calls through VoIP as it does calls through traditional phone lines. 'The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission had argued that VoIP companies were providing phone-like service and therefore should be regulated as phone companies are. But those businesses said they provide an information service rather than a telecommunications service. This follows the FCC saying that VOIP cannot be regulated using the same rules as traditional phone.'"

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  1. so i says by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    h to the izzo
    v to the izzay
    fo shizzle my nizzle....

  2. one ringy dingy by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    This'll set Lily Tomlin on her butt.

  3. Re:Why should it be regulated.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Mod em down to -5. To make everyone happy!!!