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VoIP Provider Vonage Planning IPO?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the wild-conjecture dept.

SixDimensionalArray writes "The rumor mill is exploding with stories that large voice-over-ip (VoIP) provider Vonage is planning an initial public offering to raise nearly $600 million. This information is interesting coming out not long after Google's recent release of Google Talk, which overs instant messaging/VoIP services PC-to-PC as well as a surge in marketing by VoIP providers such as Covad and Skype. Could this be yet another bubble?"

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  1. Re:Is VoIP Reall That Big? by shokk · · Score: 1, Redundant

    So some sort of on-screen reverse IP lookup service like CallerID is required in order to identify callers. After all, once CLID came out, crank calls volume went down drastically.

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  2. Re:Is VoIP pronounced "voype"? by bonehead · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Yes, they do. I work in the telecom industry, and pretty much everyone pronounces it "voype". It's been a very long time since I've heard anyone in the industry actually say V-O-I-P.