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Stand by folks....this is going to get interesting.

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Michael Lemm
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By: Al Senia
America's Network Enews

The latest debate over VoIP and the role federal and state regulators should play with the technology underscored the point that there is little chance Congress is going to do much with the divisive and thorny VoIP issue this year.

Just a little over a week ago, a sharply divided Senate Commerce Committee approved the VoIP Regulatory Freedom Act, which in its original form would have protected VoIP services from any regulation, by a 13-9 vote. Problem is, the lawmakers amended the final bill to preserve some regulatory authority for the states, essentially
allowing them to impose taxes on VoIP calls to pay for universal service and for line access charges.

That action divided not just the committee, but also much of the industry itself. State regulators were jubilant at maintaining at least partial access to an important tax revenue source. Executives from VoIP companies such as Vonage, however, expressed disappointment with the result, noting that the last-minute amendments were very
problematic for their industry.

Full story at:
http://www.americasnetwork.com/ameri....jsp?id=108413