On Tue, Apr 13, 2004 at 07:09:57PM -0400, Jon Pounder wrote: > > FYI > > http://www.itbusiness.ca/index.asp?theaction=61&sid=55298 > > did not like this by line in the story > > t"he CRTC has said it will likely regulate voice over IP the same as other > > phone services." > I noticed exactly the same thing and thought the same when I read it earlier. > CRTC knows nothing about ip and should stay the hell out of it. > You should not expect the same things out of a voip circuit as you do a > land line. > What's next ? Are they going to regulate ftp ? > Are they going to poke their noses into private voip networks and try to > regulate that as well ? Where is the dividing line ?
In the UK, Oftel (the telecoms regulator) has already stated that offering VoIP services is already covered by existing voice regulation, just because you're transporting voice over a different medium doesn't make any difference. Of course Ofcom (the new super regulator that has replaced Oftel and 4 other regulators) has blurred the issue trying to make allowances specifically for VoB ... Steve -- NetTek Ltd Phone/Fax +44-(0)20 7483 2455 SMS steve-epage (at) gbnet.net [body] gpg 1024D/468952DB 2001-09-19 _______________________________________________ Asterisk-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
