(Washington, DC) -- The FCC may be taking a close look at a new telephone service from Google as the agency struggles with a balance of online freedoms versus commercial competition.
Google Voice is one of the newer Voice Over Internet Protocol, or VoIP, services that use a combination of Internet and more traditional phone networks. Skype, Vonage and Magic Jack are others. "The Wall Street Journal" says regulators are wrestling with rules for the new industry because those that fit the dial-up era and restrict traditional carriers like Verizon, AT&T and Sprint don't fit the new technologies. Google says its service, that provides free domestic calling, shouldn't be regulated at all. The company has released software that works on BlackBerrys and some smart phones already. http://mystateline.com/content/fulltext/?cid=101702 *********************************** * POST TO MEDIANEWS@ETSKYWARN.NET * *********************************** Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://lists.etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews
