The regulation of Voice-Over-Internet-Protocol in the United States, the European Union, and the United Kingdom.
ABSTRACT The objectives of this study are to: (1) define Voice-Over-Internet-Protocol ("VoIP"), its typology, and switching characteristics; (2) present, in some detail, U.S. VoIP law and policy and the major issues surrounding it; (3) briefly cover the highpoints of E.U. and U.K. VoIP regulation and compare it...

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Inter-modal competition and telecommunications policy in the United States.
Abstract: This article discusses changes in the U.S. telecommunications market over the last decade and argues that increasing competitive substitution from wireless and internet-based communications has undermined the rationale for conventional monopoly regulation of incumbent local telephone carriers. The article suggests that the time is right to shift from...

Baby Bell or giant Behemoth? Telecom debate begins.
Regulatory roulette is now underway, with federal lawmakers holding initial committee hearings about telecom reform, a new FCC commissioner in place and the "light regulatory touch" embraced by Michael Powell, the former chairman, likely to dominate the landscape. Rewriting the 1996 Telecom Act is likely to be...

Call forwarding: VoIP goes from possibility to reality. Plan wisely now and prevent trouble in the future.
Thanks to the availability of more affordable networking technology, voice over Internet Protocol is becoming one of the hottest discussions in school districts throughout the country. Not only does VoIP put a phone in every classroom, but it taps into the wealth of features that come with networking and...

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High-profile announcements dominate VoIP show: VON event showcases service and equipment agreements.
In light of the torrent of announcements about VoIP services and equipment surrounding the recent VON conference in San Jose, the central question facing the nascent business resembles the one the kids in the back seat ask on long car trips: Is it here yet? Depending on how rambunctious...

Instant messaging: towards a convergent multimedia hub (*).
Instant messaging developed at the end of the 1990s as an inter-personal real-time communication system based on text messages. IM has now outgrown its initial role and has transformed itself into a strategic multimedia hub for promoting other services. This service consequently lies at the heart of the battle...

Bundles and range strategies: the case of telecom operators.
Abstract: Against a background of competition and the generalisation of IP that characterises the field of electronic communications, the concept of the "bundle" has resulted in the emergence of "triple play", and even "quadruple play." This paper offers an overview of the growth of this phenomenon by introducing a...

Broadband wireless access: potential for mobile WiMAx and alternative BWA technologies (*).
This report focuses on the debate over the place of fixed and mobile WiMAx, Flash-OFDM, iBurst and traditional 3G technologies and their offspring. Operators are facing widespread adoption of wireless internet by consumers and have to make difficult decisions regarding their wireless broadband strategy. 3G and BWA technologies are...