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Technology Stocks : Voice-on-the-net (VON), VoIP, Internet (IP) Telephony
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To: Bernard Levy who wrote (961)7/10/1998 11:58:00 PM
From: Frank A. Coluccio   of 3178
 
Bernard,

Thanks.

Do you suppose that USWest was trying to slip VoIP in through the back door with the following?

>>The U.S. West executive asked the FCC to allow his company and other incumbent local exchange carriers (ILEC) to extend xDSL data service across many local access areas. He said this would not violate FCC prohibition against local phone companies expanding voice service outside their service area. <<

Apparently, someone thought so:

>>Nonsense, retorted Steve Hooper, CEO of Teledesic and also chairman of NextLink Communications. "Bits are bits. It doesn't matter if ILECs are transmitting voice or data outside their [service] area." <<

This is one angle I hadn't predicted upstream. Very creative.

Regards, Frank C.
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