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Technology Stocks : Data Race (NASDAQ: RACE) NEWS! 2 voice/data/fax: ONE LINE! -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Kashish King who wrote (28516)	4/10/1998 8:01:00 PM
From: Marshall	Respond to of 33268

Okie Dokie - Choky Choky: While I'll have to admit that the idea of attempting to run voice over a worldwide network that was set up to handle nothing more than bursty data traffic is admirable, and that many could surely get along with the sacrifices in voice quality, security and most important reliability, but you had better be paying a great amount of attention. The main incentive in offering VoIP technology lies in the savings over the reliable switched-circuit infrastructure that already connects about everything in this world. If it turns out no appreciable savings can be had there goes the main incentive for deployment. (04/10/98; 7:33 p.m. EST) By Mary Mosquera, TechWeb In a report issued Friday, the Federal Communications Commission hinted that ISPs and Internet telephony companies are likely to be assessed new regulatory fees in the future, but said further study is needed before a final decision is made. techweb.com Why would providers and individual companies throw money into implementation if it's going to turn out not to offer much, if any, savings over picking up the phone?