Category: VoIP
FCC Says ISP Blocking VOIP Dialed Wrong Number
The FCC has spanked an ISP for blocking VOIP calls so that the ISP’s subscribers were SOL. Addressing the SNAFU, the FCC indicated that an ISP blocking its users from accessing VOIP services is FUBAR. (How’s that for MAU? [Maximum Acronym Usage]) Seriously, the decision this week by the FCC…
Aural Sex Spam – Coming Soon to a VoIP Appliance Near You
As we alluded to last month, new forms of Internet communications beget new forms of spam, and Voice Over Internet Protocol (VoIP) is no exception to the rule. Where it had already been predicted that VoIP spam, affectionaly referred to as “SPIT” (SPam over Internet Telephony) was just around the…
VoIP Internet Telephone Can’t be Regulated by State, Says Court
A U.S. Federal Court has ruled this week that the State of Minnesota (and by extension all states) cannot regulate Internet telephone usage, known as VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol), in the same way that the states presently regulate traditional phone lines and usage. This is bound to be good…
Spam, Spim, Spit…Achtooey!
First it was spam – the junk email we all know and love to hate. Then it was spim, which is spam sent by instant messenger (hence the “i m”). Move over boys, and meet “spit”. Spit is spam sent to a Voice Over IP (VoIP) connection, another name for…
