tgdaily.com - 4/13/2009
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Quizás puedan lograr bloquear llamadas VoIP durante algunos meses, pero esta nueva forma de telefonía no tiene vuelta atrás. Skype es el Napster de la telefonía. No hay música, no hay voz, no hay películas: todo es lo mismo, sólo hay bits. ------------------------------------------ Maybe they ...
tgdaily.com - 4/11/2009
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tgdaily.com —
The European Union (EU) is preparing binding guidelines
for wireless carriers to allow VoIP services such as...
Skype to run over their cellular network. EU Telecoms Commissioner Viviane Reding stated that there action should be taken against carriers ...
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EU may force wireless carriers to allow VoIP on cellphones
engadgetmobile.com - 4/13/2009
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engadgetmobile.com —
We've seen it time and time again --
carriers using their power to strong-arm consumers into paying...
services that could very well be free. Over in Europe, the almighty EU is considering "binding guidelines" that could force wireless operators to ...
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Carriers could be forced by EU to support VoIP services
electronista.com - 4/13/2009
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electronista.com —
The European Commission is considering a measure to
force acceptance of VoIP by cellphone carriers, reports say....
The EU's telecoms commissioner, Viviane Reding, has called for the EU to undo arbitrary obstacles to "innovative services" on cellphones; ...
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EU contemplates removing cellular VoIP blocks
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European Union Considering a Ban on Wireless Carrier VoIP Filtering [Antitrust]
Gizmodo —
... destroy conventional voice services—at least explains why companies do this, and why regulatory bodies have been so reluctant to touch the issue. At this stage, it's a distant issue for US carriers, much less cell users. But an EU/Trade Commission intervention into the European wireless industry could at least remind US regulators that, yes, filtering wireless data for anticompetitive purposes is actually kind of a dick move. [Handelsblatt via TGDaily]
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European Union Considering a Ban on Carrier VoIP Filtering [Antitrust]
Gizmodo —
... destroy conventional voice services—at least explains why companies do this, and why regulatory bodies have been so reluctant to touch the issue. At this stage, it's a distant issue for US carriers, much less cell users. But an EU/Trade Commission intervention into the European wireless industry could at least remind US regulators that, yes, filtering wireless data for anticompetitive purposes is actually kind of a dick move. [Handelsblatt via TGDaily]
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European Union might force wireless companies to allow voice-over-IP
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... [translate.google.co.uk] EU may force wireless carriers to allow VoIP on cellphones [TG Daily] ...
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