Monday, June 18, 2012

Vonage Says VoIP Providers Should Get Direct Access to Numbers

Vonage has asked the Federal Communications Commission to allow it and other VoIP providers direct access to phone numbers, a move Verizon and AT&T say they support, so long as VoIP providers are subject to the same rules as the incumbents are. 


Competitive local exchange carriers object, on the grounds that VoIP providers would gain business advantage if the FCC were to grant the request. As typically is the case, the changes are viewed as conferring business advantage to some contestants, compared to others. 

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