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New Technologies
August 23, 2005
By Staff
The biggest economic obstacle to broadband diffusion is that when consumers have one service provider available, they pay substantially higher prices than in markets where there's more pressure to compete, Vonage Chmn. Jeffrey Citron said Mon. at the Progress & Freedom Foundation's annual meet-up in Aspen, Colo.
Even in a market of 2 or 3 players, meaningful competition doesn't exist, he said, noting that the issue extends far beyond pricing -- it's about quality of broadband service and speed, too. It's not enough to look at how many high- speed Internet providers operate somewhere, NCTA Pres. Kyle McSlarrow said. Services carried on the broadband pipe -- like VoIP and video -- also must be considered when gauging competition, he said.
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Posted by vonage on Thursday, August 25 @ 18:41:11 CDT
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Vonage IPO: Fall 2005 |
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Vonage plans fall IPO to raise $600M
August 24, 2005
by Heidi Moore, Dennis Fitzgerald and Chris Nolter
Hold the phone: Vonage Holdings Corp. , the largest provider of phone services over the Internet to retail customers, is planning to file for an initial public offering to raise between $400 million and $600 million, according to sources familiar with the matter.
Edison, N.J.-based Vonage is expected to file an offering memorandum with the Securities and Exchange Commission within the next six weeks, sources said. The company declined to comment.
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Posted by vonage on Wednesday, August 24 @ 23:48:45 CDT
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Cable Questions Net Neutrality; Verizon and Vonage Back It |
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Cable Questions Net Neutrality; Verizon and Vonage Back It
August 23, 2005
By Staff
Net neutrality is fundamental for the cable industry, but NCTA Pres. Kyle McSlarrow said he's leery of any doctrine that enshrines guidelines to help competitors enter video delivery. Without naming names at the Progress & Freedom Foundation's (PFF) annual policy summit here, he wagged a finger at "industries that ought to know better and thrive in the regulatory environment [who] are the first to try to put rules of road down for other people." The Bells had decided not to enter video but now some companies are "playing catch-up and want to change all the rules," he said.
The FCC adopted a net neutrality policy statement this month and upheld consumers' rights to competition among network providers, ISPs and content creators. But questions remain about whether the decision will force broadband companies to give consumers unfettered use of content and applications.
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Posted by vonage on Wednesday, August 24 @ 07:00:00 CDT
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Read More: Cable Questions Net Neutrality; Verizon and Vonage Back It
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Speaker at Aspen Urges 'Broadband Bill of Rights' |
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Speaker at Aspen Urges 'Broadband Bill of Rights'
August 23, 2005
By Jeff Smith
The chief executive of the leading independent Internet telephony company on Monday urged the government to adopt a consumer "broadband bill of rights."
Jeffrey Citron, chief executive officer of Vonage Holdings Corp., said such formal policies are needed to ensure consumers have access to a minimum level of service, have a lawful right to connect to any Internet site and will be able to attach any device as long as it doesn't harm a network.
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Posted by vonage on Wednesday, August 24 @ 06:00:00 CDT
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Vonage Claims Price 'Blocking' Of VoIP |
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Vonage Claims Price 'Blocking' Of VoIP
August 22, 2005
By Paul Kapustka
Vonage Holdings, the poster child in the debate about how open Internet services need to be, claimed Monday that an unnamed service provider was forcing its broadband customers to pay a premium to use Vonage’s Voice over IP services.
While it wasn’t a case of outright “blocking” of VoIP like the company has previously experienced, Vonage CEO Jeffrey Citron used the example of the extra-fee-for-VoIP incident as part of his argument in favor of a “broadband bill of rights,” that would put into law the type of service a user of broadband services could expect.
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Posted by vonage on Wednesday, August 24 @ 04:00:00 CDT
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Citron: ISP is Surcharging for Vonage Access |
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Vonage's Citron: ISP is Surcharging for Vonage Access
August 22, 2005
By Russell Shaw
On Monday, Vonage CEO Jeff Citron charged that an unnamed Internet Service Provider was implementing a surcharge on customers that wanted to use Vonage's VoIP services over its network.
Citron made the charge while speaking at the Progress & Freedom Foundation's Aspen Summit in (you get one guess where) Aspen, Col.
"Those who say there's not a network neutrality problem need to take their head out of the sand," Citron told the group. He added there is "no law that prohibits (blocking), so you can't adjudicate against it."
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Posted by vonage on Wednesday, August 24 @ 03:00:00 CDT
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Read More: Citron: ISP is Surcharging for Vonage Access
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We Need A Broadband Bill Of Rights |
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We Need A Broadband Bill Of Rights
August 22, 2005
By Preston Gralla
The news that a service provider was forcing its broadband customers to pay a premium to use VoIP from Vonage shows that it's time for a "broadband bill of rights."
The idea for a broadband bill of rights was suggested by Vonage's CEO Jeffrey Citron. The idea is that there are certain rights you have as a broadband consumer, for example, that your service provider can't block you from using a VoIP service from a competitor.
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Posted by vonage on Wednesday, August 24 @ 02:00:00 CDT
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99 Percent of Libraries Offer Free Internet |
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In the News
September 1, 2005
By Steven Titch
99% of Libraries Offer Free Internet
Free high-speed Internet connections are available in almost 99 percent of U.S. public libraries, including most in high-poverty urban areas, according to a study conducted by Florida State University researchers and funded by the American Library Association and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
The findings, released in June, dent claims that substantial portions of urban populations have no access to inexpensive broadband. Many advocacy groups, including the Consumer Federation of America and Free Press, have urged local governments to embark on large-scale, long-term, taxpayer-funded programs to blanket entire cities with wireless broadband systems. Philadelphia, for example, has taken bids on a system projected to cost between $15 million and $20 million. San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom has spoken in support of a city-operated system that would offer free wireless for low-income residents and the homeless.
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Posted by vonage on Tuesday, August 23 @ 09:00:00 CDT
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Voice Over Internet Gains Ground in Granite State |
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Voice Over Internet Gains Ground in Granite State
August 22, 2005
By Denis Paiste
Voice over Internet Protocol has the potential to be a disruptive technology, according to James M. Prendergast, executive director of Americans for Technology Leadership, a Washington, D.C.-based lobbying group.
"The idea that you can get a phone number and take your laptop and a phone that you plug into a jack and take your phone wherever it can ring, no matter where in the world you are, is an intriguing concept. I think it injects another layer of competition," he said.
Unlike a traditional phone that uses the old Bell system's lines and switches, a VoIP call travels over the Internet. Depending on the technology being used, a VoIP call can be delivered entirely through the Internet or connect at one end through a traditional land line or a cellular connection.
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Posted by vonage on Tuesday, August 23 @ 08:00:00 CDT
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Read More: Voice Over Internet Gains Ground in Granite State
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Playboy Magazine Review: Vonage - A Good Call |
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Potpourri: Good Call
September 1, 2005
By Staff
By now you’ve probably heard of voice over IP (or VOIP, a nifty phone system that routes your chatter through the Internet instead of conventional phone lines. This service works well and can save you serious dough on long distance. It’s new, though, and so far it has been a bit lack-luster in the hardware department. Finally Vonage is offering its users that most basic phone amenity: a cordless handset ($100, Vonage.com).
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Posted by vonage on Friday, August 19 @ 09:00:00 CDT
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Read More: Playboy Magazine Review: Vonage - A Good Call
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