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The Law Must Catch Up With VoIP

After years of promise and hype, Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), the ability to make telephone calls over the Internet, has emerged as a mainstream service for businesses and, increasingly, for consumers. Lower cost, competitive quality and ease of use are responsible for VoIP's accelerated adoption. However, the very features driving VoIP's rollout have brought to the fore the stresses that the Internet and modern telecommunications technology have put on the 70-year-old regulatory framework that governs them.

21 minute read November 29, 2004 at 03:18 PM
By
Owen D. Kurtin And Arthur S. Katz
The Law Must Catch Up With VoIP

After years of promise and hype, Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), the ability to make telephone calls over the Internet, has emerged as a mainstream service for businesses and, increasingly, for consumers.

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