A proposal would require that voice over Internet Protocol providers enable calls to emergency services. The U.K.’s telecommunications regulator, the Office of Communications, has since mandated that such access must be made available by September 2008.
Leading VoIP providers, such as Skype, disagree with such proposals, arguing that VoIP is a complement to, rather than a […]
A new virtual phone known as Wizzl offers free voice and video calls over the internet to other Wizzl users, and calls to local and international phones and mobiles from only 2 cents per minute. The free beta software also gives direct access to live TV, internet radio stations and many games. The software currently […]
Comcast reported third-quarter profit that fell 54% from the same quarter last year to roughly $560 million, though revenue was up 21% to $7.78 billion. The company acknowledged that competition from telcos and satellite TV companies was having an effect, particularly as those firms have upped their marketing ante after Comcast originally took customers from […]
Wireless operator Hutchison 3G UK is thought to be working on a Skype-compatible cell phone that will prominently feature voice over Internet Protocol access.
A spokesperson for the London-based company, known simply as 3, said it and a “leading Internet communications company are working together to produce an exciting new product to make free Internet […]
