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New York Defines Vonage as Telco Provider: Page 2 of 2

A state regulatory agency in New York ruled Wednesday that Vonage Holdings is a telco provider, a significant classification that has important ramifications for the ongoing debate over government regulation
May 20, 2004

"This is a very troubling development," Pulver wrote on his personal blog in response to the public utilities commission. "I am quite disappointed to see that New York State decided to apply legacy telephone regulation to Internet based communications while the FCC is in the process of figuring out the right regulatory treatment for VoIP."

Among other agencies, the FCC is taking a hard look at making regulatory decisions that many consider to be critical for the future of VoIP.

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