Vonage Phone News Archive 10-Mar-2006   'Vonage claims unfair "tax" by Canadian ISP (Ars Technica) Shaw Communications of Canada has been suggesting that Vonage Canada customers had better pay a monthly fee to make sure their call quality stays good. Vonage, not surprisingly, cries Injuste! 'Who controls how you use your Internet access? Vonage Canada challenges Shaw "VoIP tax" (CNW Group via Yahoo! Finance) Vonage Canada today stepped up its efforts to ensure fair and competitive telephone service for Canadians, by disclosing its request to the Canadian Radio-Television & Telecommunications Commission to investigate Shaw Communications' "thinly veiled VoIP tax" to determine if Shaw is unfairly driving up competitor's prices and forcing Western Canadians to pay more for phone service. 'VONAGE(R) Equips Over 100 New Counties and 400 Calling Centers With E 911 in Just One Month (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) Vonage America, a subsidiary of Vonage Holdings Corp., a leading provider of broadband phone service, today announced that nearly 65 percent of its customers now have Enhanced 911 service -- a feature that automatically associates a physical address with the calling party's telephone number -- and that it is continuing to quickly equip new counties across the nation with E911 everyday. 'Shaw, Vonage engage in war of words over internet phone service (CBC) You will automatically be returned to the CBC.ca home page as soon as regular service resumes. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. 'Shaw Responds to Vonage Canada's Claims (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance) CALGARY, Alberta----March 8, 2006--"Vonage's news release concerning Shaw's quality of service enhancement is both wrong and misleading," said Jim Shaw, C.E.O., Shaw Communications Inc. 'Shaw Communications fires back at Vonage claims of unfair 'VoIP tax' (Canadian Press via Yahoo! News) CALGARY (CP) - Shaw Communications (TSX:SJR.NV.B) fired back Wednesday at Vonage Canada, which claims Shaw is charging its Internet subscribers a "thinly veiled VoIP tax" that makes it tougher for others to compete with the cable company. 'Samsung Unveils 10-Megapixel Phone (InternetWeek) Samsung Electronics has developed the first 10-megapixel camera phone. Back to Vonage Internet Phone Service Back to Vonage Phone News Archive

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