Vonage Phone News Archive 12-Mar-2006   '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. '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! '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. 'Vonage Founder?s Windfall (Red Herring) Jeffrey Citron, the ex-CEO of the Internet phone company, hopes to make it big when IPO time comes. 'Vonage Canada wants CRTC to investigate Shaw Cable's 'VoIP tax' (Canada.com) Vonage Canada, one of the leading innovators in Internet phone service, wants a federal regulator to investigate what it's calling a "VoIP tax" charged by Shaw Communications. '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. 'Vonage Canada wants CRTC to investigate Shaw Cable's 'VoIP tax' (Canadian Press via Yahoo! News) TORONTO (CP) - Vonage Canada, one of the leading innovators in Internet phone service, says the federal telecom regulator should investigate what it's calling a "VoIP tax" charged by Western cable TV giant Shaw Communications (TSX:SJR.NV.B). 'Samsung Unveils 10-Megapixel Phone (InternetWeek) Samsung Electronics has developed the first 10-megapixel camera phone. '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. Back to Vonage Internet Phone Service Back to Vonage Phone News Archive

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