| the real problem with the order is that it proved that the FCC did not understand that nomadic services is one of the ways VoIP trumps POTS. SMB owners can take an ATA with them on the road, perhaps to a conference, and still answer the customer service line as if they were still in the office.
Residential users also might like to be able to take their home phone number with them when they travel -- imagine being able to take a local call -- or make a local call -- in your hometown while on the beach or in the Wi-Fi enabled lobby of a European hotel. |
