Vonage to Fight Regulation > happy?

reply to calvoiper

Re: when vonage goes down, who does the consumer call

No, I've never claimed to be unbiased--indeed my usual tagline demonstrates my leaning. However, I do identify my posts so that others can consider them consistently if they wish, and I don't just throw anonymous bombs to be snide like the usual anon shills seem to do here.

Hmmm. I think my post in this thread fragment was about how it always seems the unregistered posts are Bell shills. I tend not to take as much umbrage with the registered posters because yes, indeed, there are positions that become apparent over time. Registered posters are at least willing to disclose some basic info to the board administrator, and that, to me, indicates a greater level of commitment than someone who just drops in an anonymous flame for the heck of it.

On the question of what taxes, fees, surcharges, etc. are properly imposed on VoIP users, I'm not sure I've ever spoken directly to that question, so I may not be the person to ask. I will say, however, that it is only competition which has caused the Baby Bells to even begin to care about how government was loading up their customers' bills--up till recently they considered themselves a monopoly, and knew it wouldn't impact business much. So competition has been a good thing here too. Maybe the Baby Bells will figure out ways to avoid having various slush funds assessed against their customers.

Of course, if the slush funds are unjustified and primarily benefit the Baby Bells, then we'll probably just see attempts by the Baby Bells to impose these fees on other players. Let's watch!

Calvoiper
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VoIP--the death knell of remaining voice monopolies!