FCC gives VoIP providers direct access to numberin
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Posted On: 06/18/2015 7:03:51 PM
FCC gives VoIP providers direct access to numbering
Jun 18 2015, 18:15 ET | By: Jason Aycock, SA News Editor
In one of a few moves in meeting today, the FCC voted to give voice over IP (VoIP) providers, like Vonage (NYSE:VG) or magicJack (NASDAQ:CALL), direct access to phone numbers from the numbering authorities.
That's after 10 years of work on the issue, and after an FCC trial of direct access revealed no problems. The result is likely to be lower costs for companies and consumers in the interconnected system.
Interconnected VoIP providers –- defined as those capable of placing and receiving calls to and from the traditional phone network -- currently must get numbers from third-party carriers," the agency said. "Allowing these providers to go directly to numbering administrators for phone numbers will benefit consumers by reducing costs and promoting additional competition from these innovative VoIP providers.
Vonage said in a statement: "Our successful completion of the numbering trial in 2013 proved that Vonage can successfully provide service using telephone numbers we hold directly ... We will be able to provide a higher quality of service to our customers and more rapidly deploy new and innovative features and services, while realizing cost savings for the company."
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Jun 18 2015, 18:15 ET | By: Jason Aycock, SA News Editor
In one of a few moves in meeting today, the FCC voted to give voice over IP (VoIP) providers, like Vonage (NYSE:VG) or magicJack (NASDAQ:CALL), direct access to phone numbers from the numbering authorities.
That's after 10 years of work on the issue, and after an FCC trial of direct access revealed no problems. The result is likely to be lower costs for companies and consumers in the interconnected system.
Interconnected VoIP providers –- defined as those capable of placing and receiving calls to and from the traditional phone network -- currently must get numbers from third-party carriers," the agency said. "Allowing these providers to go directly to numbering administrators for phone numbers will benefit consumers by reducing costs and promoting additional competition from these innovative VoIP providers.
Vonage said in a statement: "Our successful completion of the numbering trial in 2013 proved that Vonage can successfully provide service using telephone numbers we hold directly ... We will be able to provide a higher quality of service to our customers and more rapidly deploy new and innovative features and services, while realizing cost savings for the company."
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