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[ PRIVACY Forum ] Push to deregulate VoIP phone service has ties to
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (PRIVACY Forum mailing list)
Tue Jul 3 20:47:47 2012
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Push to deregulate VoIP phone service has ties to right-wing politics
http://j.mp/LQuVET (Huffingon)
"But the truth is, there is almost no regulation of Internet phone
service (VOIP) being imposed. This is a preemptive strike to prevent
future actions on behalf of California consumers, and state-by-state,
consumers across the country. The telecom industry is trying to
dictate the terms of their own future regulation as the industry
shifts to VOIP networks and make themselves exempt from requirements
for telephone service to be affordable, available to everyone, safe,
and reliable in an emergency. This is not just a California issue.
Senator Padilla's bill has origins in a model bill by ALEC, The
right-wing American Legislative Council, where is it is called The
Regulatory Modernization Act."
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