VoIP-Blocking Telco Fined - Don't Screw with IP Phone! - PBX Info :: Your Free PBX, PABX and Telephone Information Resource

FreedomFireCom · 03-05-2005, 02:54 AM

Serves 'em right!!!!

The FCC has fined Madison River Communications, a North Carolina telecom holding company, $15,000 for blocking VoIP calls to its customers. Besides paying the fine, the company has agreed to refrain from blocking VoIP traffic and to institute measures to ensure that such interference won't happen again. The FCC action came after Vonage and Nuvio told the FCC that broadband providers are blocking or degrading their VoIP service. Vonage now confirms that Madison River was the broadband provider it complained about. Madison River operates four rural local exchange carriers (RLECs) in the Southeast and Midwest US.

"We saw a problem, and we acted swiftly to ensure that Internet voice service remains a viable option for consumers," outgoing FCC Chairman Michael Powell said in a statement. "The industry must adhere to certain consumer protection norms if the Internet is to remain an open platform for innovation."

For more on the FCC's action against Madison River read the CNET News.com article......

http://news.com.com/Telco+agrees+to+...3-5598633.html

Michael Lemm
FreedomFire Communications
http://DS3-Bandwidth.com
http://BroadBand-Nation.blogspot.com

**rixride** · 03-05-2005, 06:13 PM

Good find, It is kind of disheartening to hear about this, this is only the ones we have heard of. I wonder how many calls are not going through because of this.

mitchthephoneman · 03-06-2005, 05:55 AM

I found this article also to be very interesting, especially the part where FreedomFire is once again promoting his business.....

While all the others here on this board can't.....

**rixride** · 03-06-2005, 07:20 AM

Hey Mitch,

You are allowed to have your business information in your signature. So when you post it can be visable.

But posts to soley promote a business or site are not allowed.

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