TIA said it supports VoIP legislation introduced Fri. in Congress...
TIA said it supports VoIP legislation introduced Fri. in Congress and opposes allowing the Cal. PUC to regulate VoIP. TIA on Mon. filed comments with the Cal. PUC -- which has initiated an investigation into VoIP regulations -- arguing…
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the PUC lacks authority to regulate VoIP. “The inherent interstate nature of such communications makes it impossible to classify them as interstate telecommunications or telephone services,” TIA said. “Furthermore, the comments note the efforts under way at the federal level to determine the appropriate national framework for IP-enabled applications, including VoIP.” TIA also said it supported legislation introduced by Sen. Sununu (R-N.H.) and House Commerce Committee Vice Chmn. Pickering (R-Miss.), which would restrict state regulation of VoIP (CD April 5 p1). “The question we face in this country is whether we will saddle emerging technologies with the regulatory baggage of the past or liberate them and afford them the opportunity to soar to new heights.” said Matthew Flanigan, TIA Pres. “It also is an issue of national competitiveness, as the U.S. fights to maintain a leadership role in developing and deploying new technologies. It is imperative that we have one national policy on VoIP.”