The Voice on the Net Coalition opposes the Colorado Public...
The Voice on the Net Coalition opposes the Colorado Public Utilities Commission’s proposal to regulate interconnected VoIP, Executive Director Glenn Richards told the PUC Friday (http://bit.ly/R7E53P). The proposal was included in the PUC’s broader proceeding to overhaul its telecom rules…
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(CD Sept 10 p5), initiated in August and continuing now in commission hearings in early October. Industry voices weighed in with comments and reply comments throughout August and September. “Regulation of interconnected VoIP would run afoul of federal law and impose costs on the services that would result in increased prices for consumers and would deter further innovation and investment,” Richards said. He encouraged Colorado to follow the lead of other states in avoiding state-specific regulation. Unhindered VoIP can be “a force for increased competition, a platform for innovation, a driver for broadband deployment, and a vehicle for continued economic growth,” he said.