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Vonage sees direct access to phone numbers, a...

Vonage sees direct access to phone numbers, a limited trial of which the FCC approved 4-0 Thursday (CD April 19 p1), as the “future of telecommunications,” said Kurt Rogers, chief legal officer. Such direct access allows “lower-cost, higher-quality voice service…

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and innovation in developing new services, which benefits consumers,” he said in an e-mail Thursday. The trial, which will give Vonage direct access to up to 145,000 numbers, will provide “real-world data to demonstrate that the technical concerns raised by some opponents are without merit,” Rogers said. The agency also has released the text of the direct-access order, notice of inquiry and NPRM (http://bit.ly/17LuSYV).