No Universal Fees for VoIP Customers in Nebraska
Source: www.voip-news.com
A U.S. District Court judge issued an order Thursday barring the Nebraska Public Service Commission from collecting the fees that go into the Universal Service Fund. The commission has until April 2 to appeal. This is a huge win for Vonage, the company who sued.
According to The Associated Press:
That fund helps subsidize phone and Internet services to poor and rural areas, schools and libraries.
All traditional phone companies pay into a Universal Service Fund. But VoIP providers such as Vonage say they provide an information service rather than a telecommunications service.
Traditional telephone providers have argued that VoIP services should be subject to the same oversight and fee requirements that they face.
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