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The Alliance for Public Technology (APT) told the FCC it was worr...

The Alliance for Public Technology (APT) told the FCC it was worried whether the telecom industry was genuinely excited by VoIP or simply was looking for a way to avoid paying access charges and other fees. The group said…

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in a Feb. 4 letter to the Commission: “All voice service providers, regardless of the technology used, should meet important social obligations” such as universal service support, funding of telecom relay service used by individuals with disabilities, access charges and E911. “VoIP and other emerging technologies offer exciting new possibilities in expanding the way Americans communicate, but only if all Americans have affordable, quality access to them,” APT said.