Six high-tech trade groups urged a federal appeals court to uphol...
Six high-tech trade groups urged a federal appeals court to uphold exclusive federal jurisdiction over VoIP and not let states adopt potentially conflicting mandates for VoIP providers. The friend-of-the-court brief was submitted by VON Coalition, CCIA, Telecom Industry Association,…
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Info Technology Industry Council, Info Technology Association of America and Fiber to the Home Council to the 8th U.S. Court of Appeals, St. Louis. The court is considering appeals of a Nebraska Public Service Commission order to VoIP provider Vonage to pay into the state universal service fund (Case 08- 1764). The tech groups said VoIP differs fundamentally from traditional telephony. Allowing states to adopt their own regulations on any aspect of VoIP would create barriers that undermine public benefits from the lower prices and advanced capabilities VoIP can deliver, they said. The groups said Pennsylvania and other states decided state VoIP regulation would jeopardize economic benefits and passed laws denying state jurisdiction over VoIP providers. The groups said the public would benefit most from a “consistent national policy framework” promulgated solely at the federal level.