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8/16/2007
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VoIP And Local Telephone Companies
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With VoIP technology entering the mainstream, it brings the
possibilities or huge profits for the companies that provide the service. The
current promise of cost savings is driving more and more residential and
business users to investigate this technology. But the local telephone
companies are not going to give up customers without a fight.
There is a current mandate by the US federal government that all VoIP
providers offer E911 service. The initial blocking of this information was with
the public switched telephone network maintained by the major telephone
companies
The next stumbling block is "˜naked DSL’ or DSL access without local phone
service. This service is rare, but without it a residence would not be able to
use VoIP as their primary phone service mechanism. You see, DSL is running over
your existing phone line provided by your local telephone company. Drop your
local phone service and you’ll probably drop your broadband DSL access as well.
(Cable broadband access is a viable solution here and the increased cost in
cable access should be offset by the reduction on your monthly phone bill)
These are just two fronts in the battle over VoIP. Should companies be
compensated for the infrastructures they build? Should E911 service be "˜free’
and offered as a public service? What about the existing phone service run into
our homes? Who pays for those lines to be laid and hooked into the public
switched telephone network?
There really are no easy answers to the questions above. The phone companies
are not about to give up customers without a fight. They have years and
billions of dollars spent in building one of the most reliable communications
networks "˜currently’ known to us.
Is VoIP the next step in the evolving communications industry? How will this
play out with phone companies offering internet and TV services and cable
providers offering phone and internet service? The line is being blurred and
yet the technology pushes forward.
I don’t have the answers, only questions. I know how I’d like to see it all
play out, but alas, there is no Nirvana and no, it would seem we all cannot get
along. Not when there’s literally billions of dollars at stake. There will be
winners and losers as this war rages on, but it is my hope that we, the end
users, will, in the end, be better for it. After all, we’ve been down this path
many times before and it’s turned out ok.
Remember the advent of the PC and where we’ve gone since then? Remember the
first bulky cellular phones vs. what’s available today? Yes, TV’s, radios,
computers, phones the list goes on. Technology advances will continue to push
us into new directions. I’m sure that in the end, VoIP will be as commonplace
as the home computer.
We can leverage this technology today in a cost effective manner. Like any
technology how you implement VoIP will make the difference. Whether you’re a
residential or business user, there can be an immediate benefit. Check with
your communications broker to find out if your existing phone needs can be met
cost effectively with VoIP.
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Right Technology, Inc. Article by Michael Weaver.
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