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November 13, 2003

The VoIP Industry will be looking towards California Today

Later today, the California Public Utility Commission (CPUC) will be voting on the near term future treatment of VoIP communication providers who provide services to the residents of the State of California.

While a 3:2 vote in favor of VoIP has been predicted and Commissioner Susan Kennedy has been a vocal supporter of the VoIP Industry, one thing which I learned a long time ago is that is there is no such thing as a sure thing, especially when it comes to California politics.

As a side note, the CPUC recently filed a petition at the FCC which if taken seriously would empower the State to remove the PRI lines from service providers who are offering California area codes to out-of-state residents. So no matter whatever the ruling is, I fully expect some people at the CPUC to continue to be hard at work to derail the California IP Communications revolution.

Posted by jeff on November 13, 2003 07:40 AM | Permalink

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