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September 18, 2004

VoIP in Canada: New Tech Threat to Telcos

The pending VoIP hearings at the CRTC have been getting a lot of coverage in the Canadian press. I'm told that the actual hearing will be broadcast nationally across Canada starting on Tuesday on the Canadian equivalent of C-SPAN.

I will be amongst the people who will be testifying and one of the only non-Canadians.

After being interviewed by Kevin Restivo from the National Post earlier this week, I've have been waiting for him to publish this story.

"Jeff Pulver, the founder of a free VoIP service called Free World Dialup, says the regulator should make Rogers, Bell or other operator give unfettered access to Internet telephony players that want to send voice traffic over their networks."

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Posted by jeff on September 18, 2004 08:06 AM | Permalink

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After calling both CPAC and the CRTC, I'm told the event will not be televised. However, the CRTC will have a streaming audio feed, and a transcript online soon after.

Looking forward to hearing your presentation. Hope you enjoy your time in Canada.

Sean

Posted by: Sean at September 20, 2004 03:17 PM