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February 12, 2005
The Pulver Order: One Year Old Today!
It was one year ago today, on February 12, 2004 that the FCC granted the “Pulver Order.” and that “Pulver” became a subject noun amongst telecom regulatory laywers in DC and around the world.
As the Internet continues to happen around the world, so does ‘end to end IP Communications.” To the extent that communication continues to evolve without the need to touch the legacy PSTN telephone network such that people that are connected to broadband internet have ways to directly communicate with each other, The Pulver Order provides clarity as to the regulatory treatment of such services in the United States and provided a model for many other regulators around the world to follow.
The past twelve months have seen the commercialization of Voice over IP shift into high gear, as well as the launch of quite a number of companies and services all focused on helping to make ‘end-to-end IP’ a reality. The FCC’s issuance of the Pulver Order helped set the tone, the pace and the future of IP Communications in motion and today there is no looking back. The Pulver Order provided the regulatory clarity needed for all of this to start to happen.
During the past year Free World Dialup continued to grow. At the moment we have more than 450,000 members from around the world. As a network, we now have well over 100 peering relationships in place with other service providers which empower our members to be able to reach millions of people around the world by taking advantage of ‘end-to-end IP.’
Given the significance The Pulver Order has had on myself, pulver.com and the IP Communication Industry, I will be forever grateful to Chairman Powell’s FCC and for the vision and courage they had for the granting of it.
I look forward to continuing to make myself available to work with the FCC, Congress and other regulatory authorities around the world as IP Communications continue to evolve.
Posted by jeff on February 12, 2005 06:42 AM | Permalink
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