Friday, May 05, 2006

VoIP Fees Set to Rise with Regulation on the Horizon

Ephraim Schwartz writes on InfoWorld:

With the deadline for voice over IP (VoIP) carriers to comply with the FCC Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act [CALEA] less than a year away, VoIP vendors are beginning to roll out their wire tap technology.

But even as CALEA compliance gets underway, the bigger question remains: Will VoIP providers be subject to additional government telecommunications regulations?

This week, Sonus Networks announced a partnership with Verint Systems to provide VoIP carriers with the technology for lawful intercept, otherwise known as wiretapping.

Sonus IP Multimedia Subsystem VoIP middleware will incorporate Verint's Star-Gate Communications Interception Solution.

More here.

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