U.S. Judge Puts Halt on New Vonage Customers - UPDATE
Anne Broache writes on C|Net News:
A federal judge on Friday ordered Vonage not to accept any new customers while it continues to infringe on Verizon Communications patents covering some aspects of Internet phone calls.More here.
In at least a temporary setback for the leading voice over Internet Protocol provider and its some 2.2 million subscribers, U.S. District Judge Claude Hilton said it was the only fair option that would minimize harm to both companies for now.
Hilton did not offer either side a chance to make additional arguments during Friday's hearing, which lasted about an hour. "You have every right to go to the court of appeals," he told Vonage's attorneys. "They might have something different to say."
UPDATE: 15:56 PDT: Declan McCullagh writes over on the C|Net VoIP Blog that "...Vonage said late Friday that a federal appeals court has temporarily lifted an injunction granted earlier in the day that prohibited the Internet phone company from adding new customers." More here.
posted by Fergie @ 4/06/2007 10:19:00 AM
0 Comments:
Post a Comment
<< Home