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Engadget: Google says it's now blocking 'fewer than 100' numbers in Google Voice
EverythingiCafe: Google To FCC: We Only Restrict Fewer Than 100 Numbers
DSLreports - front page: Google: We're Blocking Fewer Nuns - Says they're blocking less than 100 traffic pumping numbers...
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RT @freepress: RT @rkref: Google's reply to FCC re Google Voice http://bit.ly/1dBBzB #netneutrality 10/29/2009 |
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RT @mrinaldesai Reading: "Google Public Policy Blog: Our response to the FCC on Google Voice" http://bit.ly/3niil5 10/29/2009 |
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Google responds to FCC inquiry of Google Voice by limiting call restrictions http://bit.ly/2P1WxR 10/28/2009 |
Google says it's now blocking 'fewer than 100' numbers in Google Voice
Engadget —
The crux of AT&T's recent complaint to the FCC regarding Google Voice was that Google -- not being subject to the common carrier rules that help facilitate fair, open telephone networks -- was blocking customers from accessing numbers managed by rural carriers that charged higher connection fees, thereby giving it a leg up on its Old Guard competition by saving cash in ways AT&T and others are legally barred from doing. Google's hitting back today, not by agreeing to submit to common carrier rules (come on now, don't be ridiculous) but by saying in a ...
Google To FCC: We Only Restrict Fewer Than 100 Numbers
EverythingiCafe —
... The AT&T/Google/FCC confusion continues, and Google have released their official response to the FCC investigation. For those of you who aren’t keeping track: Google made an iPhone app for their free calling service: Voice, which got declined by Apple. Google called foul, and Apple blamed AT&T. AT&T denied this charge, and instead contacting the FCC, saying that Google Voice breaks Net Neutrality because they don’t cover certain very expensive rural numbers. This is the same AT&T which is staunchly anti-Net Neutrality the rest of the time. Google has ...
Google: We're Blocking Fewer Nuns - Says they're blocking less than 100 traffic pumping numbers...
DSLreports - front page —
... Despite the ironic fact that traffic pumping exists largely because the FCC did nothing about it, the FCC agreed to an investigation, and sent a letter to Google asking for details about Google's call blocking. Responding today via the Google policy blog, Google says they're now blocking "fewer than 100" phone numbers, all of which are engaged in traffic pumping. Again, there's nothing illegal about what Google is doing, and this is an issue of regulatory loopholes left open by the FCC, not network neutrality. Hopefully, the FCC's investigation involves investigating themselves. ...
Google: We're Blocking Fewer Nun Calls - Says they're blocking less than 100 traffic pumping numbers...
DSLreports - front page —
... Despite the ironic fact that traffic pumping exists largely because the FCC did nothing about it, the FCC agreed to an investigation, and sent a letter to Google asking for details about Google's call blocking. Responding today via the Google policy blog, Google says they're now blocking "fewer than 100" phone numbers, all of which are engaged in traffic pumping. Again, there's nothing illegal about what Google is doing, and this is an issue of regulatory loopholes left open by the FCC, not network neutrality. Hopefully, the FCC's investigation involves investigating themselves. ...
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Technologizer —
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