Skype Asks FCC to Level the Playing Field
Sounds a bit desperate to me
I mean, what Skype's suggesting is basically Utopia for all wireless users.
What carrier is going to allow the use of ANY handset and ANY application?
This is pie in the sky.
What carrier is going to allow the use of ANY handset and ANY application?
This is pie in the sky.
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While I am in favor of competition, there are two BIG issues with their argument. First, the carterphone ruling is a throwback from when there was only 1 choice for phone service (Bell System) and you could only use their phones. It was a yes or no choice.
Secondly, Skype relies on an IP connection, and while the cellular carriers are predominantly IP based, they are still primarily voice providers, offering data services, not ISP's offering voice over IP networks.
I could see Skype's argument if they were saying that AT&T DSL and Time Warner would not allow Skype over their connections. This is a bird of a slightly different feather.
Secondly, Skype relies on an IP connection, and while the cellular carriers are predominantly IP based, they are still primarily voice providers, offering data services, not ISP's offering voice over IP networks.
I could see Skype's argument if they were saying that AT&T DSL and Time Warner would not allow Skype over their connections. This is a bird of a slightly different feather.
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But, it seems that the CDMA carriers are trying to migrate to a VOIP option, using EV-DO instead of using EV-DV, which would put voice and data on the same channels again. EV-DO is basically EVolution - Data Only, and does not have voice and data on the same channels.
So, if the cellular carriers become VOIP providers, they are essentially internet providers who also provide VOIP services, much like ComCast or Cox, would they not be? Also, they carriers are all trying to tout their "Broadband network for data uses", which puts them in the same playing field as ISPs.
So, if the cellular carriers become VOIP providers, they are essentially internet providers who also provide VOIP services, much like ComCast or Cox, would they not be? Also, they carriers are all trying to tout their "Broadband network for data uses", which puts them in the same playing field as ISPs.
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