Skype petitions FCC for open cellular access
In a document dated February 20, Skype asked the FCC to apply to the wireless industry what is known as the "Carterfone" rules, which would allow consumers to use devices and software of their choice on cell phone networks.
The "Carterfone" rules, which were enacted in 1968 during the old AT&T's monopoly of the phone industry, allow consumers to hook any device up to the phone network, so long as it did not harm the network. Prior to these rules, AT&T provided all telephones and devices connected to the telephone network, and it routinely sued companies that sold unauthorized products that could attach to the network.
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The "Carterfone" rules, which were enacted in 1968 during the old AT&T's monopoly of the phone industry, allow consumers to hook any device up to the phone network, so long as it did not harm the network. Prior to these rules, AT&T provided all telephones and devices connected to the telephone network, and it routinely sued companies that sold unauthorized products that could attach to the network.
http://news.com.com/Skype+petitions+FCC+for+open+cel ... »
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Kinda like what was on the front page of this site a short while ago.... 😉
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crxtreme89 said:
Kinda like what was on the front page of this site a short while ago.... 😉
Sorry, I tried to search the forums, and missed it in the news! I did get an email from Tim Wu, the law professor at Columbia University who seems very excited about it.
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vzw-csr21 said:
It will never happen
But some experts believe that with or without regulation, the days of carriers controlling the customer experience on mobile phones are slowly coming to an end. Already consumers with smart phones running Windows Mobile can download the Skype client, even if the operator forbids it.
"At the end of the day, bits are bits in the Internet," said Dave Passmore, a research director at the Burton Group. "So Verizon or anyone else who wants to tell someone they can't download a VoIP client onto their phone from the Internet is going to have a very hard time enforcing it."
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1) 3G is not everywhere. Using Skype on 2G will probably suck.
2) Verizon or any other company can claim that their intention of the data network is limited data usage to prevent an entire channel being taken up and overloading the network. (thus hurting it)
3) If they force this rule, they would have to do it for the Voice network too.
2) Verizon or any other company can claim that their intention of the data network is limited data usage to prevent an entire channel being taken up and overloading the network. (thus hurting it)
3) If they force this rule, they would have to do it for the Voice network too.
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