On October 9, 2009
Google Voice Can’t Win For Losing in Regulation
There’s an irony in what Google Voice has been through recently. One moment, it’s being “unfairly treated” by Apple and AT&T, being crowned with the role of victim. However, that has lasted about as long as a graphic on the company’s search home page. Now some are grumbling how Google is ignoring rural America with Google Voice and the Federal Communications Commission is investigating. The charge is that Google is blocking calls to rural areas where the local carriers charge a premium for a connection. As part of a broader quarrel with Google, AT&T has complained that Google Voice blocks calls to phone numbers in some rural communities to reduce the access charges it must pay. So-called “common carrier” regulations…
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