September 2007
JAXTR ADDS 1 MILLION CUSTOMERS IN 30 DAYS
Submitted by webmaster on Thu, 09/27/2007 - 07:00.Press Release
Jaxtr (www.jaxtr.com), the company that links your phone to the Web, today announced that its registered user base has reached 2,000,000 � up from 1,000,000 just 30 days ago.
UNIVERSAL SERVICE FUND OUT OF CONTROL
Submitted by webmaster on Wed, 09/12/2007 - 07:00.From the Hastings Group:
Phone users are paying sky-high subsidies twice for thousands of rural phone lines under the �high-cost� portion of the federal �Universal Service Fund� that collects taxes from every American who makes long-distance phone calls, according to a warning today from The Seniors Coalition (TSC). TSC said that the �feeding trough is wide open and billions of dollars are being devoured� by phone companies that are collecting subsidies of sometimes $1,000 or more per phone line -- even after they lose customers!
VOIP CARRIER RAISES $11 MILLION
Submitted by webmaster on Wed, 09/12/2007 - 07:00.A Montreal startup that lets people make free or cheap long-distance calls from any phone has secured $11 million U.S. to expand operations worldwide. Mobivox, which offers free calling between users in 40 countries, will use the money to open an office in China, where the service is popular.
UNLICENSED CARRIER HAS LICENSE REVOKED
Submitted by webmaster on Thu, 09/06/2007 - 07:00.From the Iowa Utilities Board
IUB Penalizes UMCC for Slamming and Cramming Iowa Customers
