Vonage-Verizon Hearing Update

[Rich Tate]

Things are getting very interesting in the latest round of the Verizon/Vonage patent infringement hearings. A final ruling is expected sometime this summer.

Anne mentioned that it appears Judge Dyk said the court was in something of a bind because Verizon insisted on an injunction that could effectively shut down the provider of voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) services. Because Vonage’s life is on the line, he suggested a “middle ground” approach may be necessary.

 

[obviouslytom]

Verizon is not going to stop until Vonage is shut down or they buy them out thus screwing the current customer base that Vonage has. Sometimes I think that this suit happened because Verizon became jealous of Vonage.

 

[Rich Tate]

Verizon is not going to stop until Vonage is shut down or they buy them out thus screwing the current customer base that Vonage has. Sometimes I think that this suit happened because Verizon became jealous of Vonage.

I agree upto the jealousy part. Fact is that Vonage is a competitor and Verizon was simply in a position to take that competition away, simple business.

 

[MH Knights]

It will be sad to see Vonage go under. It may have some quircks but I am very satisfied overall with its service (I have been a customer for almost two years). Unfortunately Vonage is just too small to stand up to a giant like Verizon. Verizon will throw around money to the right people and make sure Vonage dies quickly. I am sure all of the telecos would love to see VOIP banned outright. Cheap and all around better than anything they offer.

 

[HAF72]

Time to switch voip companies!