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February 26, 2007 by Ty Tribble | 0 Comments

Skype Ltd. is looking to a 1968 ruling by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission to open up the country’s mobile phone industry for “unlocked” devices and third-party applications — such as Skype.

On this topicVonage subscriber growth slowsNokia Siemens Networks: IP all the wayMobile VOIP is on the marchThe Business Case for Unified MessagingExperts Weigh In: The Compelling Business Case for Unified MessagingThe Unified Messaging Waters: What you need to know before you dive inGet practical tips, IT news, how-tos, and the best in tech humor.The eBay Inc. unit, a pioneer in peer-to-peer VOIP (voice over Internet Protocol), petitioned the FCC this week to affirm that the landmark Carterphone decision applies to the cellular world. That ruling, which involved an early type of wireless handset, said carriers couldn’t stop consumers from attaching any device to the wired telecommunications network as long as it couldn’t do any damage.

ITworld.com – Skype asks FCC to force open mobile networks

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