[VBbuilders] Google Voice discovered allowing pure VoIP calls???

[Michel Bauwens]

the wikipedia entry may not be updated ?

On Thu, Mar 10, 2011 at 1:36 PM, Mark Petz <ravenwyn at gmail.com> wrote:

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> http://www.phibetaiota.net/2011/03/google-moves-voice-into-cloud-offs-the-telecomms/
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> not available outside of usa
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Voice#Restrictions
>
> says it is not voip
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> The Federal Communications Commission<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Communications_Commission>(FCC) has opened an inquiry regarding the rejection of Google Voice for the
> iPhone. "The FCC asked why Apple rejected the Google Voice application for
> the iPhone and removed related 'third-party applications' from its store."
> The FCC has also requested Google to submit a letter describing the
> application of Google Voice. "The request is part of a broader-ranging
> inquiry by the commission on exclusive deals between cell phone carriers and
> handset manufacturers for hot phones."[51]<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Voice#cite_note-fccinquiry-50>
> In their response to the FCC, Google stated that the Google Voice
> application uses the carrier's voice network to place phone calls,[52]<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Voice#cite_note-51>dispelling misconceptions that it is a Voice
> over Internet Protocol<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voice_over_Internet_Protocol>application.
>



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