] The FCC will begin a yearlong inquiry into the ] "appropriate regulatory environment for these services" ] on Dec. 1, the commission said in an announcement. ] ] "The FCC has been studying VoIP issues for several years, ] but things have greatly accelerated over the past year, ] and, thus, so have the FCC's actions to address the ] complex issues that arise," ] ] FCC Chairman Michael Powell wrote in an accompanying ] letter to Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden, who is sponsoring an ] Internet tax ban that could affect voice over Internet ] Protocol services. Great, the FCC is really on a roll now.. No good can possibly come of this. |