] On Thursday, the Federal Communications Commission is set
] to consider approving a notice of proposed rulemaking,
] the first step in a lengthy process of writing
] regulations for Internet-based phone services. The
] commission is also set to issue a final decision on a
] petition by one of the new Internet phone companies,
] Pulver.com, which has asked the commission to rule that
] it does not need to pay interconnection access fees to
] phone companies for any calls made and received between
] computers through Internet connections.

What a mess! I'm sure we can count on the FCC to screw this one up too, just like everything else they touch...

Thorny Issues Await F.C.C. on Internet Phones