] 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.

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