September 28, 2006
VoIP Roundup - Thur Sep 28/06
Vonage: Charging To Cancel Accounts
Andy Abramson says Vonage charged him to cancel his account, but explains how he was able to keep his phone number (a form of phone number portability). The VoIP Girl also cancelled her Vonage account, as did Tom Keating,
who recorded his call to customer service. What is this? VoIP
bloggers-cancel-Vonage week? Current cancellations not withstanding,
Vonage still holds the most VoIP market share.
Rebtel Picks Up $20M In VC
Rebtel Networks in Stockholm just picked up US$20M in Series A funding from Index Ventures and Benchmark Capital. [via Light Reading]
Skype And eBay Facing Civil Suit
Why a civil suit I don't know, but Skype
and eBay are facing one from a company called Mangosoft Intellectual
Property, a division of Mangosoft, regarding a supposed patent
infringement. [via The VoIP Weblog]
Smart Telecom Lays Off 180 People
While Comcast, the US cable company leading in the cable VoIP subscriber race, is planning to hire 4000 people,
UK's Smart Telecom just laid off 180 people last week. There are
another 70 jobs threatened. The company is taking a loan from a
co-founder and major shareholder to keep going, and needs more to
upgrade its broadband infrastructure. [via The Register UK]
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