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Vonage to settle investigation involving 32 states

Internet phone service provider Vonage Holdings Corp. has agreed to pay $3 million to 32 states to settle an investigation into some of its business practices.

Vonage releases calling app for iPhone, BlackBerry

Vonage Holdings Corp., a pioneer in Internet-based home phone service, is launching applications for the iPhone and BlackBerry that undercut the international calling rates of major wireless carriers.

Vonage says Apple approves mobile application

Internet phone company Vonage Holdings Corp. said Tuesday that Apple Inc. has approved its mobile application for iPhone and iPod devices.

Correction: Vonage international calling

In an Aug. 19 story about Vonage Holdings Corp. adding unlimited calls to several countries in its standard package, The Associated Press reported erroneously that the company has 2.3 million subscribers. The correct figure is 2.5 million.

Vonage makes free international calls standard

Unlimited domestic phone calls are nearly standard feature for landline plans these days. Now, Vonage Holdings Corp., which helped pioneer that feature with its Internet phone service, is expanding it to most international calls as well.

Vonage's subscriber growth grinds to a halt

Vonage Holdings Corp.'s subscriber growth nearly ground to a halt in the second quarter, as the Internet telephone company said Thursday it gained just 2,000 lines in the period.

Comcast to work with Vonage on Internet traffic

Comcast Corp. said Wednesday it will collaborate with Vonage Holdings Corp., the leading independent Internet phone service, to make sure that Internet calling will work well for its subscribers.

Vonage Lobbied on Competition

Internet phone company Vonage Holdings Corp. spent nearly $1.4 million to lobby the federal government in 2007.

Vonage Cuts Costs, Narrows 4Q Loss

Vonage Holdings Corp., which provides phone service over broadband lines, reported a narrowed fourth-quarter loss Wednesday as it scaled back on marketing and cut other costs.

Vonage, Nortel Settle Patent Dispute

Vonage Holdings Inc. and Nortel Networks Corp. have settled their patent litigation, allowing for cross-licensing of the telecom companies' technology.

Vonage Seeks $39M Settlement With AT&T

Internet phone company Vonage Holdings Corp., which was the subject of bankruptcy speculation only a few months ago, took another step toward putting its troubles behind it on Thursday.

Vonage Settles Verizon's Patent Suit

Vonage Holdings Corp., the beleaguered provider of Internet-based telephone service, said Thursday it has settled a patent lawsuit brought by Verizon Communications Inc. for a maximum of $120 million.

Vonage Settles Patent Suit With Sprint

The beaten-down shares of Vonage Holdings Corp. more than doubled in value Monday after the Internet phone company said it had settled a patent suit filed by Sprint Nextel Corp.

Vonage Injunction Stayed in Patent Case

Internet phone carrier Vonage Holdings Corp. won relief Tuesday from a potentially crippling court order that would have barred it from signing up new customers as punishment for infringing on patents held by Verizon Communications Inc.

Vonage CEO Steps Down; Founder Steps In

Vonage, navigating its darkest hours in a grim first year as a public company, handed the reins back to founder Jeffrey A. Citron at least temporarily on Thursday as the Internet phone provider tried to shine a positive light on its plights in business and in court.

Judge Imposes Vonage Injunction

A judge issued an injunction Friday that effectively bars Internet phone carrier Vonage from signing up new customers as punishment for infringing on patents held by Verizon. Vonage planned an immediate appeal.

Judge Rules Vonage Can't Seek Customers

Internet phone company Vonage Holdings Corp. will be barred from signing up new customers as punishment for infringing on patents held by Verizon Communications Inc., under an injunction ordered Friday.

Vonage Ordered to Pay Verizon $58M

Internet phone company Vonage must pay Verizon Communications $58 million for infringing on three patents that enable the upstart's low-cost telephone service, a jury ruled Thursday.

Vonage Narrows 4Q Loss to $65 Million

Internet phone company Vonage Holdings Corp. narrowed its fourth-quarter loss to $65 million as revenue nearly doubled with the addition of nearly 1 million customers during 2006.

Vonage 2Q Loss Deepens 17 Percent

In its first earnings report as a public company, Internet phone carrier Vonage Holdings Corp. said Tuesday its losses increased 17 percent in the second quarter as customer-acquisition costs stayed high.

Vonage Sued Over Initial Public Offering

Vonage Holdings Corp. is the target of a class action lawsuit that claims the Internet phone company improperly steered consumers toward investing in its $531 million initial public offering.

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Ten more companies reportedly say they wont advertise on Beck, bringing total to 46
Source: Media Matters for America

Adding to an increasing list of companies distancing themselves from Fox News Channel's Glenn Beck, ten new companies whose ads were recently seen during Beck's program-Applebee's, Bank of America, Bell & Howell, DirecTv, General Mills, Kraft, Regions Financial Corporation, SAM ( …

Are cell phone companies the biggest scammers of hi-tech times?

I've read other articles talking about how cell phone companies trap people into a 1 or 2 year contract. However they are always advertising new phones with new and better features. Well, here are your options, wait or renew your contract.

Vonage Phishing Alert
Source: My3Cents

Some Vonage customers are reporting phishing attempts in email messages that claim their accounts will expire on a given date. The destination site is something called aotech.com. Obviously, do NOT click on it or enter your password info. (A screenshot is given of the email.)

Security firm: Hackers can divert Vonage calls
Source: ZDNet

Hackers with a Vonage subscriber's name and phone number could intercept Internet phone calls by exploiting a weakness in the system, according to security firm Sipera Systems.

Hackers can divert Vonage calls: security firm
Source: Reuters

Internet phone service from Vonage Holdings Corp is vulnerable to attacks by hackers, who are able to intercept calls to the company's subscribers, a security firm said on Wednesday.

Why Skype and Vonage must die
Source: Computerworld

Skype and Vonage illustrate what is wrong with user communications: They are "closed" and not standards-based. These strategies support business models that are not in line with 21st century wants and needs. They have to go!

Vonage Spanked for Patent Infringements
Source: The Washington Post

It seems Vonage plays it fast and loose with its competitors' patented technology. Verizon and Sprint Nextel were not about to give Vonage a pass though.

Hey, Maybe Vonage Isn't Dead Yet
Source: TechCrunch

Vonage released its second quarter financial results today (I've embedded the release below with the new Zoho Viewer that launched last night). And while the stock continues to slide, revenues are way up and losses are slowing.

Line Goes Dead for a Web Caller
Source: Business Week

Does the abrupt demise of SunRocket spell trouble for Vonage and other VoIP players? Cable companies continue to gobble up market share. Convinced he was getting a bargain, Andrew Mitry signed up for SunRocket's Web-based phone service in November, 2006. "It was great.

SunRocket silently calls it quits, abandons VoIP biz
Source: Engadget

And you thought Sprint was catching flack for denying an exceedingly small portion of its customers service. Turns out, Vonage rival SunRocket has apparently shut its doors and abandoned the business -- all without a single warning or notice beforehand.

VoIP must support disabled users, pay fees
Source: Ars Technica

As VoIP services have gone mainstream, the FCC has increasingly regulated them like traditional phone service, and the Commission recently took this policy one step further by requiring VoIP operators and equipment manufacturers to support disability access requirements like the  …

Supreme Court Ruling Could Invalidate Patents
Source: howtomarketyourstuff.com

Patents Invalidated by Supreme Court of the United States undermines the efficacy and strength of patent registrations. This open a can of worms for certain.

Vonage cites high court ruling in appeal - Government/Law
Source: itnews.com.au

Vonage petitioned the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington to vacate and remand the lower court ruling that it lost last month..

The Future of Internet Telephony Could Hang on Vonage Case
Source: Wired News

The internet telephony industry let out a collective sigh of relief Tuesday after a federal appeals court issued a stay order allowing Vonage to continue signing up new customers during its appeal in a major patent-infringement case.

New Site Sticks Up for Vonage … Wait, It Is Vonage!
Source: .farrell blog

A new site is built to look like a grassroots petition in support of Vonage vs. Verizon in their patent dispute. But wait. The site is a Vonage copyrighted site.

Free World Dialup and Verizon's patent on
Source: pulverblog.pulver.com

Jeff Pulver explains the true origins of the technology that Verizon patented and is suing Vonage over. He is infact the creator of the name translation that Verizon pantented two years later.

Vonage: No tech 'workaround' - Yahoo! News
Source: Yahoo! News

NEW YORK - Vonage has finally confirmed what many had feared: The embattled Internet phone company has no "workaround" in hand to sidestep Verizon's patented Internet phone technology. ADVERTISEMENT

Vonage Barred From Signing Up New Subscribers
Source: Ars Technica

The judge overseeing the Vonage/Verizon patent lawsuit has just signed off on an injunction that will prevent Vonage from signing up new customers, according to the AP.

Vonage Hangs Up On Verizon Patent Infringement With New Agreement
Source: Ars Technica

Vonage has signed an agreement with a VoIP network services provider to carry calls placed by Vonage customers, giving the troubled VoIP provider an out on two of the three Verizon patents it was found to have infringed.

Vonage enjoined from using Verizon patents; stock plummets
Source: Ars Technica

As if losing a court case dealing with Verizon VoIP patents and being ordered to pay $58 million wasn't bad enough, a federal judge has today ruled that Vonage is enjoined from making use of that technology in its products.

VoIP Residential Comparison Guide: Evaluating Packet8, Lingo, and Vonage

Voice over internet protocol [internet telephony] is a rapidly growing technological alternative to traditional land based residential phone systems. Instead of making calls through telephone lines, VoIP routes your calls over the internet by way of your cable or DSL provider.

News » Vonage V-Access - Call Worldwide Vonage customers w/o long distance fees
Source: dslreports.com

Seems like a pretty cool thing to do.

Skype unveils yearly long distance package
Source: Ars Technica

When Skype announced free long distance Skype-to-phone calls for the US and Canada in May of this year, the result was an explosion of new Skype users.

A step into the future of VoIP
Source: voiptelephonyservice.blogspot.com

The future of voice communication is fast approaching. This article prepares you for what to expect: the ability to call anyone from your mobile phone, for free! Learn about VoIP, SIP, and dual-mode mobile phones that let you talk long-distance without paying.

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