• DocumentCode
    2391861
  • Title

    VoIP Regulation: Challenges for Competitive-Enabled Societies

  • Author

    Helou, Angela Regina Heinzen Amin ; Heinzen, Luiz Fernando, Jr. ; Specialski, Elizabeth ; Martins, Alejandro

  • Author_Institution
    Fed. Univ. of Santa Catarina State, Samta Catarina
  • fYear
    2007
  • fDate
    2-6 July 2007
  • Firstpage
    222
  • Lastpage
    225
  • Abstract
    This paper presents an analysis of the paradigms shifts in telecommunications due to the convergence of voice and data channels. First, it is presented a revision regulation over VoIP services in several countries, identifying some of their impacts on society. Then, the Brazilian scene is analyzed, identifying the actions that could make easy or difficult the offering of this service and their correspondent impact over consumers´ rights.
  • Keywords
    Internet telephony; consumer protection; legislation; VoIP regulation; VoIP services; competitive-enabled society; consumer rights; data channels; Costs; Data engineering; Emergency services; FCC; Internet telephony; Knowledge engineering; Knowledge management; Speech analysis; TV; Telecommunication services; VoIP; data service; legislation; telecommunications; voice services;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Global Information Infrastructure Symposium, 2007. GIIS 2007. First International
  • Conference_Location
    Marrakech
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-1375-1
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-4244-1376-8
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/GIIS.2007.4404196
  • Filename
    4404196