INFORMATION AND FILINGS

View VON Coalition Public Filings, Letters and Press Releases

Press Releases
DATE TITLE/DESCRIPTION FORMAT VIEW
2012_05_02 VON announces new Board of Directors and Officers for 2012-2013. PDF VIEW
2011_08_03 VON joins other trade associations in asking FCC for relief from state regulation of VoIP VON and four other trade associations have asked the FCC to take action that will prevent state regulation of VoIP. The trade associations note that disparate state treatment could harm innovation and deployment of next-generation VoIP products and services. PDF VIEW
2010_05_20 VON Press Release VON Coalition announces new board members and officers. PDF VIEW
2010_03_16 VON Press Release re: NPB VON Coalition statement concerning FCC release of National Broadband Plan. PDF VIEW
2010_01_08 VON Press Release re: NPB Delay VON Coalition statement supporting FCC delay in release of National Broadband Plan. PDF VIEW
2009_10_22 VON Press Release re: Open Internet Proceeding VON Coalition statement on FCC Open Internet proceeding. PDF VIEW
2008_03_07 VON Coalition Announces New Leadership The VON Coalition announced that is has elected Caitlin Clark-Zigmond of New Global Telecom as its Chair of the Board, Angela Simpson of Covad as its President, Kathleen Ham of T-Mobile as Vice President of Regulatory Affairs, Staci Pies of Skype as Vice President of State Affairs, and Paul Kenefick of Earthlink as Treasurer. The Coalition also re-elected Jamie Hedlund of Yahoo! as Vice President of Legislative Affairs; and Kevin Minsky of Microsoft as Vice President of International Affairs. PDF VIEW
2007_03_12 VON Coalition Announces New Leadership Innadition to electing new borad members, the VON Coalition announces that it has elected Jonathan Askin of Pulver.com as its Chair of the Board, re-elected Staci Pies of PointOne as its President, Angela Simpson of Covad as Vice President and Caitlin Clark-Zigmond of New Global Telecom as Treasurer. The Coalition also elected Jamie Hedlund of Yahoo as Vice President of Legislative Affairs; Christopher Libertelli of Skype as Vice President of State Affairs, and Kevin Minsky of Microsoft as Vice President of International Affairs. PDF VIEW
2006_02_28 Voice on the Net Coalition Announces New Leadership No description. PDF VIEW
2005_11_07 VoIP Leaders Announce Significant Progress on E9-1-1 VON Coalition released 2nd annual survey results of industry progress on 911. PDF VIEW
2005_09_12 A Summary of the Unique Role VoIP Has Played In Responding To The Emergency No description. PDF VIEW
2005_09_09 VoIP To The Rescue An eWeek story describing how the American Red Cross uses VOIP for its Katrina disaster response. PDF VIEW
2005_09_09 New Orleans City Leaders Relied Upon VoIP Almost Entirely – Providing Critical Link In Organizing Response and Communicating With President Bush This Wall Street JOurnal article describes how New Orleans city leaders relied virtually entirely on VoIP services for five days after the failure of basic landline phone service, and mobile and satellite phones, which eventually lost battery power and could not be recharged. Mayor Ray Nagin and his inner circle, holed up in the Hyatt Regency Hotel a few blocks from City Hall, couldn't communicate with the outside world until a staff person remembered he had recently signed up for a VoIP service. He and other staff set out in a military Humvee to find an Office Depot, where they requisitioned VoIP phones. They got 8 VoIP lines up and running from the mayor's emergency headquarters. When President Bush called Mayor Nagin on August 31 from Air Force One, they spoke on teh VoIP line. The city was making use of the capability of VoIP phones to be used anywhere with a high-speed Internet connection. PDF VIEW
2005_03_31 VON Coalition Press Release T-Mobile USA joins the VON Coalition. PDF VIEW
2005_03_21 VON Coalition Press Release Level 3 Communications withdraws its forbearance petition. PDF VIEW
2005_03_16 VON Coalition Press Release VoIP Leaders Praise Elevation of Kevin Martin as FCC Chairman. PDF VIEW
2005_02_08 VON Coalition Press Release on Inouye Stevens Letter No VoIP Leaders Urge Senators To Support Continuation of Pro-Innovations Policies: Ask Senators to Oppose Rate-Raising, Growth-Sapping, Innovation-Reducing Policy Change. PDF VIEW
2004_12_01 Von Coalition Press Release VoIP Leaders Announce Significant Progress on 9-1-1. PDF VIEW
2004_10_05 VON Coalition Press Release Cutting Edge VoIP Companies Applaud Congressional Leaders Vision. PDF VIEW
2004_09_29 VON Coalition Press Release VoIP Leaders Ask IRS to Hang-up on Idea of Applying 1898 War Tax to VoIP. PDF VIEW
2004_08_04 VON Coalition Press Release VoIP Leaders Looking Forward to Working with FCC on Law Enforcement Issues. PDF VIEW
2004_04_13 VON Coalition Press Release VOIP Industry Coalition asks FCC to dismiss wiretap petition. PDF VIEW
2004_02_23 VON Coalition Press Release The nation’s leading VoIP companies, on the cutting edge of developing and delivering voice innovations, today launched a new initiative to advance regulatory policies that enable Americans to enjoy the full promise and potential of VoIP. This new group of companies said it will resist the erection of regulatory barriers that could stall VoIP while actively advancing a policy framework that allows VoIP to deliver its many benefits. PDF VIEW