VON Coalition Europe Takes on EU Telecom Policy
One of the biggest threat to Voice over IP as a technology is regulation-namely, regulation that puts undue restrictions on the use of the technology and prevents it from being utilized to it's full potential.
The Voice on the Net (VON) Europe Coalition has been formed to try and educate policymakers in the European Union about these issues and work towards a policy framework that allows VoIP to continue to evolve without putting a stranglehold on it. For example, don't require dumb things like 112 calls-equivalent to 911 in North America-in areas where there would be no reasonable expectation such a service would work.
The companies in the coalition represent a cross-section of the industry and includes heavyweights like Google and Skype. Hopefully, it will have teeth and will succeed in it's stated goals.
Full press release after the jump
See article.