Internet telephony in Europe: no more flying under the radar screen; As in the U.S., regulators in Europe are grappling with the question of how to classify public VOIP.(european union)

Business Communications Review, March, 2004 by Spies, Axel

European Internet telephony providers, who have been largely ignored by regulators up to now, are going to face new rules and requirements, some of which may be costly. The European Union (EU) has attempted to streamline licensing and regulation of all communications within its member states and eliminate distinctions between data and voice, conventional and Internet-based technologies.

A set of EU Directives--which member states are currently implementing into their national telecom laws--will significantly affect the licensing requirements of Internet telephony in Europe. However, the member states have not uniformly implemented these principles, and significant variations remain in regulatory approaches among the EU countries. No Distinction...

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