Senator John Sununu (R-NH) and Congressman Chip Pickering (R-MS) introduced a bill aimed at encouraging the growth of VoIP by definitively classifying it as an information service and limiting potential state regulations. The bill has three key provisions:
- Treat VoIP as an information service in order to help establish a level playing field for all forms of data
- Establish federal jurisdiction over VoIP applications.
- Protect VoIP data from federal and state taxation.
http://www.sununu.senate.gov/