MagicJack for Cellular phone [Telecom]

MagicJack's next act: disappearing cell phone fees

Jan 8, 12:01 PM (ET)

By PETER SVENSSON

LAS VEGAS (AP) - The company behind the magicJack, the cheap Internet phone gadget that's been heavily promoted on TV, has made a new version of the device that allows free calls from cell phones in the home, in a fashion that's sure to draw protest from cellular carriers.

The new magicJack uses, without permission, radio frequencies for which cellular carriers have paid billions of dollars for exclusive licenses.

I saw this today at CAS, but I don't have a GSM phone.

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