Can States Regulate VOiP? Ask the Eighth Circuit [telecom]

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By Dionne Cordell-Whitney

ST. PAUL, Minn. (CN) - The Eighth Circuit heard arguments Tuesday on whether a national communications services company's "Spectrum Voice" brand - a Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) - is subject to state regulation.

The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (MPUC) asked the Eighth Circuit panel to reverse the ruling that Charter Advanced Services (MN) LCC is an "information services" company rather than a "telecommunications company."