Vonage CEO Jeffrey Citron today urged the VoIP community to get involved politically by contacting Congress and urging legislation that is favorable to VoIP.
Citron says Vonage is looking to expand its service to new territories in the coming year, referring specifically to Mexico City and London, although he said the company also is looking at Europe and Asia as potential areas of growth.
Speaking at the Voice on the Net (VON) conference in San Jose, Calif., Citron told a large audience during the keynote address, "All of you should write your Congresspersons and let them know that you want a network bill of rights to protect your right to use communications like Vonage (Holdings Corp.)."
Citron was referring to the broadband bill of rights articulated by departing FCC Chairman Michael Powell. Powell has advocated that consumers have the right to connect any device to the network that does not harm the network; be able to download and run any application that is legal and paid for; and be able to access any legal content; and get information about the features of any service.
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