Judge imposes Vonage injunction [View All]

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Source: Business Week

A judge issued an injunction Friday that effectively bars Internet phone carrier Vonage from signing up new customers as punishment for infringing on patents held by Verizon. Vonage planned an immediate appeal...




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I've had Vonage for nearly 3 years. It has saved me hundreds of $$. Vonage appears to be hanging on for dear life now. I DON'T want to have to switch to friggin' Comcast for my VoIP service.

More on the impact of the ruling:

Patent Ruling Impact
The Internet Phone Upstart Could Lose a Technology and a Future

By Alan Sipress
Washington Post Staff Writer
Friday, April 6, 2007; Page D01

Verizon has thrown a lifeline to rival Vonage Holdings, suggesting that the Internet phone provider could continue serving its customers despite a judge's ruling ordering it to stop using a crucial technology connecting its network to the public telephone system.

The compromise proposal came this week ahead of a hearing in Alexandria today that could decide the fate of the heavily marketed Vonage.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/05/AR2007040502116.html