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• Comcast to make life easier for rival Vonage

  Posted Jul 10 2008, 10:40 AM by Kim Peterson
  Filed under: Vonage, Comcast, Kim Peterson

  Comcast has long been suspected of no-good hijinks when it comes to carrying the services of rival companies over its networks. Vonage customers, for example, have complained about the voice quality of their calls on Comcast's broadband for years. The issue has grown large enough that the Federal Communications Commission began looking at it.

  Clearly uncomfortable with the growing scrutiny, Comcast said it would start working with Vonage to ensure Vonage's Internet phone service runs smoothly. Comcast also sells Internet phone capability, and finds itself in the unusual position of helping a competitor provide better service.   Read More...

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• Vonage gets pummeled in court again

  Posted Sep 26 2007, 12:44 PM by Kim Peterson
  Filed under: Vonage, Comcast
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  Tough week for Vonage, the one-time Internet calling darling that has more courtroom drama than a season of "Law & Order." But I think the company could be an attractive acquisition target.
  

  Today an appeals court upheld a verdict against Vonage in a patent case involving Verizon. Now the courts will recalculate how much money Vonage should pay (the previous total was $58 million plus 5.5 percent royalties on future sales). Trading was halted briefly on the stock, and its share price fell 26 percent to 96 cents.
  

  This follows yesterday's news that a jury found Vonage guilty of infringing patents owned by Sprint Nextel. Vonage was ordered to pay nearly $70 million, which caused the stock price to plummet 34 percent. Woe to the investors that got in at the company's $17 IPO price   Read More...

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