VoIP regulation to change
THE Federal Government is investigating changes to the treatment of voice of IP services under current telecoms regulations to encourage broad consumer access of the technology.
NSW Liberal MP Jackie Kelly said the Australian Communications Authority was conducting a study on how VoIP technical regulation under the current regime, while the Department of Communications, IT and the Arts (DCITA) was examining whether regulations needed to be adjusted to assist the VoIP roll-out.
“Change may not be required, but the issues need to be examined to make sure that the benefits of VoIP can be captured,” Ms Kelly said, speaking at a conference on behalf of Communications Minister Helen Coonan.
“A key issue here is whether it makes sense for VoIP to be classified as a ’standard telephone service’ and be subject to the same panoply of regulatory requirements,” Ms Kelly said.
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