http://www.markevanstech.com/2005/06/29/rogers-telephony-plans-to-be-unveiled-today/ Insight and Analysis from North of the Border Tue, 07 Oct 2008 17:28:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 http://www.markevanstech.com/2005/06/29/rogers-telephony-plans-to-be-unveiled-today/#comment-360 Anonymous Wed, 29 Jun 2005 13:53:10 +0000 http://markevanstech.com/?p=695#comment-360 <i> I'm not sure if the noise coming from Vonage's Canadian headquarters is champagne being popped now that Rogers will help educate the market about VOIP.</i> I wouldn't count on it. No cable telco in Canada or, I think, the U.S. has been willing to touch the term "VoIP" with a ten-foot pole. Nor offer a access-independent service which would highlight how access-segment VoIP differs from access-segment TDM, for that matter. Rogers is not likely to be the exception to the rule. Especially with polls like <a href="http://www.telegeography.com/press/releases/2005-06-15.php" rel="nofollow">this one</a> around. I'm not sure if the noise coming from Vonage's Canadian headquarters is champagne being popped now that Rogers will help educate the market about VOIP.
I wouldn't count on it. No cable telco in Canada or, I think, the U.S. has been willing to touch the term “VoIP” with a ten-foot pole. Nor offer a access-independent service which would highlight how access-segment VoIP differs from access-segment TDM, for that matter.
Rogers is not likely to be the exception to the rule. Especially with polls like this one around.

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