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VoIP: Is It Legal? I have been in telecom for 12 years including for 12 years I have spoken to my mom at least once a week if not more. She always asks me how is work? Are you still doing that little telephone thing? regarding 6 months ago she called me up because she had heard something that may be of interest to me on her talk radio program earlier that morning. She did not need to forget to ask me regarding it so she wrote it down, (my mom could not call before 5 because she still believes the calling rates go down in half after 5), but she can’t seem to find the paper she just had in her hands- she asked if I could hold a minute. After I hear the rotary phone hit the counter including a bunch papers rustling- she gets back on the phone with her revelation. She is going to spell it for me including she wants to know if I am ready to write it down. They say the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over including over again….expecting a different result. So here I am insane including armed with a pen she starts to spell it for me V-O-I-P. VoIP….. My mom wants to know if I have ever heard of it. I respond with a yes mom that is what I do. She responds with a particular OK I just wanted to make sure you knew regarding the new way of calling. They say it is actually going to become popular. On that note I shifted the conversation. Time passed including 2 weeks ago I called my mom including I got the where have you been? Working mom on a product for small businesses that already have a particular existing phone system including need to use VoIP. I proceeded with explaining how it could save companies a lot of dollars on their monthly phone bills including in some cases up to 70%. She responds with “Well Lisa, VoIP- now is what you are doing legal? I was stunned including amused so I responded with well mom I guess I could be find out soon enough if it is legal. It is not like I live a life of a criminal, but as far as my parents including their age group 60-80 if it is new including innovative……it is probably illegal or a scam. Senior Citizens are the fastest growing population in America accessing the internet today. They additionally have the most discretionary income. The VoIP providers are actually missing out on the market by not educating seniors regarding VoIP including the amount of savings they should save a month or annually on the phone service. So as it stands now my mom thinks I am a thug, but the good news is she sent me a clipping from 1 of her magazines with a little note attached that read Google have you heard of them?
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