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Timeline of the development of Residential VoIP Services
in the US
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3/1/2006 |
Vonage |
Vongae reaches 1,500,000 customer mark |
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2/8/2006 |
Vonage |
Vonage plans IPO to raise $250M, has more than 1.4M subscribers |
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1/15/2006 |
Comcast |
Comcast exceeds the 200,000 VoIP subscriber mark |
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12/17/2005 |
Vonage |
Vonage picks up a further $250 million of venture capital, bringing its total raised to $658 million |
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12/8/2005 |
Yahoo |
Yahoo adds Phone In and Phone Out services to Yahoo! Messenger |
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12/6/2005 |
Time Warner |
Time Warner's VoIP subscriber base reaches 1,000,000, two months after Vonage did. |
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12/1/2005 |
Skype |
Skype launches version 2 with Video call capabilities |
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11/8/2005 |
CableVision |
CableVision has more than 600,000 VoIP subscribers |
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11/8/2005 |
Skype |
Skype has its 200 millionth download, adding around 1 million per day |
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11/3/2005 |
Microsoft |
Microsoft acquires VoIP software company media-streams |
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11/2/2005 |
Time Warner |
Time Warner has more than 850,000 VoIP subscribers, second only to Vonage |
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9/12/2005 |
Skype |
eBay purchases Skype for $2.6 billion |
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9/6/2005 |
Vonage |
Vonage Activates One Millionth Customer |
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8/30/2005 |
Microsoft |
Microsoft Acquires Teleo, VoIP Technology Company |
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8/23/2005 |
Google |
Google launches GoogleTalk Instant Messaging client with VoIP capabilities |
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6/30/2005 |
Vonage |
Vonage completes its 200,000,000th VoIP call |
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6/30/2005 |
Vonage |
Vonage activates its 700,000th line |
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6/15/2005 |
Yahoo |
Yahoo! purchases privately held Dialpad to add PSTN connected VoIP services to its Yahoo! Messenger product. |
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5/19/2005 |
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FCC mandates that VoIP Providers in the US have 120 days to implement systems to ensure 911 calls made on their systems are directed to a geographically appropriate Emergency Center. |
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5/6/2005 |
Vonage |
Raises $200M in Venture Capital |
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4/15/2005 |
Skype |
Skype has its 100,000,000th download and launches beta tests of SkypeIn which allocates a number to the Skype account for incoming calls, as well as SkypeVoice Mail |
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4/7/2005 |
Verizon |
Verizon reduces its unlimited plan by $5 to $34.95 and added a 500 minute plan for $19.95 |
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4/7/2005 |
AOL |
AOL launches its VoIP service, targeted mainly at existing AOL users. Unlimited local $18.99 and unlimited Long Distance $29.99, with $5 off each for first 3 months. Global plan $34.99. New AOL subscribers $39.99 (including AOL service), $10 off for first 6 months. |
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3/7/2005 |
Vonage |
Vonage activates its 500,000th line |
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2/15/2005 |
Skype |
Skype has 2,000,000 users on line at the same time |
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2/8/2005 |
ATT |
AT&T adds Small Business plan to CallVantage. 2 lines for $49.99 |
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1/6/2005 |
Vonage |
Vonage launches in the UK |
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1/5/2005 |
Vonage |
Vonage activates its 400,000th line |
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12/31/2004 |
ATT |
CallVantage has added 53,000 subscribers since launch |
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12/7/2004 |
CableVision |
Cablevision surpasses 250,000 VoIP customers, adding 1,000 a day. |
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11/9/2004 |
Vonage |
FCC rules that Vonage's service is "interstate" keeping state regulation out of the VoIP business. |
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11/1/2004 |
SunRocket |
SunRocket launches its VoIP service |
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10/20/2004 |
Skype |
Skype has 1,000,000 users on line at the same time |
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9/29/2004 |
Packet8 |
Raises $12M from investors |
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8/25/2004 |
Vonage |
Vonage raises $105M of Venture Capital |
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7/24/2004 |
Verizon |
Verizon launches VoiceWing service at $39.95 for unlimited US plan. |
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7/13/2004 |
Vonage |
Vonage activates its 200,000th line |
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6/7/2004 |
Lingo |
Primus Telecommunications launches the Lingo VoIP service |
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5/17/2004 |
Vonage |
Vonage cuts Premium Unlimited plan by $5 to $34.99 |
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4/12/2004 |
Vonage |
Vonage launches service in Canada |
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4/1/2004 |
BroadVoice |
BroadVoice launches its VoIP service for consumers and small businesses. |
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3/11/2004 |
VoiceGlo |
VoiceGlo raises $28M in venture capital funding |
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3/3/2004 |
ATT |
AT&T launches CallVantage |
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2/6/2004 |
Vonage |
Vonage raises $40M of Venture Capital |
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2/2/2004 |
Vonage |
Vonage activates its 100,000th line |
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12/10/2003 |
Vonage |
Vonage completes its 100,000,000th VoIP call |
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12/1/2003 |
Vonage |
Vonage introduces Basic Rate plan at $14.99 with 500 minutes. |
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11/24/2003 |
Vonage |
Vonage raises $35M of Venture Capital |
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9/23/2003 |
Vonage |
Vonage activates its 50,000th line |
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8/18/2003 |
Vonage |
Vonage completes its 50,000,000th VoIP call |
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8/4/2003 |
Vonage |
Vonage activates its 40,000th line |
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7/25/2003 |
Vonage |
Vonage completes its 40,000,000th VoIP call |
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6/16/2003 |
Vonage |
Vonage activates its 30,000th line |
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6/1/2003 |
Packet8 |
Packet8 launches unlimited US plan for $19.95 per month |
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6/1/2003 |
Packet8 |
Pilot's first VoIP E911 service |
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5/30/2003 |
Vonage |
Vonage completes its 25,000,000th VoIP call |
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5/22/2003 |
Vonage |
Vonage activates its 25,000th line |
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4/3/2003 |
VoicePulse |
VoicePulse launches its VoIP service. |
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3/31/2003 |
Vonage |
Vonage completes its 15,000,000th VoIP call |
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2/24/2003 |
Vonage |
Vonage completes its 10,000,000th VoIP call |
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1/23/2003 |
Vonage |
Vonage signs 10,000th subscriber |
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12/6/2002 |
Vonage |
Vonage completes its 4,000,000th VoIP call |
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11/11/2002 |
Vonage |
Vonage completes its 3,000,000th VoIP call |
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11/6/2002 |
Packet8 |
Packet8 launches its VoIP service |
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10/11/2002 |
Vonage |
Vonage completes its 2,000,000th VoIP call |
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8/19/2002 |
Vonage |
Vonage completes its 1,000,000th VoIP call |
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3/20/2002 |
Vonage |
Vonage launches its first service at $39.99 for unlimited local and long distance. |
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5/2/2001 |
Vonage |
Vonage raises $12M of Venture Capital |
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