At 17 May 2008 15:00:14 +0000 Larry wrote:

> Your omnipotent view of the FCC and USA Bureaucrats is flawed. Skype is
> NOT a USA company, so is NOT subject to its laws/flaws.

It is when it starts selling US phone numbers. A little Googling shows
that they talked to the Feds to get an exemption from E911. The Feds seem
to have classified them as a voice IM system like GoogleTalk, rather than a
true VoIP, which protects them from the 911 rules.

> When you make
> payment to your Skype account, you are making payments to Luxembourg.
> Skype has no presence in the United States so is not subject to its laws
> just because a majority of its users are US Citizens living in the USA.


Again, they sell US numbers, so they probably have to comply, else they
wouldn't have had to seek an exemption..