Shaw fires back at Vonage (who then reloads)

CALGARY – The claims Vonage is making are wrong and misleading, Shaw Communications CEO Jim Shaw said today in a press release responding to the VOIP company's CRTC application. This week, as reported here, Vonage announced it has asked the Commission to look into the $10 fee (calling it a VOIP tax) Shaw recommends consumers pay per month in order to guarantee quality of service if and when they are using a third party voice provider for local telephony (other than Shaw's own digital telephony product)."Vonage's news release concerning Shaw's quality of service enhancement is both wrong and misleading," said...