Some VoIP vendors, including 8x8 (nasdaq: EGHT - news - people ), already offer 911 service to customers.

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Meanwhile, the remaining questions will continue to bear heavily on the futures of VoIP vendors like Vonage and 8x8 (nasdaq: EGHT - news - people ), which offers a service called Packet8.

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With Congress poised to debate a major new telecommunications act this year, VoIP investors and providers--ranging from cable companies like Comcast (nasdaq: CMCSA - news - people ) to pure-play vendors such as Vonage or Packet8 (nasdaq: EGHT - news - people )-- were hopeful that the new rules would be helpful to their cause.

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