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.
There are several different kinds of technology, ranging from wired technologies that use standard Ethernet cable, power lines and home phone lines, as well as wireless technologies like Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, that might be appropriate for some applications, but not all.