Arguments against VoIP     " Universal Service / cross-subsidization " Loss of Revenues from International Settlement Regime " [Really a question of how long the country wants to protects its telecom monopoly from competition] " Quality of Service " Need for Surveillance / Interception of voice traffic Fear of a VoIP Planet " Telcos (and some policymakers) fear that VOIP will become a substitute for traditional wireline & wireless PSTN telephony. But: " VOIP is an opportunity for fundamental reform of telecom regulation, the achievement of truly universal service, and reform of interconnection pricing using cost-basis forumulas " Same goals, new technology, new regulatory framework " Legacy telephone regulation does not fit VoIP. " Customers using underlying landline or wireless facilities to access a VoIP provider will continue to pay universal service contributions and taxes. " VoIP providers will generate licensing & tax revenues " And everyone gets a general cut in the cost of communication