This is an interesting pick up for the ole goog…
Google Voice is currently under attack from AT&T and other carriers about not having to adhere to telecom rules. Google Voice defends itself by stateing (truthfully) that they don’t carry any communications, just use existing networks such as AT&T to place the calls.
Meanwhile back at the Google Campus….
Larry, Sergey, & Eric ink a deal to purchase Gizmo5, a VoIP provider that would allow Google to actually carry it’s own voice traffic though an interface such as… Google Voice?
Oh sure I suppose that Gizmo5’s open source SIP backend could also be used in Google Talk’s Voice and video service too, but come on. Google Voice is where it’s at right now, pushing that out into a full fledged phone service really makes sense.
I just think someone might want to mention this to the Google Voice legal team, and point out that AT&T might actually have a point. ;-)
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