For Americans, some of the main issues that need immediate resolution the FCC involves 911, the ability for law enforcements to trace and tap Internet Protocol conversations, and the decision of putting VoIP technology under Federal jurisdiction, rather than state or local.

Security issues have arisen regarding wireless VoIP, but that seems to be more of a matter for the technical guru’s to solve rather than the federal government. Taxation is another issue where Uncle Sam has realized that he hasn’t been making his fair share of the VoIP market, and we can rest assured lawsuits will continue to arise as telephone companies battle out the issue “who own VoIP”.

One thing that is certain is that VoIP is not a technology that will simply be here today and gone tomorrow. The issues regarding VoIP are not limited to America alone, but are closely interwoven threads connecting global Internet users.

Like the file and peer to peer networks had a jumpstart birth, accelerated in growth, then reached maturity before being regulated by its parents (government systems), we can be sure that the future of VoIP will have an interesting history. Peer to peer networks are a global sharing system and decisions need to be made on a global scale, yet until then we will continue to see law suits set by those who see themselves as “owning” all music and likewise, we will see law suits arise by those who feel that they own all telecommunication and telephone services.

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