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A recent Red Herring article suggests that Vonage and rival start-up VoIP companies are facing stiff competition from cable companies like Comcast and Time Warner Cable who are poised to dominate the market with digital phone service. While VoIP companies continue to struggle with consumer perception and patent disputes involving Vonage, cable companies control a combined 71 percent of the U.S. VoIP market, nearly 10 million customers.

According to the article, Time Warner Cable digital phone has 21.1 percent of the U.S. VoIP market, while Comcast Digital Voice® owns 19.9 percent, putting them well within the range of Vonage. Cable companies now provide service to 80 million U.S. homes, up from 33 million just two years ago, according to Bruce Leichtman of Leichtman Research. He estimates that Comcast will reach 10 million more homes in 2007, while Time Warner Cable will add 6.4 million customers.

According to an article from CNET News last month, Internet phone providers got a boost when federal regulators ruled that local telephone companies must connect Net-based calls over broadband lines owned by phone companies like Sprint Nextel and Verizon Communications.

The article explains that a 16-page order from the Federal Communications Commission overturned decisions by state regulators in South Carolina and Nebraska that had prevented Time Warner Cable from deploying its digital phone service. Time Warner Cable had petitioned the FCC regarding the issue about a year ago.

"Our decision will enhance consumers' choice for phone service by making clear that cable and other VoIP providers must be able to use local phone numbers and be allowed to put calls through to other phone networks," FCC Chairman Kevin Martin said.

VON Coalition, a VoIP industry group that supported Time Warner Cable's petition, was also quoted regarding FCC's decision, stating it was "broadly beneficial to the entire VoIP industry."

"The problems that Time Warner faced in South Carolina and Nebraska were not isolated," Jim Kohlenberger, the coalition's executive director, said in an e-mailed statement. "They threatened the competitive availability of VoIP services overall, and they effectively created 'digital divides' between those Americans who can enjoy the full potential of broadband and those who cannot."

For more information, read the full CNET article.

Charter Communications recently announced that it has reached a significant milestone—500,000 Charter Telephone&trade customers.

The achievement was accomplished in a relatively short period of time; primarily during the past year when Charter undertook an aggressive rollout of telephone services.

Charter Telephone has more than quadrupled its number of customers since the beginning of 2006. Today it passes more than 6.8 million homes, and Charter plans to launch phone service in more markets this year.

The milestone underscores the growth Charter has been experiencing with its triple-play bundle of services: Charter Digital™ Video, Charter High-Speed™ and Charter Telephone

"More than seven out of 10 of our Telephone customers subscribe to all three services," said Ted Schremp, Senior Vice President and General Manager for Charter Telephone.

"Charter Telephone gives customers a new and better choice for phone service, and when combined with other Charter services, the great value and convenience is undeniable" said Mr. Schremp.

Charter Telephone offers customers an unlimited local and long distance calling plan for the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico, which includes 10 features and voicemail at no additional charge. In certain markets, Charter Telephone has successfully launched a plan that includes unlimited calling to Mexico. Charter Telephone service is provisioned over a private, managed network, unlike offerings that run on the public Internet.

"We want to thank each of our 500,000 customers who have helped us achieve this milestone," said Mr. Schremp. "They appreciated a new choice in phone service and trust us to keep them connected with a comprehensive range of advanced communications services."

For more information, check out the Charter press release.