Coincidence is amazing.

After months of waiting, the very same day that I found out Vonage, the VoIP vendor that I want to switch over to (mostly because of their "SimulRing" feature) was now offering my home phone number prefix in the town where I live... I also saw the judgment handed down saying that they couldn't add any more new customers.

Hours later came the stay of execution for this "bullet to the back of the head" (as Vonage's own attorney called it).

Sheesh! So can I get this service or not? Forbes runs it down for us:

Internet telephone company Vonage got a break late Friday in its patent battle with telecommunications giant Verizon Communications.

The U.S. Court of Appeals granted Vonage a temporary stay late Friday, allowing it to continue signing up new customers. An earlier ruling from a federal judge barred Vonage from marketing to new customers while it infringes Verizon's patents.
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