Pressure on Google Over Blocked Calls
The Hill, November 6, 2009
By Kim Hart
Pressure is growing on the FCC to come down on tech giant Google for blocking access to certain telephone numbers with its Google Voice service. The issue involves fees that traditional phone companies are forced to pay to connect calls, but from which Google argues it is exempt because it is a Web-enabled phone service.
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