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Interconnected Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) Service Provider

An entity that provides interconnected VoIP service, as that term is defined in 47 U. S. C. § 153(25) (47 CFR §
5
2. 5 (b)). Interconnected VoIP providers are providers of a service that (1) enables real-time, two-way voice communications, (2) requires a broadband connection from the user’s location, (3) requires Internet protocol-compatible customer premises equipment, and (4) permits users generally to receive calls that originate on the public switched telephone network and to terminate calls to the public switched telephone network (47 CFR §
9. 3).