All initial comments appeared to support a Voice...

All initial comments appeared to support a Voice Communication Exchange Committee request that the FCC issue a notice of inquiry on migrating to HD voice as part of technology transitions the agency is considering, based on filings in docket 13-5 as of Tuesday afternoon. Among NOI backers were Zula co-founder Jeff Pulver (http://bit.ly/1l7mczq), the VoIP pioneer and founder of Vonage; Vonage filing separately (http://bit.ly/1mbbDLX); the Voice on the Net Coalition, which was also founded by Pulver (http://bit.ly/1sC1kdk); and Dialogic, a maker of codecs, including for HD voice (http://bit.ly/Tclfit). The Voice on the Net Coalition said HD voice implementation can give consumers enhanced voice quality, “rejuvenate user interest in voice calls, and improve competitiveness of global communications infrastructure,” all within the IP transition. Vonage called an NOI an “incremental step” and said the FCC should promote the IP transition: An “NOI exploring the standards development -- and related IP transition issues” -- would “smooth the transition to HD voice.” Monday was the deadline for comments on a Wireline Bureau public notice seeking feedback on the committee’s request (http://bit.ly/1nCdE4Z). It noted the request was for the agency to “investigate the benefits of a common HD voice implementation to replace standard definition voice services historically associated with the Public Switched Telephone Network.”