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  1. Comment - Skype, Google Back WiFi Net Sharing

    (Feb 6, 2006 - 7:56 PM)

    This is a perfect end run, around WI-Max
    the economics would have a profound impact , as long as security is sound
    this could revolutionize the spreading of broadband Internet connections.

    There can be a lot of unused portion of the bandwith running from the CPU that help economize the broadband technology.

  2. Comment - Patent Lawsuit Targets Google Talk

    (Jan 1, 2006 - 7:07 PM)

    C2 Global Technologies Inc. (C2 or the Company) was incorporated in the State of Florida in 1983 under the name MedCross, Inc. which was changed to I-Link Incorporated in 1997 and to Acceris Communications Inc. in 2003. Subsequent to the receipt of shareholder approval of the proposed name change at the 2005 Annual Shareholder Meeting held on August 5, 2005, the Company amended its Articles of Incorporation to effect the name change from Acceris Communications Inc. to C2 Global Technologies Inc. The new name reflects a change in the strategic direction of the Company in light of the disposition of its Telecommunications business, as discussed below.

    C2 owns certain voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) patents which it seeks to license, including U.S. Patent Nos. 6,243,373 and 6,438,124 (together the VoIP Patent Portfolio). Following the sale of the Telecommunications assets, described below, licensing of intellectual property constitutes the primary business of the Company.

    The Company achieved two major milestones in the quarter ended September 30, 2005 that are expected to contribute to the long term success of C2:

    · Completed the disposition of the Telecommunications business, recording a net gain on sale of $6,387 and the accompanying extinguishment of $23,462 of third party obligations. The completion of this transaction resulted in the extension of related party debt through to December 31, 2006, and the securing of funding to pursue our business strategy through the same date, via a Keep Well agreement with our controlling shareholder, Counsel Corporation (Counsel).

    · Was awarded patents in VoIP technology from the Peoples Republic of China and in Canada, corresponding to U.S. Patent No. 6,243,373.

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    Company History
    In 1994, we began operating as an Internet service provider and quickly identified that the emerging Internet Protocol (IP) environment was a promising basis for enhanced service delivery. We soon turned to designing and building an IP telecommunications platform consisting of proprietary software, hardware and leased telecommunications lines. The goal was to create a platform with the quality and reliability necessary for voice transmission.

    In 1997, we started offering enhanced services over a mixed IP-and-circuit-switched network platform. These services offered a blend of traditional and enhanced communication services and combined the inherent cost advantages of an IP-based network with the reliability of the existing Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN).

    In August 1997, we acquired MiBridge, Inc. (MiBridge), a communications technology company engaged in the design, development, integration and marketing of a range of software telecommunications products that support multimedia communications over the PSTN, local area networks (LANs) and IP networks. The acquisition of MiBridge permitted us to accelerate the development and deployment of IP technology across our network platform.

    In 1998, we first deployed our real-time IP communications network platform. With this new platform, all core operating functions such as switching, routing and media control became software-driven. This new platform represented the first nationwide, commercially viable VoIP platform of its kind. Following the launch of our software-defined VoIP platform in 1998, we continued to refine and enhance the platform to make it even more efficient and capable for our partners and customers.

    In 2002, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office issued a patent (No. 6,438,124, the C2 Patent) for the Companys Voice Internet Transmission System. Filed in 1996, the C2 Patent reflects foundational thinking, application, and practice in the VoIP Services market. The C2 Patent encompasses the technology that allows two parties to converse phone-to-phone, regardless of the distance, by transmitting voice/sound via the Internet. No special telephone or computer is required at either end of the call. The apparatus that makes this technically possible is a system of Internet access nodes, or Voice Engines (VoIP Gateways). These local Internet Voice Engines provide digitized, compressed, and encrypted duplex or simplex Internet voice/sound. The end result is a high-quality calling experience whereby the Internet serves only as the transport medium and as such, can lead to reduced toll charges. In conjunction with the issuance of our core C2 Patent, we disposed of our domestic U.S. VoIP network in a transaction with Buyers United, Inc. (BUI), which closed on May 1, 2003. The sale included the physical assets required to operate our nationwide network using our patented VoIP technology (constituting the core business of the I-Link Communications Inc. (ILC) business) and included a fully paid non-exclusive perpetual license to our proprietary software-based network convergence solution for voice and data. The sale of the ILC business removed essentially all operations that did not pertain to our proprietary software-based convergence solution for voice and data. As part of the sale, we retained all of our intellectual and property rights and patents.

    In 2003, we added to our VoIP Patent Portfolio when we acquired U.S. Patent No. 6,243,373 (the VoIP Patent), which included a corresponding foreign patent and related international patent applications. The VoIP Patent, together with the existing C2 Patent and its related international patent applications, form our international VoIP Patent Portfolio that covers the basic process and technology that enables VoIP communication as it is used in the market today. Telecommunications companies that enable their customers to originate a phone call on a traditional handset, transmit any part of that call via IP, and then terminate the call over the traditional telephone network, are utilizing C2s patented technology.

    The comprehensive nature of the VoIP Patent, which is titled Method and Apparatus for Implementing a Computer Network/Internet Telephone System, is summarized in the patents abstract, which describes the technology as follows: A method and apparatus are provided for communicating audio information over a computer network. A standard telephone connected to the PSTN may be used to communicate with any other PSTN-connected telephone, where a computer network, such as the Internet, is the transmission facility instead of conventional telephone transmission facilities. In conjunction with the acquisition of the VoIP Patent, we agreed to give the vendor 35% of the net earnings from our VoIP Patent Portfolio.