Two D.C. councilmembers are trying to exempt voice over Internet protocol service, or VoIP, from a type of regulation in hopes of encouraging service providers to expand their infrastructure in the city.

There is an ongoing debate over whether VoIP should be regulated as telecommunications service or as an information service — a distinction important to companies making business decisions, as telecommunications services fall under both federal and state regulation, while information services are regulated only by the FCC.

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