Foroohar, 2005 - Google Patents
Hi! The Net Is Calling. The technology to send voices over data lines is revolutionizing the telephone industry--and, for now, the leader is VonageForoohar, 2005
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- 8699057053625001424
- Author
- Foroohar R
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- Publication venue
- Newsweek
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Like the technology he's pushing, Jeffrey Citron, the 34-year-old CEO of Internet phone company Vonage, has a tendency to shake things up. In the 1990s, armed with little more than a high-school diploma, he founded two businesses, including Datek Online Holdings …
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