Is use of VoIP legal?

[HBS2018]

What is the name of your state? Texas

My boyfriend is using a VoIP number for phone calls which is not linked to him.
Is this legal?

 

[justalayman]

Who owns the number or line he is using?

If he pays for the service, then I see nothing illegal in what you’ve written. Being anonymous is not unlawful.

If he is stealing service, then that is the crime.

 

[quincy]

What is the name of your state? Texas

My boyfriend is using a VoIP number for phone calls which is not linked to him.
Is this legal?

More information would be helpful.

Whose number is it and for what purpose is your boyfriend using it?

 

[Taxing Matters]

What is the name of your state? Texas

My boyfriend is using a VoIP number for phone calls which is not linked to him.
Is this legal?

Let me put it this way: it is not illegal simply to use a VoIP for your voice communications. There are are a variety of internet/computer based voice communications programs one can use, none of which are per se illegal. Nor is it required that the service you use be registered to you in some way.

No matter what voice communication system you use, though, the manner in which you use it may be a crime. So the details of what he's doing matters.

 

[quincy]

VoIP providers are being named in lawsuits for being the service platforms for illegal uses by others. West Virginia has a couple of interesting recent cases addressing VoIP provider liability. See Hurley v. Messer for one (I can provide a link later).

 

[quincy]

Here is a link to Hurley v. Messer:

http://tcpablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/hurley-v-messer-10-4-18-opinion.pdf