I guess It’s Really All VoIP Underneath

Verizon Takes Next Big Step Toward VoIP with the conversion of a Central Office from Class Five Switch architecture to IP.

That makes me wonder if a call terminates in say, Santa Monica, from Mount Vernon Washington, does Verizon have to pay the city the Utility Tax they would like to impose?

To me it sure sounds like VoIP is VoIP regardless of how it ends up.