Jeff Pulver
Encyclopedia
Jeffrey L. Pulver is an America
n Internet entrepreneur
known for his work as founder and chief executive of pulver.com. He has written extensively on the need to develop an alternative to government regulation of the applications layer of Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) telephony.
. He graduated from Great Neck North High School
in 1980. While working at a Long Island
accounting firm, Pulver founded Spreadsheet Solutions Corp. to market add-ins for Lotus 1-2-3
and Excel
.
Pulver became interested in Internet telephony in 1995, when he was as a systems administrator at Cantor Fitzgerald. He was a co-founder and minority shareholder in Vonage
, a VoIP provider based in Edison, New Jersey
. Pulver also invented the CellSocket, a device to make and receive cellular voice calls via a standard phone. He was listed as a BusinessWeek
Tech Guru in 2003.
Pulver is the chief writer of what is referred to as the Pulver Order, which was adopted in 2004 by the Federal Communications Commission
as the first FCC ruling regarding Internet Protocol
(IP) communications. The order ruled that computer-to-computer VoIP is not a telecommunication
s service. He coined the term purple minutes
to describe value-added IP network traffic.
Today he concentrates on the field of Internet Video or IP Video. He was profiled in 2006 by The Wall Street Journal
, discussing his visions about both voice and video communications via the Internet. Pulver also organizes a conference series, held in various locations around the world, called 140conf (140 Characters Conference).
He is an investor in startup companies.
Jeff Pulver resides in Great Neck, New York
, with his twin sons Dylan and Jake. He also spent time in Remsenburg, New York
.
United States
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n Internet entrepreneur
Internet entrepreneur
An Internet entrepreneur is an entrepreneur that applies innovation to create new businesses on the Internet.Internet entrepreneurs are part of the more general category of digital entrepreneurs...
known for his work as founder and chief executive of pulver.com. He has written extensively on the need to develop an alternative to government regulation of the applications layer of Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) telephony.
Biography
Jeff Pulver grew up in Kings Point, New YorkKings Point, New York
Kings Point is a village and a part of Great Neck in Nassau County, New York on the North Shore of Long Island. As of the United States 2010 Census, the village population was 5,005.The Village of Kings Point is in the Town of North Hempstead...
. He graduated from Great Neck North High School
Great Neck North High School
John L. Miller Great Neck North High School or simply "North High," or "North," is a public high school, including grades 9 through 12, in the village of Great Neck, New York, operated by the Great Neck School District...
in 1980. While working at a Long Island
Long Island
Long Island is an island located in the southeast part of the U.S. state of New York, just east of Manhattan. Stretching northeast into the Atlantic Ocean, Long Island contains four counties, two of which are boroughs of New York City , and two of which are mainly suburban...
accounting firm, Pulver founded Spreadsheet Solutions Corp. to market add-ins for Lotus 1-2-3
Lotus 1-2-3
Lotus 1-2-3 is a spreadsheet program from Lotus Software . It was the IBM PC's first "killer application"; its huge popularity in the mid-1980s contributed significantly to the success of the IBM PC in the corporate environment.-Beginnings:...
and Excel
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Excel is a proprietary commercial spreadsheet application written and distributed by Microsoft for Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X. It features calculation, graphing tools, pivot tables, and a macro programming language called Visual Basic for Applications...
.
Pulver became interested in Internet telephony in 1995, when he was as a systems administrator at Cantor Fitzgerald. He was a co-founder and minority shareholder in Vonage
Vonage
Vonage is a publicly held commercial voice over IP network and SIP company that provides telephone service via a broadband connection. The company's name is a play on their motto "Voice-Over-Net-AGE"....
, a VoIP provider based in Edison, New Jersey
Edison, New Jersey
Edison Township is a township in Middlesex County, New Jersey. What is now Edison Township was originally incorporated as Raritan Township by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 17, 1870, from portions of both Piscataway Township and Woodbridge Township...
. Pulver also invented the CellSocket, a device to make and receive cellular voice calls via a standard phone. He was listed as a BusinessWeek
BusinessWeek
Bloomberg Businessweek, commonly and formerly known as BusinessWeek, is a weekly business magazine published by Bloomberg L.P. It is currently headquartered in New York City.- History :...
Tech Guru in 2003.
Pulver is the chief writer of what is referred to as the Pulver Order, which was adopted in 2004 by the Federal Communications Commission
Federal Communications Commission
The Federal Communications Commission is an independent agency of the United States government, created, Congressional statute , and with the majority of its commissioners appointed by the current President. The FCC works towards six goals in the areas of broadband, competition, the spectrum, the...
as the first FCC ruling regarding Internet Protocol
Internet Protocol
The Internet Protocol is the principal communications protocol used for relaying datagrams across an internetwork using the Internet Protocol Suite...
(IP) communications. The order ruled that computer-to-computer VoIP is not a telecommunication
Telecommunication
Telecommunication is the transmission of information over significant distances to communicate. In earlier times, telecommunications involved the use of visual signals, such as beacons, smoke signals, semaphore telegraphs, signal flags, and optical heliographs, or audio messages via coded...
s service. He coined the term purple minutes
Purple minutes
Purple minutes in internet communications refers to IP network traffic that has a value-added component, e.g. voice, video etc.Coined by Voice over IP evangelist Jeff Pulver.Compare to standard telephony traffic which is termed black and white minutes....
to describe value-added IP network traffic.
Today he concentrates on the field of Internet Video or IP Video. He was profiled in 2006 by The Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal is an American English-language international daily newspaper. It is published in New York City by Dow Jones & Company, a division of News Corporation, along with the Asian and European editions of the Journal....
, discussing his visions about both voice and video communications via the Internet. Pulver also organizes a conference series, held in various locations around the world, called 140conf (140 Characters Conference).
He is an investor in startup companies.
Jeff Pulver resides in Great Neck, New York
Great Neck, New York
The term Great Neck is commonly applied to a peninsula on the North Shore of Long Island, which includes the village of Great Neck, the village of Great Neck Estates, the village of Great Neck Plaza, and others, as well as an area south of the peninsula near Lake Success and the border of Queens...
, with his twin sons Dylan and Jake. He also spent time in Remsenburg, New York
Remsenburg, New York
Remsenburg is a hamlet located in the Town of Southhampton, Suffolk County, New York.There are no stoplights and very few commercial businesses.-History:...
.
Works
- Network2 TV is a guide to TV on the InternetInternetThe Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite to serve billions of users worldwide...
founded by Pulver.
External links
- Jeff Pulver's corporate bio
- Audio Interview with Jeff Pulver in 2007
- Video Interview with Jeff Pulver about the "Pulver order" in 2008
- Crunchbase Profile
- Interview with Jeff Pulver in the London Free Press about the Ontario 140 Conf in 2011
- Interview with Jeff Pulver in the The Record about the Ontario 140 Conf in 2011
FCC documents
- http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-04-27A1.pdf
- http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-243869A1.pdf
- http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-04-27A2.pdf