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SunRocket was a U.S.-based VOIP provider established in early 2004 by Joyce Dorris and Paul Erickson, former MCI executives who were coworkers for over ten years. Dorris and Erickson departed the company in February 2007 along with roughly 30 other employees based at SunRocket's corporate headquarters in Vienna, Virginia."2007 Annual Report"; Commonwealth of Virginia, State Corporation Commission; April 02, 2007"Internet-Phone-Service Provider Drops a Fourth of Its Staff"; The Washington Post; July 03, 2007 SunRocket maintained primary offices in the United States and Canada.
Company shutdown
The New York Times article dated July 17 stated that SunRocket "is moving its customers to one or more other companies, a person briefed on its status said yesterday." Wind-down and other matters relating to the liquidation of SunRocket are purportedly being handled by Sherwood Partners, LLC. "VoIP Provider SunRocket Suddenly Closes"; Associated Press Online; July 17, 2007
On July 19, Sherwood Partners announced that two "preferred providers" are offering replacement service to SunRocket customers. The providers are Packet8 and TeleBlend. Since SunRocket's closure, several other VoIP providers have offered special discounts in an attempt to win former SunRocket customers. One of the few advantages of SunRocket's shutdown has been that customers continuing to receive its service have been able to make international calls. Fact: date=August 2007
Sunrocket continued to have problems after the company went defunct. In August, 2007, many customersWho: date=December 2008 reported having problems transferring their phone numbers from Sunrocket to other providers.Fact: date=August 2007
Vonage lawsuit
On August 23, 2007, SunRocket filed a lawsuit against Vonage for violating a confidentiality agreement, by using SunRocket's customer lists. Vonage claims to have bought the customer lists from a third party, Paradysz Matera. In the complaint, SunRocket claims that Vonage has exposed them to privacy related lawsuits from customers.
