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Home arrow Science - Nature arrow Skype questions Egypt ban on mobile Internet calls
Skype questions Egypt ban on mobile Internet calls Print E-mail
Tuesday, 23 March 2010
Amr Badawy
Amr Badawy

Internet telephony firm Skype has questioned the move by the Egyptian Government to ban international calls made through mobile Internet connections and said markets should be left open for consumers to choose

Earlier this month, Amr Badawy, a Head of Egypt's National Telecommunication Regulatory Authority said that it will ban international calls through mobile Internet connections.

Skype, which has more than 500 million users worldwide, said in an e-mail statement that it was "seeking clarification" from the regulator about the reported ban.

"In general, we believe it should be up to consumers, not regulatory authorities, to choose the winners and losers in the communications space. That is what happens in competitive markets," it said.

The ban applies to Egypt's three mobile operators -- Mobinil, Etisalat Egypt and Vodafone Egypt -- offering Internet access for computers via USB and other mobile modems, as well as mobile handsets. It does not apply to fixed lines.

Egyptian law requires international calls to pass through a network of state-controlled, fixed-line monopoly Telecom Egypt.

Egypt's ban comes after the United Arab Emirates said earlier in the month it would not give Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) licenses to international companies such as Skype.

In September, India's security agencies recommended a ban on international internet telephony until a system to trace the calls was put in place.

 

 

 

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