“China to ban private VoIP phoning” |
| China to ban private VoIP phoning Posted: 31 Dec 2010 09:19 AM PST Published: Dec. 31, 2010 at 12:07 PM BEIJING, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Chinese authorities said private Internet phone systems, such as Skype, would be banned in the future. The Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology did not say when the ban would take effect, but said the prohibition applies to all private Internet protocol phone systems, known as VoIP, except for two run by the government. Currently, there are 93 VoIP providers in the country, The Financial Post reported Friday. The Next Web reported the move was likely made to ensure the success of state-owned China Telecom and China Unicom and also to enable to the government to monitor communications among citizens. Skype is expected to respond by attempting to strike a deal with the government, rather than give up trying to establish a presence in China, TNW reported. This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service — if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read our FAQ page at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php |
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