[Chapter-delegates] Proposed law to ban Skype in Russia?

[Fred Baker]

It's not a new behavior; a number of monopoly telecoms have had their  
respective governments outlaw internet-based competition. It's easier  
than having a competitive product.

On Aug 15, 2009, at 2:03 AM, Marcin Cieslak wrote:

> Fred Baker wrote:
>> Per Google Translation:
>>
>> So - some operators are worried about their monopoly stranglehold,  
>> and
>> users are worried.
>>
>> Not sure what your question is. What would you like to see said and/ 
>> or
>> done, and by whom?
>
> First, I think it is good to know, since we don't have a chapter  
> there.
>
> I heard that ISOC will be present on an upcoming conference in Moscow
> and I think we might want to present our position there and probably  
> to
> gain some ground to carry out ISOC's mission in Russia.
>
> Besides that I think this case is worth watching since I can imagine
> there are many other countries following the same pattern, for example
> ex-Soviet countries in Central Asia, where there is still one
> telecommunications company and some people hardly imagine that one  
> might
> need more than one.
>
> -- 
>              << Marcin Cieslak // saper at saper.info >>
>