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

[Carlos Vera Quintana]

In Ecuador IP telephony is banned also, not for private use but for provide 
services that require a license

Carlos Vera

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From: "Fred Baker" <fred at cisco.com>
Sent: Saturday, August 15, 2009 8:14 PM
To: "Marcin Cieslak" <saper at saper.info>
Cc: "Chapter Delegates" <chapter-delegates at elists.isoc.org>
Subject: Re: [Chapter-delegates] Proposed law to ban Skype in Russia?

> 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 >>
>>
>
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