[Chapter-delegates] Shutdown of Skype on our Mobile Broadband Internet Access

[Edwin A. Opare]

Alex,

I think that will be very helpful

Thanks.

EAO



On Mon, Jun 3, 2013 at 9:21 AM, Alexander Blom <
alexander.blom at budgetphone.nl> wrote:

>  Hello Edwin,
>
> Great that you will be using the tool. I will extract all the results from
> the database here, and send them to tonight.
> There are no separate country pages yet, should we set one up for you?
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>   Met vriendelijke groet,
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>  On 6/3/2013 10:31 AM, Edwin A. Opare wrote:
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> Alex,
>
>  A couple of folks from the Ghana Chapter will be running some tests from
> today with the http://open.internet.nl tool. How do we get the results of
> all testers in one place?
>
>  We have about 5 main Telecom operators at the moment.
>
> Best,
>
>  EAO
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>
> On Mon, May 27, 2013 at 2:42 PM, Alexander Blom <
> alexander.blom at budgetphone.nl> wrote:
>
>>  Hello Edwin,
>>
>> Together with the Bangla Desh chapter, we developed a smartphone app
>> which can test whether your local isp blocks applications like skype. This
>> works very well if you want to get statistics on the different isp's, we
>> have run around 10,000 tests with it already  Please check our website
>> http://open.internet.nl (it has English) or download the app (English
>> spoken) from Google Play store "Open Internet NL" Despite the NL for
>> Netherlands we can capture the results of your local test right away and
>> send them to you. So try it out and let me know if I can be of further help.
>>
>> Cheers, Alex Blom
>> Treasurer ISOC Netherlands
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>  On 5/27/2013 11:18 AM, Edwin A. Opare wrote:
>>
>> I think this a clear Net Neutrality issue. Eric like you rightly said, I
>> also think we should tackle the issue from the Regulator level with
>> evidence to back our position and ISOC Ghana should lead the charge in this
>> endeavor.
>>
>>  Best,
>>
>>  EAO
>>
>>
>>
>> On Mon, May 27, 2013 at 8:58 AM, Evelyn A. Lewis <elewis at sbtsgroup.com>wrote:
>>
>>>  HI Eric,
>>>
>>> Not the same experience as you in Ghana in Sierra Leone, but noted that
>>> it is supposed to be illegal if the Gateway is considered a monopoly or
>>> legal if liberalized.  I think the key thing is in the commercial usage of
>>> skype in voice.
>>>
>>> Much as they try to regulate this, I think  those states banning VOIP
>>> are fighting a losing battle unless they want to become police states.
>>>
>>> VOIP as an application has so many routes.
>>>
>>> It’s  inevitable that voice traffic gradually has to begin to accept its
>>> permanent state as billing under a converged service plan and figuring in
>>> ARPU as such.
>>>
>>> I think ISOC has a role to play here in educating regulators.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Evelyn
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> *From:* chapter-delegates-bounces at elists.isoc.org [mailto:
>>> chapter-delegates-bounces at elists.isoc.org] *On Behalf Of *Eric Akumiah
>>> *Sent:* Monday, May 27, 2013 3:45 AM
>>> *To:* ISOC Chapter Delegates
>>> *Subject:* [Chapter-delegates] Shutdown of Skype on our Mobile
>>> Broadband Internet Access
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Hi everyone,
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> We have been experience a shut down of Skype by some of our Mobile
>>> Broadband operators and I want to know if any chapter has experience such a
>>> thing and what measures were used to address it. We intent complain to the
>>> regulator in the Ministry of Communications here in a position paper. We
>>> will like some input from any chapter who has had such an experience.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Kind regards
>>>
>>> Eric
>>>
>>> President,
>>>
>>> Ghana Chapter
>>>
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