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

[Alexander Blom]

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 
> <mailto: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
>
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>     [mailto: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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