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

[Edwin A. Opare]

Alex,

Many thanks. Will do that and give you feedback.
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Regards,

EAO


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
>>
>>
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>> *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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