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

[David Vyorst]

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On Mon, May 27, 2013 at 6:16 AM, Grigori Saghyan <gregor at arminco.com> wrote:

> Hi Eric,
> we had more or less similar situation 5 years ago. One of our operators
> allows to use Voice Over IP protocols only for 10 seconds after
> establishing of any type of VoIP connection - Skype, SIP, etc. But 2
> other mobile operators were against such practice and had kept all VoIP
> ports open. As you understand, after few months this operator also
> opened all VoIP ports  -competition.
>
> Can say, that one of the results of this experiment  was  that  our
> regulator had issued new directive -   how to inform users about
> operator services. There are lot of requirements, but one of this
> requirements may be interesting:
>
> "Operator  must inform users publicly about any type of limitations in
> his services"
>
> This is very strong warning for any operator, who will try to put any
> limitations on any protocol, including VoIP
>
> Grigori Saghyan
> ISOC.AM
>
>
>
>
> On 27.05.2013 11:44, Eric Akumiah wrote:
> > 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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