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

[Edwin A. Opare]

Grigori,

I just don't get it. Why should Google or Skype or anyone else pay extra
money for using an already existing infrastructure?

I hope Beeline, Tele2 and Megafon are not following the same course as MTC,
because it will definitely stifle innovation, cripple competition and user
options, and in the long run the next Google or Microsoft or VKonktake will
never "start up".

This is a huge challenge and it needs to be addressed ASAP!

Best,

EAO

On Tue, May 28, 2013 at 6:44 PM, Grigori Saghyan <gregor at arminco.com> wrote:

> Dear Eric,
> some bad news from Russia.
> Yesterday one of the largest cell operator in Russia - MTC- have sent a
> proposal   to the ministry of communications. The idea of the proposal
> is to issue a special licenses for Skype and  Google  for their VoIP
> services  and collect money from these companies for VoIP services.
> You can translate this information from  Russian on
> http://lenta.ru/news/2013/05/27/skype/
> As you understand, lot of countries, who have signed well known ITRs,
> have similar approaches with Russia, and can implement  Russian practice.
>
> Grigori Saghyan
> ISOC.AM
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>
> 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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