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

[Edwin A. Opare]

Is anybody able to share pdf versions of their Network Neutrality
legislation to assist other countries yet to develop and pass such
legislation?

Best,

EAO


On Tue, May 28, 2013 at 8:06 PM, Alexander Blom <
alexander.blom at budgetphone.nl> wrote:

>  In the Netherlands we have the proper legislation in place (net
> neutrality is in the law since the 1st of January this year), but in our
> experience, that still does not mean that every ISP and mobile operator
> will behave, or that net neutrality will be enforced by the authorities if
> they don't. In my opinion what can really contribute to protect net
> neutralty is lots of angry subscribers/consumers/internet users.
>
>
> Alex Blom
> ISOC NL
>
>
>
>  On 5/28/2013 9:28 PM, Edwin A. Opare wrote:
>
> 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
>>
>>
>> On 27.05.2013 11 <27.05.2013%2011>: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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