To add to this growing list of "VOIP Blacklisted" countries, UAE had declared to ban all free voip calls in Dubai Free internet zone. uulfnews report says, " From next month internet users in Dubai's free zones will be barred from calling phone lines from their PCs using Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) in an apparent change of heart by the UAE's telecom regulator." EITC, which operates under the brand name du, said the block covers all free zones and all calls from PC to fixed or mobile phone using the public internet.
Ultimately, "All calls from PC to fixed or mobile phones using the public internet will be blocked. The impact will be mainly on international calls. Other VoIP calls such as those from a PC to another PC worldwide are not blocked. Calls could also be received from overseas internet users. However, this service could vary depending on other countries'.
Its not yet very clear if the ban is on certain countries. However, it definately suggest that asian countries are running away from the shadow of "Free VOIP" or perhaps more interested in ensuring their telecom operators are benefited rather than the people.
After 5 years, the rest of the world will be on VOIP and Asia will be running a traditional PSTN lines. I am happy atleast singapore doesnt have such stupid regulations in place, thats why i love this country :-)
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