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China blocks VOIP calls for two years?!

Posted in SoapBox, Tech by Dan at 9:31 pm
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China has moved to protect its fixed telephone line business by banning free Internet telephone services for at least two years [...] The move would likely be major setback to Skype, which was reportedly in talks last year with Chinese telecom operators to launch its computer-to-telephone service, SkypeOut.

Well, it does make sense? Do you think that VoIP is a disruptive influence on the telcom industry, or an important part of our telephonic future?

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2 Responses to “China blocks VOIP calls for two years?!”

  1. Kosher J says:

    Damn, now I have to pay to call a friend.

  2. FernyB says:

    Maybe everyone should start using Gizmo project, I dont like skype its too expensive. Gizmo is cheaper at 0.01 for US calls.

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