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China Blocks VoIP Calls

The government of China is blocking free VoIP calls for a period of two years to protect its fixed-line telecommunications businesses. The Financial Times reported that the government will not issue VoIP licenses until 2008 to such companies as Tom Online, an Internet portal group that formed a joint venture with Skype, an IP telephony provider. Skype had planned to offer a PC-to-phone service, but market leader China Telecom called that service illegal. The Financial Times had reported that China began testing software in 2005 that would block VoIP services, which would provide potential competition for fixed-line services.

from Telecom Daily

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