Jordan web | TRC fax regarding blocking Skype in Jordan
This fax is from The Jordanian Telecommunications Regulatory Commission to Batelco demanding the ISP to block Skype’s website and login server. It is dated like a month ago, the website is blocked now but you can still login, in UAE you login is blocked long time ago people there have to copy a file to be able to login.
I’ve attended few Telecommunications conferences and I noticed that they were trying to draw a nice picture of Jordan as a liberal and competitive telecommunications market but to tell you the truth this is all bullshit. Skype is a very useful tool but the local telecom companies can’t share Skype in the revenues so to the hell with it let’s block it. I don’t know maybe they will block me after this post.
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Who wants to take Jordan back to the dark ages of telecom? - 360east | design, media, technology said
am October 9 2006 @ 3:27 pm
[…] The letter above, sent by the TRC to Batelco proves our worst fears. I found this here. It originated from here: Skype Journal: Jordan regulator blocks Skype.com: I called the Telecommunications Regulatory Commission, and they confirmed that they had ordered it banned, for “security reasons” responding to concerns of the government of Jordan. Most folks here don’t believe this ridiculous justification; they believe that the state communications companies are upset about losing long-distance customers to Skype. […]