Oman's Telecommunications Regulatory Authority has once again shown that they have refused to face the reality that voip has come to stay in the telecommunications industry and can not be stopped by any ban or intimidation. While other countries are working on way to earnest the great economic potential of voip technology they in Oman have decided to ban the use of VoIP at cyber cafes in the country, this is as reported by the Times of Oman. They also treating that violators could face up to two years in prison and fines ranging from OR5,000 to OR50,000. In reality they are doing this to protect the interest of telecom companies like Omantel, Nawras and Oman Mobile whose revenue has been hit by low-paid workers using voip technology to make cheap calls to their home countries. I personally believe that the only way out for this telecoms companies is to use this amazing technology to cut down the cost of calling through them in order to attract customer. Using intimidating regulations will not stop the grown of voip technology with its powerful cost cutting feature and added value to phone calls.
c'est quoi cette menace ? je croyais que le moyen-orient c'est déjà une prison a ciel ouvert.
voir aussi ce lien: muscatconfidential.blogspot.com/2009/12/omantel-arrest-people-for-voip.html