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Ban on VoIP services to continue, says TRA
Regulator says only licensed telecommunication operators will be allowed to offer facility.
- By Himendra Mohan Kumar, Staff Reporter
- Published: 00:32 March 10, 2008
Abu Dhabi: The ban on Skype and other Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) services in the UAE will continue and these services will be allowed only through licensed telecommunication operators - etisalat and du, a top Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) official said on Sunday.
"VoIP for everyone is still under consultation. No timeframe can be set on when that's going to be allowed," TRA director general-board member, Mohammad N. Al Ganem, told Gulf News on the sidelines of a TRA event here.
"We are doing a lot of consultation and we are looking into what's happening around the world with regard to VoIP. However, we are taking it very seriously," Al Ganem said.
He said the industry is being consulted on the issue. "Hopefully, once we finish with the industry consultation, we will look at it," Al Ganem added.
As per prevailing TRA policy, all VoIP services that use public internet are prohibited.
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