China Telecom Blocking Skype Calls

Retrospeak writes "According to a Reuters report China is starting to block Skype service in Shenzhen, an affluent southern city of China. Local Chinese media report that China Telecom has plans to eventually block the service throughout its coverage area nationwide. Could this have something to do with the fact that China Telecom charges close to $1 per minute for calls to United States and Europe?" From the article: " A China Telecom spokesman had no comment on the reports about the Shenzhen blockage, but gave a broader view. 'Under the current relevant laws and regulations of China, PC-to-phone services are strictly regulated and only China Telecom and (the nation's other fixed-line carrier) China Netcom are permitted to carry out some trials on a very limited basis,' he said."

Comments

Re:My Rights?

[geomon]

I dont even have any rights in China../i.

Yeah. Neither do I!

Re:Sad Future of Broadband Access in other countri

[Bitsy Boffin]

Sorry, I must have missed something. How do you get from a conversation about the relative differences in freedom between China and the US, and end up at the New Zealand Human Rights Commission?

Are you saying that NZ has a worse human rights record than the US? I'd like to see your justification for that!