France Demands Skype Register As a Telco

jfruh writes "Skype made a name for itself by largely bypassing the infrastucture — and the costs, and the regulations — of the legacy telecommunications industry. But now the French telecom regulator wants to change that, at least in France. At issue is not the service's VoIP offering, but rather the Skype Out service that allows users to dial phones on traditional networks. Regulators say that this service necessitates that Skype face the same regulations as other telecoms."

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Re:As anal as France is....

[flyneye]

But then, shouldn't other voice chat utilities register as well? Text chat is only the equivalent of a tty terminal for the deaf to use telephones. Therefore text chat programs should register as well. Which brings us to forums as party lines.
No France should "want" in one hand and "merde' " in the other, then carefully observe which hand fills up first.
The internet was turned loose to the world for a free exchange of information to improve and enhance the species and our lives.
France should turn itself over to England, who seem to be sensible and close enough to babysit these silly pricks.