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:Why Silicon Valley did not happen in France

[geekoid]

"Regulations designed to protect the incumbent status quo,"
false.. and delusional..AND ignorant, bordering on stupid.

" France out of the picture for innovation. "
Are you high? Or do you really think silicon valley is the only type of innovation there is?