Sharing an article of interest. Skype to block local voice calls from India starting November 10 Oct 6, 2014, 12.17PM IST TOI Tech[ Ravi Sharma ]
In a statement, Skype said that users will not be able to make calls to phones in India if they are based in India. NEW DELHI: Internet-based calling service Skype will stop delivering calls on landline and mobile phones in India from November 10. The Microsoft-owned company did not give any reason for this move. In a statement, Skype said that users will not be able to make calls to phones in India if they are based in India. However, Skype calls to other countries are still enabled for India-based users. Those travelling outside India can make calls to landline and mobile phones in India. Skype is offering to fully refund the users who have been affected by this announcement. The company has also apologized to them in a statement. VoIP services like Skype allow users to make calls on phones via the internet. Government regulations do not allow such companies to make internet-based calls originating from India. Therefore, such companies reroute the calls (made by India-based users) internationally, thus circumventing the law. It is not yet clear whether Viber, a popular app that allows users to make internet-based calls, also plans to make such a move. Earlier this year, WhatsApp announced that it will soon offer voice calls. Source: http://m.timesofindia.com/tech/tech-news/Skype-to-block-local-voice-calls-from-India-starting-November-10/articleshow/44479747.cms Clean India Campaign: Let us also chip in! Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of mobile phones / Tabs on: http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessindia.org.in Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ To unsubscribe send a message to [email protected] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in Disclaimer: 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails sent through this mailing list..
