Saturday, June 23, 2012

Using Skype is not Banned in Ethiopia, Says Government

(June 2012 Etv)--"The recent news that Skype is banned in Ethiopia is not true. The new daraft law, which is presented to the parliament does not prohibit using skype and similar services", said Ethiopian Government Communication Office.

"There is no law that prohibits or restricts their utilization here in Ethiopia. Nor does the [draft] law aim to prevent IP-related internet activities, that is cyber activities like social media, Twitter, etc," noted the office in the press statement.


"The [draft] law aims to restrict internet telephone activities, not between telecom activities from computer to computer, but it aims to restrict unlicensed service providers who use internet to provide telephone services from internet to telephone lines. The aim of the regulation is not aimed at restricting IP and cyber activities. Nor did it intend to restrict computer to computer services."
Source: ETV

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