Ministry tries to clear up VoIP confusion
By Wang Xing | China Daily | Updated: 2011-01-07 08:25
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Skype introduces its voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) telephone services on a telecommunication products fair in Nanjing, Jiangsu. Since 2005, Chinese authorities have permitted only China Telecom and China Netcom to operate pilot VoIP services in four cities. An Xin / For China Daily |
BEIJING - In a move that has confused China's telecom industry as well as Skype users in the nation, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology said it has always been supportive of Internet-based telephone services, a remark that contrasts with a Dec 10 notice by the ministry.
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