<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" ><tr><td valign="top" style="font: inherit;">I think this is crazy!!!<br>I am afraid in the nearest future, email communication will be banished in Ethiopia.<br>We should take this issue to a higher level. lets keep on pondering on how to isolate this law. people should be allowed to communicate what ever the context is.<br><br>Excel Asama<br>President/CEO<br>I-VISSION INTERNATIONAl<br>Box 13040 Douala Cameroom<br>T: =237 33 76 55 76<br>W:<a href="http://www.ivission.net"> www.ivission.net</a><br><br><br>--- En date de : <b>Ven 15.6.12, Milton L Mueller <i><mueller@syr.edu></i></b> a écrit :<br><blockquote style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); margin-left: 5px; padding-left: 5px;"><br>De: Milton L Mueller <mueller@syr.edu><br>Objet: RE: [governance] Ethiopia criminalises the use of VOIP<br>À: "governance@lists.igcaucus.org" <governance@lists.igcaucus.org>, "Wilson
Abigaba" <abigabaw@gmail.com><br>Date: Vendredi 15 juin 2012, 18h49<br><br><div id="yiv1187738529">
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<p class="yiv1187738529MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D;">How could they possibly do this before the ITU has taken over the Internet through the new ITRs?
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<p class="yiv1187738529MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;"> governance-request@lists.igcaucus.org [mailto:governance-request@lists.igcaucus.org]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Wilson Abigaba<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, June 15, 2012 4:46 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> governance@lists.igcaucus.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [governance] Ethiopia criminalises the use of VOIP</span></p>
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<p class="yiv1187738529MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:#444444;background:white;">I think this is yet another dark day for internet users in Ethiopia, </span></p>
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<p class="yiv1187738529MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:#444444;background:white;">A new law in Ethiopia has criminalised the use of VOIP (Voice Over Internet Protocol) services such as Skype. Users could face up to 15 years
of jail time. The law was passed May 24th, but the story wasn't picked up by international media until recently</span>
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<p class="yiv1187738529MsoNormal"><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://stream.aljazeera.com/story/ethiopia-skype-me-maybe-0022243">http://stream.aljazeera.com/story/ethiopia-skype-me-maybe-0022243</a>
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