On NN workshop RE: Re: [governance] Three IGC workshops ) NN FYI DIPLO

[Roland Perry]

In message 
<75822E125BCB994F8446858C4B19F0D717268D9CF7 at SUEX07-MBX-04.ad.syr.edu>, 
at 15:11:32 on Mon, 25 Apr 2011, Milton L Mueller <mueller at syr.edu> 
writes

>Governments, like Telcos, block VoIP only insofar as it competes with 
>another service, usually an officially licensed voice telephone service 
>of some sort. No one blocks VoIP just because it is VoIP

Does it matter why they are blocking VoIP; the fact that they are, is 
what causes the lack of neutrality.

And it's not being blocked because of the "origin or owner of the 
service", but simply because it is voice (over IP).

If they had a system whereby (generally foreign-based) VoIP operators 
could pay for a licence in order to enable their customers to roam in 
that country - then, and only then, it would turn into a participant 
neutrality situation, rather than service neutrality.
-- 
Roland Perry
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