[asterisk-biz] Dubai DID Wanted

[Moshe Maeir]

Well not only in 3rd world countries. In many countries it is illegal to 
do so without a license. Israel is a good example. In my opinion, it is 
mostly an issue of money and control, but goverments and incumbents will 
say that they need to protect their investment in their network.


steve wrote:

> I don't think there is a concise 'legalese' guide for VoIP in emerging 
> 3rd world countries (nor 1st or 2nd world for that matter).  I think 
> the guys were correct earlier for stating that the UAE considers it 
> illegal to bridge voip calls to their PSTN.  But why is this so?  The 
> only answer I can come up with is that the national phone system is 
> owned and operated by the goverment, and I think you will find that 
> this is the case with many of the middle eastern countries.  Now the 
> last thing these entities want is some 'disruptive technology' such as 
> Asterisk, or VoIP sneaking in between the cracks of the system and 
> taking dirhams, rupees or camels from their royal coffers. (i.e. the 
> rich don't stay rich by giving it away ya know.)  What it boils down 
> to is money and power having the ability to keeps information ( via 
> censorship) out of the hands of thier peasents, err... I mean citizens.
>
> Regards,
> Steve Cayona
>
> Thank you Rusty and Dan for the clarification. I think it is usefull
> for most people like myself to learn the basic regulations of
> providing telephony services without becoming a lawyer.
>
> Is there a such a source of information for those of us who are not
> lawyers but need to learn enough to make intelligent decisions and to
> have intelligent conversations with lawyers?
>
> Regards,
> Matt
>
> On 3/13/06, sdcharly at gmail.com <sdcharly at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>> Yeah, i meant the same just the way i put it..for clear 
>>> understanding...
>>>
>>> Sorry for that confusion anyways.
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>>
>>> On 14/03/06, Rusty Dekema <rdekema at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>  
>>
>>>> > I don't think that there is any difference, hence he is saying that
>>>> > it's not legal to provide VoIP origination services there.
>>>> >
>>>> > -Rusty
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> > On 3/13/06, Matt Adami <matt.adami at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>   
>>>
>>>>> > > I am somewhat new to the whole telephony world. So excuse my 
>>>>> ignorance
>>>>> > > in advance. But, would someone please explain what is the 
>>>>> difference
>>>>> > > between "call origination/termination" and "Bridiging from 
>>>>> PSTN to
>>>>> > > VoIP" as said below?
>>>>> > >
>>>>
>>>>     
>>>>
>>>>>> > > > To my knowledge Bridging calls from PSTN to VOIP is not 
>>>>>> legal..
>>>>>
>>>>>       
>>>>> > >
>>>>> > > --
>>>>
>>>>
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