[asterisk-biz] Dubai DID Wanted

[Matt Adami]

So if I understand it correctly:

1-It is not US regulations or international treaties prohibiting call
termination/origination to/from Dubai and other countries. In the case
of Dubai, Israel and some other countries, national regulatory bodies
prohibit call origination/termination. But, in US, Canada, Europe and
some other countries there is no such restriction.

2-There is no non-lawyer's guide to providing telephony services in US?

Cheers,
Matt

On 3/14/06, Moshe Maeir <m345 at netvision.net.il> wrote:
> 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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Regards,
Matt Adami