[Asterisk-Users] Voip in the EU

[Linus Surguy]

> > Does anyone know where I can find some more info on the VoIP laws in the
EU?
>
> VoIP in the EU hasn't been completely sorted centrally (i.e. by the EU
> parliament), last time they looked at it a few years ago it wasn't
> perceived to be entranched enough to worry about, I suspect this will
> change soon.
>
> In the UK Oftel put out a guide, which says if you're running VoIP
> services (i.e. back-end services, so maybe a SIP proxy/registration
> server or interconnection with the PSTN) you are a Communications
> Service Provider and covered by the same regulations as a traditional
> voice provider.

Just to clarify this from a different direction, Oftel/Ofcom approach these
things by say that they are 'technology neutral', i.e. as standard they
don't care how the service is delivered, it is the service that is regulated
and not the delivery mechanism. This means in theory the rules for VoIP are
the same for copper, wireless, mobile etc.

Linus