The Nasdaq-listed Skype has clarified that it is not a service provider nor a grey market operator, but is a software application allowing users to communicate free over the internet. The company, in its reply to the consultation paper on ‘Review of Internet Services’, stated that inclusion of Skype as a “grey market foreign company” was not correct......More
The company is responding to a statement by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai), which had mentioned Skype as a grey market company. The regulator, in its consultation paper on December 27, 2006, stated that companies such as Skype, MSN and Messenger were offering IP-based telephone services without paying the licence fee to the government.
The regulator had said: “Loss of revenues, unlicensed operation by certain firms and depleting market share of licensed operators are some of the reasons which necessitated a review of policy of internet services and ISP licensing conditions.”....
The US-based company sells ‘SkypeIn’ -- a number which allows the user to communicate over the internet using Voice over Internet Protocol. A ‘SkypeIn’ is being provided for either three or 12 months. SkypeIn is available in 14 countries. It is not available in India.
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