Skype in China, Onward Abstinence Retreat
Sarie - Okezone
Skype
SAN FRANCISCO - Company free VoIP communication service provider, Skype, denied that he was providing services illegally. In fact, they reject the threat of the Chinese government.
"Our service is not illegal. Internet users in China can access Skype through TOM Online, our joint venture company. TOM Online offers a localized version of Skype for Windows, Mac, and several other mobile platforms like Symbian and Windows Mobile,"said the Skype in his statement , quoted from Tech Radar, Friday (12/31/2010).
Unfortunately the Skype does not provide detailed information about the possibility the company would pull out of China if the local government to provide pressure.
"Sorry, we are not allowed to provide comments related to rumors or speculation,"said the Skype.
China, which recently announced a number of Internet users reached 450 million this year, does have a pretty strict censorship of information scrolling on the internet. Skype is considered as one of the most widely used by activists to communicate because of the virtual world is not charging anything.
According to the Chinese government, only two telecommunications providers in China alone has the right to deploy VoIP services, namely China Telecom and China Unicom.
Ministry of ICT industry in China also asked Skype for not too expand in China. With this announcement means that Skype will not have the freedom to grow in China.
Currently mobile Internet users in China reached 15 million people. (srn)