IP Convergence: Beyond VoIP, Beyond Cost Savings

Worth noting is that the Indian government in its attempt to maintain some control, set in place legislation for the control of all networks within the confines of its borders, insisting that all must be contolled by a facillity located in India. It is apparent that they have now recinded on this, under pressure, whilst it must said that too tight controls are anti-competative, one of the stated reasons was in the interests of 'National Security', sadly this was used by another nations government in order to drag back NMCs to their 'homeland', a ruse that lead to closure of NMCs across Europe abd the nail in the coffin of follow the Sun Data operations Centers.

I digress, in effect this an attempt by India to discourage VOIP, but like Canute they cannot turn back the Tide, VOIP is a nightmare for both incumbent LEC and national security departments, the former for reasons of the decline in the revenue stream needed to move to NGN and for the latter the loss of the ability to hop and listen to whoevers calls they like. No doubt for the latter those in 'Eschelon' will have come up with someting.

Governments cannot halt the inevitable, hard as they try, the results for developing nationsis that they will never acheive NGN outside of the major cities and needs of the out lying communities in these countries will find more effective unregulated means.

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