Some Internet-based communication tools such as Skype and Whatsapp flout Saudi Arabia’s telecom laws, the regulator said on Sunday, instructing telecom operators to quickly ensure these services comply.
The announcement from the kingdom’s Communications and Information Technology Commission (CITC) follows local newspaper reports last week that claimed the government had asked telecom companies to look at ways to monitor or block these services.
“It has become evident that some communication applications through (the) Internet don’t meet regulatory requirements,” CITC said in a statement on its website.
“The authority has informed licensed (telecom) providers of the need to work with the developers of these applications to quickly meet these requirements.”
Read more: http://gulfbusiness.com/2013/04/saudi-telcos-to-ensure-skype-whatsapp-meet-local-laws/
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