Five Arrested For Selling VoIP. Fiive foreign nationals are accused of operating illegal Voice Over Internet Protocol.

I just read this. Check out the Chinese names… (Shen Yuefei (37) and Qipin Huang (36), co-owners of James and Rose shop, and Tsan-Jung Wu (68) and Yaming /Xu (48) of Ganen Lushen Shop appeared on Monday in the Walvis Bay Magistrate's Court together with Xinlan /Gan (41) of China Shop). sourc : report.

Sounds like an example on how NOT to proceed. « Namibian Police have arrested five men in relation to violations of the Postal and Telecommunication Act of 1992 after they were caught 'red handed' trying to sell VoIP services to a member of the public. When you look at this report it makes you realise how lightly Skype got off in South Korea after it was discovered it had set up shop and was providing VoIP services without the proper licence. The five foreign nationals appeared in the Walvis Bay Magistrate's Court, Namibia accused of operating an illegal VoIP service after they were arrested by the country's telco. Assisted by the local Police authorities, Telecom Namibia's Fraud Monitoring Unit, seized the equipment being used to offer cheap international calls via an Internet connection, says the report. After being let out on Bail, the men will have to reappear in October as the case was 'postponed for further investigation'. "It is evident that for these illegal operators, the provision of VoIP to the public is an opportunity for ill-gotten income rather than an opportunity for better service," said a Public Relations spokesperson for Telecom Namibia. The men violated the Act which prohibits the provision of any Telecommunications service by any person without a licence. Saturday's raid led to the discovery of electronic equipment used for VoIP connections, bypassing Telecom Namibia's switching facilities. Among the equipment confiscated were IPstars, a device that helps to make Internet phone calls without using a computer.»

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Related : IPSTARS. Skype in South Korea.