Licence Required For VoIP Providers
By Hadi DP Mahmud

Bandar Seri Begawan - The Authority for Infocommunications Technology Industry of Brunei Darussalam, AM, is concerned with the increasing number of call centres and resellers of telecommunication long distance call services mainly through Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), which are popularly rampant in the country.

VoIP involves making a phone call using the Internet rather than using the traditional circuit switch telephone network. There are three ways of making a phone call using VoIP: personal computer to personal computer, phone-to-phone and PC to phone or phone to PC.

The networks involved in the implementation of the VoIP services can be the public Internet, the managed IP network of a service provider or a combination of both. Consumers will benefit from additional choice of voice services by IP Telephone, innovative multimedia content, applications and services using IP-based technologies, e.g. integrated voice and video services. To fulfil one of AiTi',s key thrust areas to help make the local telecommunications and ICT industry more vibrant and competitive for the overall benefits of consumers, AiTi plans to hold a dialogue with representatives of VoIP call centres and other concerned parties on the regulatory and licencing requirements to operate telecommunication services in the Sultanate. It will be held on December 27 at 9 am, at the Orchid Garden Hotel in Kampong Anggerek Desa.

Under Section 33(1) and 33(2) of the Telecommunications Order, 2001, unlicenced operators are liable to a fine of $100,000, and imprisonment in addition to a further fine of up to $10,000 a day for continuing offences.

To further help the public and industry understand the regulatory concerns of VoIP services, AM is also floating a public consultation paper , on VoIP downloadable at www.aiti.gov.bnlvoip.

For registration and further information about the VoIP dialogue, please contact AiTi at (673)2-323232 ext. 1286/1119 or email at ipgroup@aiti.gov.bn -- Courtesy of The Brunei Times

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