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Skype Facing Prosecution in France for Regulatory Breaches
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VoIP based telephone service provider, Skype has been reported to the French prosecutors after it allegedly ignored several requests to register formally as a telecoms operator with the French regulators.
The regulator, Arcep said that it had reminded the company that while it is not required to obtain administrative approval to become an electronic communications operator in France -- it is however required to declare themselves beforehand.
A failure to comply with this obligation constitutes a criminal offence.
The regulator noted that engaging in the business of electronic communications operator, and particularly the fact of providing a telephone service to the public, also implies compliance with certain obligations, which include the routing of emergency calls and implementing the means required to perform legally ordered interceptions.
As a result, Arcep says that it has requested several times that Skype declare itself as an electronic communications operator, which the company has failed to do thus far.
The regulator says that as a result, it has apprised the Paris public prosecutor of these facts, which could be classified as a criminal offence.
Tags: [skype] [arcep] [voip] [France]
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