Confirmed: Opposition Spokesman on ICT and Digital Society Development, Dr. Andrew Wheatley, condemned technology minister Phillip Paulwell for statements attributed to him in a December 3 story published by in one of the daily newspapers, indicating the Governments intention to support the stance taken by the Telecom providers to block certain VoIP services. “The Opposition is dismayed at this apparent unilateral move on the part of Minister Paulwell. In the first instance, it appears to be an attempt by him to usurp the authority of the Office of Utilities Regulation which is at this time intervening following the row sparked by action taken by telecoms providers to block VoIP services over their networks” said Wheatley. He added, “This latest move by the Minister would also be in direct conflict with the Governments stated support of the principles of Net Neutrality which is at the heart of this impasse”.
Posted on: Fri, 05 Dec 2014 10:11:19 +0000