Use VoIP and Go To Jail

Last week, I posted commentary on problems using SkypeOut, the paid-for service offered by the Skype internet phone service. I Skype, did you do something? I have an idea that you did. Or is it that the phone service in Costa Rica suddenly got better? That's definitely a rhetorical question, as there's something going on in Costa Rica concerning internet telephony, or an article in La Nacin (in Spanish, and registration required), the leading and most influential Costa Rican daily newspaper, reports on some pretty radical measures that Costa Rica's state-owned telephone company is planning to get pushed through the Costa Rican legislature to prevent usage of internet phone services by making use of them illegal. According to La Nacin, the MSN or commented about this last September), perhaps it's not too surprising to see astounding moves like this. Neville Hobson is the author of the popular Crayon. Visit Neville Hobson's blog: