Government spokesperson Shimeles Kemal (pictured above at a press conference in Addis Ababa on March 15th, 2012), said the draft proclamation presented to parliament does not restrict users access to Skype or IP-related internet activities. He says the draft law intends to control the growing number of telecom related offences. (Photo: AFP)
Sudan Tribune via AllAfrica.com
Addis Ababa — The Ethiopian government has dismissed allegations that it has banned Skype and other use of Voice-over-Internet-Protocol (VoIP) services that offer audio and video related communications over the internet.
Reporters Without Borders last week alleged that Ethiopia has endorsed a new law that bans the internet based services.
The group accused the East African country of trying to “attack every means of information exchange” and criticised it of a new crackdown on Internet users.
However, Ethiopia government spokesperson, Shimeles Kemal, said the draft proclamation presented to the parliament last week does not restrict users access to Skype or IP-related internet activities.
According to Kemal the draft law intends to control the growing number of telecom related offences.
