Telecoms Triumph In VoIP Stand-Off

The Jamaican Government has signaled that it is preparing to end the free ride for providers of internet calling and data services, known as Voice-Over Internet Protocol (VoIP), some of whom have refused to enter into licensing agreement with telecoms on whose networks their services terminate.

Phillip Paulwell, the Minister of Science Technology Energy and Mining, told a forum in Kingston on Tuesday that regulations for VoIP services were currently being drafted and that the government would be going after tax revenue from service providers.

“The Ministry for Finance and Planning needs to collect revenue,” the minister declared. MORE