مدونة رامي رؤوف حليم

Looks like the Egyptian Government attempts to control the cyberspace and netizens is moving forward. Although, Egypt didn’t witness many attempts to block website and programs related to online connection, but the government follow different ways to keep eye on what’s happening online, beside harassing bloggers and netizens. From two days, citizens in Egypt using USB Modem to connect to the internet weren’t able to use Skype, a software application that allows users to make voice calls over the Internet. At the beginning they thought there is a kind of internet connection issue, and when they started calling the mobile telecommunication companies they knew that Skype is no more allowed to be used using USB Modem. Today I called the customer service section at Vodafone company, and I was informed there is a decision issued from two days by the National Telecommunication Regulatory Authority (NTRA) to block Skype from being used via USB Modem, based on complaints by the three mobil...