In an effort to tighten social security and to track criminals, the Ministry of Post and Telecommunications called for all local Internet service providers (ISPs) to block the use of voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) call to local mobile phone but does not apply to calls made using VoIP to phones outside the country and to incoming overseas calls.
Local residents can call from Internet to local mobile phones by entering the country code 855 through the gateways 001 and 007, which is hard for authorities to track criminals.
The ministry said that the ruling on Internet calls, known as VoIP, or voice over Internet protocol, is effective immediately but does not apply to calls made using VoIP to phones outside Cambodia or to incoming overseas calls, according to the Phnom Penh Post.
“If one of my customers uses my VoIP service and calls to a specific number then we know which customer made the call [and whom they called],” said Sok Channta, president and CEO of AngkorNet, a local VoIP provider, quoted by the Post as saying.
If you enjoyed this article, please consider sharing it!
