Is Skype Shutting Down In Costa Rica & All of Central America?
No Skype in Costa Rica or Anywhere Else?
When Skype voice over-the-internet system was offered in Costa Rica, it was a welcome alternative to ICE’s monopoly on phone services. For a flat rate, Costa Ricans could call just about anywhere for a fraction of the cost … now that may change due to a legal spat over a licensing agreement.....[....]
originally posted on www.CostaRicaBlogger.com 8/4/2008, See full article at TicoTimes.com, August 4, 2009
see our original Skype post on 1/30/2008: Skype in Costa Rica and the U.S. - What I Told My Mom
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technology vs monopoly
It's an interesting battle indeed. My prediction is that internet services will continue to get faster, and traditional telecommunications companies will suffer the same fate as newspapers: consolidation and increasingly becoming obsolete. The consumers worldwide will ultimately demand internet service that allows them to use VoiP and other monopoly-undercutting technologies, and they'll get it. Just like Rupert M can't stand in the way of Google, no patent holder or telco monopoloy or copyright holder can stop the beast that has been unleashed - even in China, Iran, Libya, etc, the telcos are in trouble, but savvy consumers will have increasing options of increasing quality.
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