Burma bans Skype, Gtalk and other VoIP to protect monopoly prices

Irrawaddy reports Burma?s Myanmar Posts and Telecommunication (MPT) ordered a stop to competitive over-the-top services. From the order: ?The increasing use of the VoIP overseas calls via the Internet services such as Skype, G [Google] Talk, Pfingo, VZO, etc. given by PACs [Public Access Centers] and cyber cafés have caused official overseas calls through [...]