Yes, you read it right. BSNL (AP) Chief General Manager Mr. V Srinivasan said these services are illegal in India, while launching video calling services for south and eastern zones of BSNL. Also present on the occasion, Mr. Killi Kruparani, Union Minister of State for Communications and Information Technology added that the Union Government will be re-examining the legalities of the services offered by Skype, Google and other such companies providing VOIP services.

Reports suggest that the move has come in a stir to bring Net Telephony under a combined licence system as Indian Telecom operators and ISPs pay taxes to the Government while companies like Skype are offering services with no payment to the Government.

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