EU Might force Carriers to Offer VoIP
The EU has been slow to adopt VoIP services due to the myriad of providers and maybe hesitation to release the full potential of VoIP that may influence the profits of these same providers. The EU has concluded in deliberations that providers are to be advised to allow the availment and offering of such service should they continue to maintain their stand to offer separate services. Many of the EU’s member countries have been slow in adopting VoIP due to it’s assured impact on traditional telephony services and the ensuing hardware investments needed to bolster their ability to do so.
Should these countries and their respective providers still refuse to offer VoIP as part of their regular services, they might force the EU to issue a mandate to get them to offer it just the same allowing the many countries to benefit from the cheaper and better quality of services that VoIP promises. Many countries still lag in the area of VoIP and in countries where they are available, they are being blockaded by ISP’s to give credence to their separate VoIP service plans. Such an approach sways subscribers to switch providers which may be responsible for falling profits and other revenue streams.