According to a government statement is "start a campaign against the illegal services, Internet telephony." Dominant operators in the country are Telecom and China Unicom and both the State is the majority shareholder. The interruption of a service such as Skype would be a higher cost of international calls from China.
Calls to Japan or South Korea via Skype cost almost six times less than those made through traditional service. The decision, made as a commercial regulation, has serious consequences for Chinese Internet users as it will limit their ability to connect. China already has, according to latest figures, with 450 million Internet users.
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