internet - US firm wants contract to block Skype in China

The US company Verso Technologies says it hopes to win a contract to block Ebay's Skype in China, according to the IT-publication MacWorld. Some local telecom companies, for example in Shenzhen, are trying to stop their customers from using the cheap voip services. Verso sees here a market its wants to tap into with its filtertechnology.
A Chinese telecommunications operator has begun a paid trial of Verso's NetSpective M-Class filter, a product that is designed to block VoIP calls made using Skype, as well as other peer-to-peer applications, Verso said in a statement. If the paid trial now underway in one Chinese city goes well, the operator will purchase the NetSpective M-Class application filter before the end of the year, it said. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
The further implications of stopping other peer-to-peer applications too might be rather great. Experts still doubts whether the Chinese authorities will really block Skype.