I work for a telecom regulatory authority of a nearby country. We have the basically the same laws. Let me clarify some misconceptions: - This law applies to c

I work for a telecom regulatory authority of a nearby country. We have the basically the same laws. Let me clarify some misconceptions: - This law applies to companies that provides VOIP services. They're usually not enforced if the VOIP services you provide are not side stepping the main telecom company's systems. i.e No, connected straight to broadvoice. You may use VOIP for an internet PBX system. - This is because the majority of the telecom company's profits are from international calls. In a country where >50% of the population is not nationals, that is a gigantic source of revenue. The single biggest source of profit for the telecom companies. The telecom authority wants to protect the major company because the market is not yet stable. Half of these telecom companies would shut down if they weren't backed by the government. - The Lawful Interception law is nonsense (legally). It may very well be the case but I have no idea about it and neither does anyone else in the regulatory authority (we do hear a lot of rumors about it, though). Maybe the higher ups know what the deal is but for us, this is a non-issue.