· June, 2013

Stories about Bahrain from June, 2013

New Regulations for Skype and Viber in Bahrain

  25 June 2013

“Security considerations” are being cited as reasons behind new regulations which could put an end to the use of popular services such as Skype, WhatsApp, Viber and Tango in Bahrain. A government official says a study is being conducted to regulate Voice Over Internet Protocol (VoIP) applications - popular services, whose use is costing telecommunication companies.

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