It’s a victory of Truphone in general and MVoIP in particular. In a landmark ruling, the High Court in London has ordered T-Mobile not to block and initiate routing calls to Truphone numbers by 23rd of this month.
Though a final hearing is in waiting later, it is first time that a court ruling went in favor of mobile VoIP operator, otherwise the regulatory authorities have always maintained distance from the controversy between the mobile operators and VoIP players.
Launched in September 2006, Truphone enables customers to download free software on to their mobile phones and make free or low cost international calls using a WiFi network. It supports most of the 3G phones.
The leading MVoIP service provider has complained T-Mobile of blocking its VoIP calls without any strong reasons. These calls are made to number owned by the MVoIP company.
After the first round court verdict, relaxed James Tagg, the CEO of Truphone said,
The injunction is good news not only for Truphone but for every company trying to develop internet-era services and for every consumer wanting freedom of choice and lower prices.
