<s>
Several	O
countries	O
have	O
interfered	O
with	O
or	O
banned	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
telecommunications	O
application	O
software	O
Skype	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
complaint	O
from	O
Bangladesh	O
Awami	O
League	O
about	O
using	O
Skype	B-Application
for	O
election	O
interview	O
process	O
by	O
the	O
opposition	O
party	O
of	O
Bangladesh	O
,	O
The	O
Bangladesh	O
Nationalist	O
Party	O
,	O
Bangladesh	O
Telecommunication	O
Regulatory	O
Commission	O
has	O
blocked	O
the	O
telecommunications	O
application	O
Skype.com	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Morocco	O
has	O
boycott	O
Skype	B-Application
as	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
North	O
African	O
country	O
's	O
telecommunication	O
operators	O
that	O
implemented	O
the	O
ban	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Skype	B-Application
was	O
blocked	O
in	O
Oman	O
for	O
several	O
years	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
others	O
voice	O
calling	O
services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2020	O
,	O
Skype	B-Application
was	O
unblocked	O
following	O
the	O
coronavirus	O
pandemic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Disruption	O
to	O
Skype	B-Application
began	O
in	O
October	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Ministry	O
of	O
Public	O
Security	O
reported	O
that	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
voice	B-Application
over	I-Application
internet	I-Application
protocol	I-Application
apps	O
do	O
not	O
comply	O
with	O
local	O
laws	O
and	O
has	O
since	O
removed	O
Skype	B-Application
from	O
the	O
app	O
store	O
in	O
China	O
,	O
though	O
it	O
is	O
not	O
widely	O
used	O
by	O
domestic	O
consumers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
Arab	O
Emirates	O
,	O
unlicensed	O
VoIP	B-Application
services	O
are	O
blocked	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
VoIP	B-Application
technology	O
used	O
by	O
various	O
apps	O
such	O
as	O
WhatsApp	B-Application
,	O
Facebook	B-Application
,	O
Viber	B-Application
and	O
Snapchat	B-Application
are	O
inoperative	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Telecommunications	O
Regulatory	O
Authority	O
(	O
TRA	O
)	O
blocked	O
Skype	B-Application
in	O
January	O
2018	O
,	O
explaining	O
that	O
the	O
service	O
is	O
not	O
licensed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
UAE-based	O
telecom	O
operators	O
offer	O
paid	O
VoIP	B-Application
service	O
through	O
their	O
applications	O
BOTIM	O
and	O
C’Me	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
blocking	O
of	O
VoIP	B-Application
is	O
a	O
controversial	O
topic	O
in	O
UAE	O
,	O
with	O
many	O
citizens	O
asking	O
for	O
the	O
block	O
of	O
the	O
technology	O
to	O
be	O
removed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
by	O
using	O
a	O
VPN	O
to	O
access	O
UAE	O
Skype	B-Application
,	O
you	O
will	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
easily	O
gain	O
full	O
access	O
to	O
UAE	O
Skype	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
Internet	O
activities	O
such	O
as	O
websites	O
and	O
VoIP	B-Application
(	O
WhatsApp	B-Application
calling	O
,	O
Skype	B-Application
etc	O
.	O
)	O
</s>
