Cellcom told to stop blocking VoIP in Israel

Israel's Ministry of Communications (MoC) has ordered mobile network operator Cellcom to halt blocking Internet applications including VoIP, Globes Online reports. As per its license, Cellcom must allow Internet access for all online services, and the MoC claimed that, having checked the cellco's contracts with customers that require infrastructure services and Internet access, as of January 2010 the operator's subscribers were prevented from using a number of applications, including Internet telephony.