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So what's illegal about it?
CarlsTechShed 1 day ago
hey at least they have a cisco router :)
st3reo23 3 months ago 3
I don't care what anyone says, these Indians here are bad ass mofo's, and get much respect from me. How cool would it be to tell someone "yeah, I have two satellite links, and some GSM equipment, and I get money routing calls".
phattieg 3 months ago
This is a so-called 'Leaky PABX'. It uses a L-Band Satellite modem (and a dish outside) to create a WAN link that is bought outside of the country. The end of that two-way satellite link will be the UK or the USA. Calls are then originated in the UK (or the US) sent over the satellite link (as VoIP) and landed into this shack (which is typical of such a setup). Calls are broken out onto the PSTN (in India) using GSM and pre-paid SIM cards. Huge profits can be made with these illegal routes.
roathnerd 4 months ago
@roathnerd you know more than I do, so basically from your description calls are coming in from one country and rerouted to another.
er10b 1 month ago
A VoIP device carries up to a 2 year prison term.
The reason the Pakistan government has concern is that the national carrier must provide telephone service to anyone who wants it.
The smaller companies only provide for a small area, usually business customers.
Overall this is much like this in the US, where the FCC gives a license for a fee and regulation, universal service.
Arabhacks 6 months ago
Apparently any competition with POTS for long-distance termination is illegal in India, unless you're the established state telco. This makes for strange "raids". I suppose it would be considered smuggling to get a Vonage device hooked up there.
acksponies 8 months ago
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acksponies 8 months ago
what is the box and who makes the it at 7:29 will at the black cables coming out of it
pvibien 1 year ago
Ok, bit of googling and now I think I understand.
Is my understanding correct, that the government there is trying to create it's own monopoly on long distance service? That's insane, like something out of the 1970s. :-) If that's correct corruption must be endemic?
jckcip 1 year ago
Bit confused by that video. It looks like they had their own satellite links so what exactly were they doing that was illegal and why?
jckcip 1 year ago