According to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, according to laws and regulations, call services are divided into three categories: the first category is end-to-end two-way real-time voice services based on communication networks (fixed and mobile networks), the second category is IP telephone services provided by communication networks and the Internet, and the third category is end-to-end two-way real-time voice services based on the Internet.
According to the above classification, the first two belong to basic telecommunications business, and should hold the basic telecommunications business license. The third category belongs to the information service business in the value-added telecommunications business, and should hold the relevant value-added telecommunications business license. It is illegal to conduct business without relevant license.
There are two calling schemes for mobile App. The nailed "business phone" belongs to PSTN business and takes the carrier network. After the user makes a phone call in the APP, he logs in to the mobile phone, and the other party can make a phone call without installing the corresponding App. Another solution is Internet-based VoIP, which means that both parties do it in the App, and both parties completely follow the Internet protocol.
Nails belong to the second category in the above classification. If you need to continue to operate its one-to-one call (PSTN) service, whether it is charged or free, you need a basic telecommunications business license. See who has this certificate.
After reading the list, you will know that it is impossible for ordinary enterprises to apply for this license. In addition to nailing, the products involved in this suspension also include Yixin, Caller, Enterprise WeChat, Cloud Home, Xinyou and TouchPal.
QQ voice, WeChat and Mi Chat belong to the third category of the above classification, and they are VOIP based on the mutual benefit network. They are eligible and are not suspended.
At present, the communication market based on PSTN in the market is chaotic. Harassment of telephone calls, voice callback, and changing the number when dialing have infringed on the rights and interests of consumers and disrupted the market order. The suspension of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology is precisely to rectify this phenomenon.
Judging from this policy change, it is directly aimed at some products in the field of enterprise communication and cooperation. But at the same time, many vertical apps will also be affected. For example, some apps that sell free phone calls, such as the phone numbers of drivers and passengers in taxi apps, the phone numbers of take-away clerks and customers in take-away apps, or the phone calls between any merchants and customers in O2O, are actually provided through the communication network or the mixed mode of Internet and communication network. I believe that they will all start to consider moving the original PSTN architecture to the direction of pure Internet calls.
In addition, at present, many domestic manufacturers provide PSTN call services for developers, and this "friendly reminder" of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology may have a great impact on its main business. The Internet-based end-to-end service provided by Agora.io, a sound network, is not within the scope of this influence.
Looking back on the past few years, there are more and more internet-based calling software, such as skype, WeChat voice, QQ voice, facetime and Xiaomi video phone.
Under the influence of these applications, users' call duration is gradually decreasing. Take China Mobile as an example. From 20 1 1 to 20 13, the MOU (average monthly talking time per household) is 525 minutes, 5 12 minutes and 486 minutes respectively, and the corresponding voice revenue is 364 billion, 368 billion and 355.6 billion respectively.
After the suspension of PTSN, Internet-based VoIP will stand out in the application call service.