International Journal of Computer Science Issues

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IP telephony is a transmission of voice and data over Packet Switched IP Networks and it has become a key issue in the telecommunication industry worldwide because of its higher efficiency and cheapest call rate. Hence, most of the countries in the world set up their telecommunication platform on IP based network as a fast revenue generating sources. Though Malaysia is on the way forward on IP based platform but the growth is not reached at satisfactory level due to the absence of effective regulatory frameworks policies. So, growth of IP telephony is declining and foreign joint investors are facing difficulties in Malaysia. Besides, local incumbent operators are gaining market advantages of having huge subscribers locally and providing service in a form of direct calling system. So, this paper tried to explore the issue of "obstacle and Survive" and reasons of declining IP telephony service providers in Malaysia