RIYADH – The decision to ban WhatsApp voice call in the Kingdom was taken by the WhatsApp Company itself, according to the Communications and Information Technology Commission (CITC).
The Kingdom’s telecom regulator clarified in a statement on Tuesday that the voice call service is not available in many countries, including some Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states, and this was because of the failure of the company in complying with the regulations prevailing in these states, the Saudi Press Agency reported.
The CITC’s statement came in reaction to the reports being circulated in some media outlets about halting the WhatsApp voice call service in the Kingdom.
The commission also underscored its keenness in making available of the latest communications and IT services to the users, strictly in line with the rules and regulations prevailing in the Kingdom.
The call facility on WhatsApp, which was blocked earlier was suddenly resumed on Saturday. The service was blocked on March 15 last year in the Kingdom after pressure by telecom companies claiming it was creating big losses to them.
