[Patentpractice] impossible to place a telephone call to China?

[Rick Neifeld]

On a related note:

"I Overview
While Zoom isn't officially banned in China, access to the platform is
heavily restricted. The experience varies across different regions, with
some areas allowing access while others block it completely. Some users
have reported difficulty accessing Zoom or even having accounts blocked,
while others have found that Zoom works well within China. "



On Mon, Jun 16, 2025 at 9:19 AM Carl Oppedahl via Patentpractice <
patentpractice at oppedahl-lists.com> wrote:

> Yes and thank you as well for posting this page.
> On 6/16/2025 4:53 AM, Randall Svihla wrote:
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> https://help.talk360.com/en/articles/122794-experiencing-difficulties-making-calls-to-or-from-china
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> *From:* Patentpractice <patentpractice-bounces at oppedahl-lists.com>
> <patentpractice-bounces at oppedahl-lists.com> *On Behalf Of *Carl Oppedahl
> via Patentpractice
> *Sent:* Monday, June 16, 2025 6:45 AM
> *To:* For patent practitioners. This is not for laypersons to seek legal
> advice. <patentpractice at oppedahl-lists.com>
> <patentpractice at oppedahl-lists.com>
> *Cc:* Carl Oppedahl <carl at oppedahl.com> <carl at oppedahl.com>
> *Subject:* [Patentpractice] impossible to place a telephone call to China?
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> Today I picked up my office phone and tried to dial the telephone number
> of a patent firm in China.  The country code is 86, of course (China) and
> the next couple of digits are 10 (for Beijing).  I got a fast busy signal.
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> I opened a ticket with our telephone company (VOIP.MS).  What I heard
> back was a surprise:
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> Due to new regulations in China currently VoIP calls aren't connecting to
> the called destinations.
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> This makes it sound like it's not just me.  Maybe nobody from anywhere in
> the world is able to place telephone calls to China?
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> Have others run into this?
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