Could Internet providers actually block Skype?

As the "net neutrality" debate continues, analysts have begun to ask just how hard would it be to actually block VoIP traffic like some of the telecommunications companies have suggested. In the article Analysis: Blocking Skype Won't Be Easy, author Art Reisman discusses just how difficult it would be to detect and block Skype traffic.

The author describes his efforts to detect and block Skype traffic as the CTO of a company that specializes in bandwidth control and traffic shaping. He concludes the discussion on the topic by writing that "to date all my common tricks for determining VOIP traffic on the Internet have been thwarted by the Skype designers."

So, if Internet Service Providers eventually do begin to block VoIP traffic from providers like Skype, they might find that it is easier said than done.