...because users require either 'Gmail' account a US mobile number to register, but also because Google Talk is not yet fully interoperable with mainstream VoIP services. Most of these use session initiation protocol (SIP) in their software. (SIP is used to set up and 'tear down' interactive multimedia sessions.)

Google has told analysts...

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