He said the move was to protect the country's communication sector, adding that a study showed that "100,000 people in Bahrain had used VoIP applications in four days."
Alisema hatua hiyo ilikuwa kulinda sekta ya mawasiliano nchini humo, na kuongeza kuwa uchunguzi ulionyesha kuwa "watu 100,000 nchini Bahrain walitumia maombi ya VIP kwa siku nne."