Connecting social networks, instant messengers, voip services

The telephone network grew explosively because you can speak to anyone on the phone network, even with people who have subscribed to a different service provider. Interconnected telephone networks were achieved through legislation - licenses are awarded to service providers only if they agree to interconnect.

By the same token, it is time governments across the world mandate that social networks, instant messengers, voip services and all communication networks should be interconnected. Imagine how absurd it would be if you had a yahoo email account and could email only to people with yahoo email accounts. But we all accept that you cannot chat with people on Google chat if you are logged onto Yahoo messenger. There are third party software tools that enable interconnect but this is absurd. Just as I can write an email or send a fax or call anyone from my communication device I should be able to instant message anyone across networks through my instant chat client or through my social network. Since internet based communication service providers like yahoo, google, skype did not have to obtain a license to provide a service, they can argue that  the government cannot regulate them. But that is a flawed argument. All internet based communication service providers survive because of telecom networks - they use the telecom network to reach their consumers users. So several of the rules that apply to telecom networks should apply as much to them. Moreover, the government can regulate anything that affects large numbers of people.

Can India take the lead and demand interconnected internet based communication services