trixter aka Bret McDanel wrote: >On Tue, 2006-06-06 at 18:26 -0400, Brian wrote: > > >>I honor what comes back from my DB. When you run our API it does a live dip >>in the database I use for pricing your call. I try to do updates to the >>database then traffic is low which is usually around 2-3 am or so.. but >>nevertheless.. To answer your question yes, if you get back a price place >>the call and the numbers don't match then I will change the cost of the >>call. Mind you I do keep logs of every LCR API attempt to keep people >>honest. >> >> > >what about situations where your carrier might have a pass through >billing clause, for example one situation that occured is that in >certain countries its really easy to set up a phone company, publish >rates, then at some point in the future change those termination rates. >You may not get the information quickly enough before calls go through >but your carrier might bill you. Or do you not have any pass through >billing agreements with any of your providers? > > > Most pots line ld providers now have rate lookups on the website. That alone protects consumers in most states from any pass through. How do those carriers protect themselves?
I would not route calls to any country where such things are possible using a pass through provider. Practice safe termination and live longer. _______________________________________________ --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- asterisk-biz mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-biz
