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Assuming this passes - how would it affect the viability of such services that depend on Inter-carrier Compensation? from what I understand it'll pretty much erase them overnight, correct? Thanks! -- Nitzan Kon, CEO Future Nine Corporation www.future-nine.com --- On Mon, 8/18/08, Jon Weisman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: Jon Weisman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [asterisk-biz] Conference Services > To: "Commercial and Business-Oriented Asterisk Discussion" > <[email protected]> > Date: Monday, August 18, 2008, 1:21 PM > ahhh its all coming back to me... I need more vitamins. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Dean Collins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Commercial and Business-Oriented Asterisk > Discussion" > <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, August 18, 2008 12:39 PM > Subject: Re: [asterisk-biz] Conference Services > > > > Jon, > > > > They didn't get sued, the carriers tried to > withhold payments, got > > overturned and the carriers went back to having to pay > money to the B > > party. > > > > > > > > > > Cheers, > > > > Dean > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Jon Weisman > > Sent: Monday, 18 August 2008 12:17 PM > > To: Commercial and Business-Oriented Asterisk > Discussion > > Subject: Re: [asterisk-biz] Conference Services > > > > Michael, > > > > I think there used to be or still is a company called > > freeconferencecall.com > > or something of that nature. They did this for a while > and I understand > > got > > the crap sued out of them. Not really sure what > happened but I know the > > big > > guys AT&T & Qwest went after them and claimed > that they were committing > > fraud. I wish I remembered more, but for me breakfast > is blur! (did i > > even > > have breakfast today???? doh!) > > > > -Jon > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Michael Trank" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "Commercial and Business-Oriented Asterisk > Discussion" > > <[email protected]> > > Sent: Monday, August 18, 2008 1:00 PM > > Subject: Re: [asterisk-biz] Conference Services > > > > > >> > >> I think the money is made by locating the free > conference services in > >> the networks of some > >> of the small rural telephone companies and > cooperatives that are able > > to > >> charge the big carriers > >> on the order of several cents per minute for > terminating calls to > >> numbers in their space. > >> > >> These small carriers have termination fees that > have been > > grandfathered > >> in from old FCC rules. > >> > >> > >> Steve Totaro wrote: > >> > >>>I wonder how anyone can make a buck in this > space, there are several > >>>companies that do no adverts and do not charge > a dime, plus they even > >>>do recording. > >>> > >>>http://www.freeconferencecall.com/faq.asp is > one. > >>> > >>>Thanks, > >>>Steve Totaro > >>> > >>>On Mon, Aug 18, 2008 at 9:51 AM, Al Lougher > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > >>> > >>> > >>>>Dave - > >>>> > >>>>I'm intrigued to know how your > advertising covers the costs of the > > calls. > >>>>We > >>>>offer free messaging with advertising, but > the ads barely cover the > > cost > >>>>of > >>>>a one minute call. How do you make any > money on say a 30 minute > >>>>conference > >>>>call with a handful of connected parties? > >>>> > >>>>Alan > >>>>www.group2call.com > >>>> > >>>>--- On Mon, 8/18/08, | dave cantera | > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > >>>> > >>>>From: | dave cantera | > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>>>Subject: Re: [asterisk-biz] Conference > Services > >>>>To: "Commercial and Business-Oriented > Asterisk Discussion" > >>>><[email protected]> > >>>>Date: Monday, August 18, 2008, 12:46 AM > >>>> > >>>>jon, > >>>>I offer a free conference calling service, > I decide what the number > >>>>inbound > >>>>is and I play my advertisement on the > inbound calls. then I give > > them a > >>>>conference code and a conference PIN. > >>>>if they want a custom or local DID, then > they pay for that plus a > > minute > >>>>charge of $0.03 per inbound leg. > advertisement on the inbound calls > > if I > >>>>can get it. > >>>>daveC > >>>> > >>>>Jon Weisman wrote: > >>>> > >>>>Anybody here using Asterisk to host a > conferencing service? I'm > > curious > >>>>as > >>>>to the business details of the whole thing. > How are you guys charging > >>>>monthly? per minute, both? What sort of > features are "industry > >>>>standards"? > >>>>What are the permium features? Bells & > whistles? > >>>> > >>>>Thanks, > >>>>Jon > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>> > >>>_______________________________________________ > >>>--Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by > http://www.api-digital.com-- > >>> > >>>AstriCon 2008 - September 22 - 25 Phoenix, > Arizona > >>>Register Now: http://www.astricon.net > >>> > >>>asterisk-biz mailing list > >>>To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > >>> > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-biz > >>> > >>> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> --Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by > http://www.api-digital.com-- > >> > >> AstriCon 2008 - September 22 - 25 Phoenix, Arizona > >> Register Now: http://www.astricon.net > >> > >> asterisk-biz mailing list > >> To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > >> > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-biz > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > --Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by > http://www.api-digital.com-- > > > > AstriCon 2008 - September 22 - 25 Phoenix, Arizona > > Register Now: http://www.astricon.net > > > > asterisk-biz mailing list > > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > > > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-biz > > > > _______________________________________________ > > --Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by > http://www.api-digital.com-- > > > > AstriCon 2008 - September 22 - 25 Phoenix, Arizona > > Register Now: http://www.astricon.net > > > > asterisk-biz mailing list > > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > > > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-biz > > > > _______________________________________________ > --Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by > http://www.api-digital.com-- > > AstriCon 2008 - September 22 - 25 Phoenix, Arizona > Register Now: http://www.astricon.net > > asterisk-biz mailing list > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-biz _______________________________________________ --Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com-- AstriCon 2008 - September 22 - 25 Phoenix, Arizona Register Now: http://www.astricon.net asterisk-biz mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-biz
