Nitzan Kon wrote: > http://businessvoip.tmcnet.com/topics/trends/articles/36429-voip-service-providers-others-lobby-fcc-inter-carrier.htm > > 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?
That... depends entirely on whether this reciprocal compensation limitation makes inroads to the "de facto" reality, which is that rural carriers can and will charge whatever they want, often higher than what's in their tariff and certainly higher than the federal minimum. If the IXCs and A-end LECs don't cough up, they can cut off access. If enough users complain about being unable to reach large conference services, etc., they may be forced to pay up. Of course, there will be much litigation and squabbling and complaining to the FCC and state public utilities commissions, but it moves at a geological pace. The difference between what they're officially meant to charge and what they bill in CABS in practise is another thing that is very broken with the intercarrier comp. system. -- Alex Balashov Evariste Systems Web : http://www.evaristesys.com/ Tel : (+1) (678) 954-0670 Direct : (+1) (678) 954-0671 Mobile : (+1) (706) 338-8599 _______________________________________________ --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
