Trixter aka Bret McDanel wrote: > On Sun, 2009-08-16 at 11:42 -0700, Nitzan Kon wrote: >> --- On Sun, 8/16/09, Eric "ManxPower" Wieling <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Why not just exclude those rate centers from your "unlimited" >>> plans. Inform the customer when they sign up for the plan that >>> a number of numbers located in rural areas are excluded from the >>> "unlimited" plan. >> We did exactly that. >> >> I still think it's a form of abuse. Just because it's LEGAL >> doesn't mean it's MORAL. >> > > and its only legal if the FCC does not regulate you as a telecom > company. Sprint, Qwest, AT&T, etc tried to do that and they lost in > court. "self help blocking" was what they called it.
How do regulated telecom companies get away with blocking anything else like International, Toll, and 900/976 numbers? Could a carrier just as easily play a message saying "this number not included in your 'unlimited' plan" and then complete the call at per min rates? _______________________________________________ --Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com-- AstriCon 2009 - October 13 - 15 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
