We are preparing to negotiate a contract renewal with our SIP vendor. Not having a telecom background, I don't really have a frame of reference on what our vendor's costs are. But we are sending around $25K/mo their way, and I'm looking to reduce that, so I'd like to be armed with some knowledge before I start negotiating. Does anyone know:
1) how much does a DID cost a CLEC. Ignoring usage, per-channel fees, infrastructure, etc., what is a CLEC's incremental out-of-pocket cost to obtain and maintain a new block of DIDs? 2) for inbound toll-free calls, our vendor charges us a non-completion surcharge if over 10% of inbound calls are not answered. But they don't charge the same on inbound non-toll-free calls. Is there something special about the nature of an unanswered toll-free call (e.g. is there some "dip" that our vendor would be doing, or some other actual cost that they would be exposed to?) or would this perhaps just be "gravy" for them? 3) ignoring the (admittedly significant) human processing time that it takes for LNPs, is there an actual out-of-pocket cost that a CLEC would pay in order to facilitate an LNP? Thanks, Brian Scott TierraNet Inc. +1.858.309.6326 +1.800.551.0580 [fax] +1.877.843.7721 [24/7 customer care] _______________________________________________ --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
