I think it is a great idea and u should do it we would love to use it
On 11/19/09, Alex Balashov <[email protected]> wrote: > Greetings, > > I would like to get everyone's thoughts on the creation of something > like a "credit bureau" specific to our industry. I don't think we > currently have anything like that in the VoIP cottage industry, unless > I am mistaken. > > Simply put, we should have a way of anonymously rating customers' > payment history and noting any especially egregious disputes. Access > should be restricted only to verified companies legitimately engaged > in VoIP-related trade. > > My interest in this is from a consulting and professional services > angle, since that's what Evariste Systems does. However, I do not see > why this could not also accommodate payment information from the ITSP > and small carrier world. > > There are lots of potential problems, of course: > > 1) Some customers would consider disclosure of any transactional > information a violation of standing NDAs; > > 2) The possibility of clutter from small/irrelevant transactions, like > $5 prepayments for O/T or calling cards; > > 3) Some need for moderation and standards enforcement; there is a > very real possibility of abuse by members by leveraging such a tool in > frivolous business disputes, or business disputes in which their hands > are not clean any more than the customer's; example: I could fail to > deliver to a customer what I promised, and then report his refusal to > pay as a financial misdeed; > > 4) Large deals and transactions often already go through credit checks > with real credit bureaus and various ratings firms. > > Nevertheless, I think there would be a lot of value as well. And > while there is the possibility that the existence of such a tool could > be used to intimidate/threaten customers in business disputes, the > value of catching fraudsters who go around from VoIP company to VoIP > company ripping each one off and disappearing into a hole might > outweigh that. > > My father does, among other things, some freelance translation. In > that industry, there's a web site called: > > http://www.paymentpractices.net/ > > It is upon seeing this that I wondered why we do not have something > like that in our world. > > Eager to hear your thoughts, > > -- Alex > > -- > Alex Balashov - Principal > Evariste Systems > Web : http://www.evaristesys.com/ > Tel : (+1) (678) 954-0670 > Direct : (+1) (678) 954-0671 > > _______________________________________________ > --Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com-- > > asterisk-biz mailing list > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-biz > -- Sent from my mobile device _______________________________________________ --Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com-- asterisk-biz mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-biz
