On Wed, Apr 28, 2010 at 06:46:03PM +0100, David Knell wrote: [snip] > >> > That's called tromboning and to get sensible rates means you're > >> > probably > >> > breaking the law. > >> No, you're not. > > You are if you change CLI so you're not coming form a UK number, but the > > call is originated out of the UK. > Which law? And what if I just obliterated the CLI all together?
That's not allowed either. It's definately an ITU regulation, which I believe all major telco's adhere too. I also believe there are national laws ie in the UK the Communications Act which anyone offering communications services has to adhere to. [snip] > Interconnect rates for certain numbers differ(ed) substantially depending > on whether calls were originated internationally or not - k-rate numbers > carry > roughly double the interconnect rate for domestically originated calls as > for > international ones, and the same may well have been true for mobile calls. > Now, though, international and domestically originated calls to mobiles > carry > pretty much the same interconnect rate, so there's no benefit to be gained > by > tromboning them through a country overseas. I don't dispute that it's no longer efficient to trombone mobile calls. I still think changing or removing CLI so a telco doesn't know you're coming from the UK is wrong (and as stated I think contravenes one of the Comms Act obligations). Steve -- NetTek Ltd UK mob +44 7775 755503 UK +44 20 7993 2612 / US +1 310 857 7715 / Fax +44 20 7483 2455 Skype/GoogleTalk/AIM/Gizmo/.Mac/Twitter/FriendFeed stevekennedyuk Euro Tech News Blog http://eurotechnews.blogspot.com MSN [email protected] -- _____________________________________________________________________ -- 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
