It is important to remember that after the 6 years, tandem rates are not touched. So if the Free Conference Call provider is able to run lean, it can remain in the business.
--John On Dec 6, 2011, at 7:36 AM, Nitzan Kon wrote: > Sections 18 and 19 are even more important, essentially by July 2013 > interstate and intrastate rates would become the same (finally!), and > within six to nine years all carriers are required to transition to Bill and > Keep. Unless something changes by then - within less than a decade > access charges would become history. > > So yes- so-called "free" conference calls would have to adapt to lower > rates immediately, and in the long run they'll have to start charging as > their source of income. > > -- > Nitzan Kon, CEO > Future Nine Corporation > http://www.future-nine.com > > --- On Tue, 12/6/11, Dovid Bender <[email protected]> wrote: > > From: Dovid Bender <[email protected]> > Subject: [asterisk-biz] The death of Free conference calls? > To: [email protected] > Date: Tuesday, December 6, 2011, 5:12 AM > > Anyone see this? > > http://www.telecomlawmonitor.com/uploads/file/ICC_USF%20Executive%20Summary%281%29.pdf > > > Look at page 5 section 17. > > > -----Inline Attachment Follows----- > > -- > _____________________________________________________________________ > -- 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 > -- > _____________________________________________________________________ > -- 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
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