On Thu, 21 Aug 2003, David Carr wrote: > I discovered and deployed a solution some would consider > counter-intuitive.
I love "out of the box" thinking. What kind of business is it? > For whatever reason, I can get a dedicated long-distance T1 for > about $400 MRC ($16 per line) >From who? > For the dedicated long-distance T1, all inbound and outbound > calls cost 1.9 cents per minute, even if you are calling a > toll-free number or the company next door. Instead of having > local DIDs, we simply got a huge supply of toll-free numbers, > all with unique DNIS so we use them as DIDs for not only direct > voice numbers but also direct fax numbers. For businesses with national or global footprint, this makes sense. You're not bothered by dialing all the digits to go out (since local calls are rare) and your customers are not bothered to dial in on toll free numbers (since they aren't local either). This simply means *all* calls are $1.14/hour which isn't much. > Do the math for your company. To get the T1 and LD rate, how many minutes/month does your business do? Clearly, you are getting some sort of volume discount that smaller business might not be able to match. I wonder: 1. Does this violate some FCC rule since you're not paying certain fees (which are tied to local lines) on your LD T1? 2. How does this handle 911? Perhaps a POTS line and route "911" to it when someone dials it? This appeals to me given the cost and legal burdens placed on local lines. But it won't work for everyone by any means. -- Mike Ciholas (812) 476-2721 voice CIHOLAS Enterprises (812) 476-2881 fax 2626 Kotter Ave, Unit D [EMAIL PROTECTED] Evansville, IN 47715 http://www.ciholas.com _______________________________________________ Asterisk-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
