Charles,
Just to be clear, we don't currently block or slow anything. We don;t
technically have a VOIP service of our own yet. I'm simply debating the
options. I am using Commpartners as an example, only because I had recent
discussions with them this past summer, and they are fresh in my mind, but I
am not targeting Commpartners directly in any way. My comments could apply
to any VOIP wholesale provider, and should be interpreted as such. Port
blocking is a very touchy subject right now, and in my mind a very important
one that may define the outcome of VOIP and relationships between partners.
A VOIP offering will become a significant part of my business, as it will be
for most others as well, and I need to have a clear plan of how I'm going to
go about competing in the space.
Also on a side note, the reason I'm a little over POed on the Fee thing, was
that I spent a month testing their service and negotiating terms and stuff.
A whole marketing campaign was created around their service, lots of time
spent. Then right after I got my first customer and signed the agreement and
ready to fax it over, I saw the fine print that mentioned a $5000 fee, which
I was never told about upfront or that was never mentioned once in our
conversation over the month. So I got blind sided with the $5000 fee at the
last minute. I thought they should have disclosed that to me before we
started working with them, not a month later after the time was spent. SO
then I developed the high and mighty attitude, that why should I pay a fee,
I probably had just got pretty close to costing me $5000 in time just
building my marketing plan. They should have waived it, at that point. The
must have figured I'd be more likely to pay it after spedning all the time.
I don't like to be squeezed that way. And the more I thought about it I
started to boil thinking over the situation.
I'm not really 100% sure what I believe yet on wether blocking should be
done or not. But I don't like people that play that way. It reminds me of
the high and might Covad, where what ever they say goes attitude. We are
really only going to get one choice to get VOIP legislation done right, the
way thatwill benefit us all. Wether the topic is what wholesale partners we
should support, or wether its right to block traffic, the issues all apply
to WISP's future of using VOIP.
Tom DeReggi
RapidDSL Wireless, Inc
IntAirNet- Fixed Wireless Broadband
- Original Message -
From: Charles Wu [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: 'WISPA General List' wireless@wispa.org
Sent: Wednesday, January 04, 2006 1:49 PM
Subject: RE: [WISPA] VOIP / CommPartners -- big dumb pipe provider
vs.end-to-end connectivity/content provider
snip
performance to their VOIP servers over our network. Think about it, do you
think I'm going to allow the same performance to our competitive VOIP
provider as I do to our own VOIP services? By getting us to be a Partner for
them, we'd optimize them for our own benefit, and indirectly Comm Parnters
would guarantee that our network
/snip
Not that I'm trying to start anything...but this is pretty dangerous ground
to tread on
If you think about it, an argument can be made that preference of one's own
traffic (or depreffing competition traffic) is not that much different than
FCC fines telco for VoIP Port Blocking
http://informationweek.smallbizpipeline.com/60405214
SBC Says Google should pay to use our network
http://techdirt.com/articles/20051031/0354228_F.shtml
In a larger context, it may come down to a strategy of providing big dumb
pipes (like what the phone companies have done) or becoming end-to-end
connectivity/content companies (like what the cable-cos have done)
-Charles
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