Calvin This is exactly how it works. ANI doesn't matter (although some IVRs also have application based ANI filters)
We work with contact centres on both sides of the border, who often transfer to TFNs, and we had to hard code trunks for specific TFNs as there are also US based numbers that do not take traffic from Canadian trunks. It is a pain in the ... On 23 Jan 2015 14:33, "Calvin E." <[email protected]> wrote: > I thought it worth sharing some feedback from a coworker who has been > doing this a few decades longer than myself: > > "First, there’s no such thing as a “Canadian” TFN. There are NANP TFNs > that can, in theory, be dialed from anywhere in the NANP. Due to massive > cost differences, NANP telcos allow TFN owners to restrict dialing to > certain areas – 48 states, AK, HI, Canada, USVI/PR, Caribbean, or any > combination thereof. > > "Second, it doesn’t matter what the ANI of the calling number is. What > matters is where the call is dropped into the PSTN. Thus, if a TFN that is > restricted to Canadian callers only is dialed, and we drop that call off to > one of our US TF Termination vendors, the call will be blocked, as the > first PSTN vendor in the line does an SMS dip, sees this TFN is restricted > to Canada dialers only, sees the call is entering the PSTN in the US, and > rejects it whether the calling number has a Canada NPA or a US NPA." > > I hope this helps you find a solution. > > --Calvin, a voice services engineer > > On Fri, Jan 23, 2015 at 8:38 AM, Ryan Delgrosso <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> We have trunks with a few canadian providers and route calls from >> canadian source numbers to TF calls exclusively over trunks to canadian >> providers. Usually that solves the issue. >> >> >> On 1/22/2015 10:39 AM, Ujjval Karihaloo wrote: >> >> Hi All: >> >> We are being told by Level3 that if a Canadian DID calls a Canacdian >> TF number, they cannot guarantee call complete and its best effort. Anyone >> else run into something similar? >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> VoiceOps mailing >> [email protected]https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/voiceops >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> VoiceOps mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/voiceops >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > VoiceOps mailing list > [email protected] > https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/voiceops > >
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