I don't know enough about the CLEC stuff to say for sure, but that sounds interesting. Would that let you get local DID's for VoIP?
Kevin ----- Original Message ----- From: "Fred R. Goldstein" <fgoldst...@ionary.com> To: <wireless@wispa.org> Sent: Thursday, February 16, 2012 1:57 PM Subject: [WISPA] Low-cost CLEC market entry approach for "unsubsidized competitor" > The current FCC rules per November's CAF order allow ILECs to be > subsidized to provide "broadband" unless there is an "unsubsidized > competitor" who provides both voice and data service. Jack Unger has > written an excellent petition to the FCC to change that to allow it > to be "unsubsidized competition", wherein the data provider needn't > be the voice provider. But there's no guarantee that the FCC > (currently down to three seated Commissioners) will take such action. > > A WISP can provide the needed voice service via VoIP. It need not be > a certificated CLEC. However, to get the VoIP service and local > numbers, it still needs a CLEC with a connection to (at minimum) the > tandem switch serving its area. In some rural areas, this might not > be available. So the WISP might need to create a CLEC, or at least > get one to serve its area. > > While the traditional approach to starting a CLEC requires a > "switch", that rather costly item, which a lot of ISPs don't want to > have to manage, can be finessed by using a remote gateway. At least > one CLEC I'm working with offers a remote "rent a call agent" > service, where there Class 4/5 call agent, which is equipped with > Signaling System 7 (a big expense), can serve gateways anywhere, > passing signaling (H.248) across the Internet or, ideally, a VPN. So > the rural CLEC just has a media gateway and SBC, and orders trunks > into the local central office. The VoIP side of the gateway then > feeds the subscribers. > > I'm trying to assess whether it's worth anyone's pursuing to set this > up as an offering for WISPs. Does anyone see a market for this type > of service? Would it help anyone meet the "unsubsidized competitor" > requirement? Thanks... > > -- > Fred Goldstein k1io fgoldstein "at" ionary.com > ionary Consulting http://www.ionary.com/ > +1 617 795 2701 > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > http://signup.wispa.org/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/