At 2/16/2012 07:01 PM, Kevin Sullivan wrote: >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?
Yes. Numbers are given to CLECs, so you'd create a CLEC or team up with an existing CLEC that doesn't yet serve your area, and then could pull phone number blocks from NANPA. >Kevin >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Fred R. Goldstein" <[email protected]> >To: <[email protected]> >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: [email protected] Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
