[cisco-voip] International TEHO challenges

[Erick Wellnitz]

No disagreement there.  It's definitely a pain.

Have to see how the politics play out on this one before doing too much
work.


On Wed, May 21, 2014 at 11:31 AM, Jason Aarons (AM) <
jason.aarons at dimensiondata.com> wrote:

> You get into a mess of regulatory issues.
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> Often I find that a cost to call in-country might be cheaper had I dialed
> the number another method than TEHO.  Say for example International.
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> I once setup TEHO from Atlanta, GA to go out Charlotte, NC for area code
> 704 calls.  Turns out customer was actually calling Shelby, NC which was a
> intra-lata rate which the telco then charged more for.  Had I just called
> it Long Distance it would have been far cheaper.
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> Then you have design issues with TEHO.  How many people are going to be
> calling to another city, and will that create utilization issues with
> incoming calls in that city?
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> I was a fan of TEHO in the 1980s but no longer.   Seems the international
> rates have gotten more competitive over the years , and internally we
> chat/im more and more than call via PSTN.
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> *From:* cisco-voip [mailto:cisco-voip-bounces at puck.nether.net] *On Behalf
> Of *Erick Wellnitz
> *Sent:* Wednesday, May 21, 2014 12:11 PM
> *To:* cisco-voip
> *Subject:* [cisco-voip] International TEHO challenges
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> Did a google search but want to verify that there is no authoritative list
> of countries where TEHO is prohibited.
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> I find international TEHO, especially to less developed countries to be a
> minefield of regulations.
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> itevomcid
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