[VoiceOps] Outbound Caller-ID Name Issue on Certain Carriers

[Alex Balashov]

On 10/06/2010 06:17 PM, Paul Timmins wrote:
> On 10/06/2010 05:33 PM, Alex Balashov wrote:
>> Yeah, not everybody uses the same CNAM lookup providers, and there's
>> a lot of caching going on.
>>
>> Characteristically, the most accurate and up-to-date database is the
>> one the ILEC uses; many of these VoIP ITSPs and CLECs use other
>> third parties, and either they or the third party do a fair bit of
>> caching and questionable update processes to save money on CNAM dips.
>>
>> The whole thing's pretty stupid; it should just be canceled.
>>
>
> 99% of it comes back to:
>
> http://www.targusinfo.com/solutions/identification/caller_name/

Really?  Didn't know their share was quite that high.  Interesting.

And yeah, lots of folks query them and then cache.  They're not 
supposed to, of course, as per the contract, but alas.

> Verisign always used its STPs and GTT to route you to the direct
> CNAM databases and get you the right data from the proper industry
> databases.

Indeed, but they are more expensive, compelling much of the 
competitive carrier sector to switch to Targus.

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