[VoiceOps] Odd Routing to Iowa

[Calvin Ellison]

Could it have something to do with the FCC sounding the death knell for
access stimulation? "their end user relationships with high volume calling
providers were terminated"

https://prodnet.www.neca.org/publicationsdocs/wwpdf/fcc1994.pdf

from: NECA Washington Watch <WashingtonWatch at neca.org>
reply-to: WashingtonWatch at neca.org
to: calvin.ellison at voxox.com
date: Dec 31, 2019, 10:30 AM
subject: Washington Watch 12.31.2019

Access Stimulation

Carriers File Notices on Access Stimulation

BTC <https://prodnet.www.neca.org/publicationsdocs/wwpdf/123019btc.pdf>,
Goldfield
Access Network
<https://prodnet.www.neca.org/publicationsdocs/wwpdf/123019gold.pdf> and Louisa
Communications
<https://prodnet.www.neca.org/publicationsdocs/wwpdf/123019louisa.pdf> filed
letters on December 27, 2019, to notify the FCC they have terminated their
participation in access stimulation as defined in the September 2019 order
<https://prodnet.www.neca.org/publicationsdocs/wwpdf/fcc1994.pdf>, and
effective December 25, 2019, their end user relationships with high volume
calling providers were terminated.


Regards,

*Calvin Ellison*
Senior Voice Operations Engineer
calvin.ellison at voxox.com
+1 (213) 285-0555

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On Tue, Dec 31, 2019 at 11:03 AM Mike Hammett <voiceops at ics-il.net> wrote:

> The entity I'm calling is based out of Goldfield, so in this particular
> case, it isn't malicious. I'm not going to deny that there could be other
> malicious uses of that exchange.
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> Intelligent Computing Solutions
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> *From: *"Jay Hennigan" <jay at west.net>
> *To: *voiceops at voiceops.org
> *Sent: *Tuesday, December 31, 2019 12:42:55 PM
> *Subject: *Re: [VoiceOps] Odd Routing to Iowa
>
> On 12/31/19 09:16, Mike Hammett wrote:
> > Is anyone else seeing odd routing when calling Goldfield Telecom in
> > Iowa? Yes, I'm almost positive no one here has had that need.
> >
> >
> > Today when I call from Sprint, I get a guy that just keeps saying,
> "Hello".
> >
> > When I call with T-Mobile, I get through to the desired conference
> brdige.
> >
> > When I call with US Cellular, I get a lady's voicemail.
>
> It could be one of those tiny rural traffic-pumping exchanges with
> ridiculous termination fees. If so I wouldn't expect anyone to put a lot
> of effort into fixing it.
>
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