[VoiceOps] Verizon says they have "no relationship" to port from thinQ/Commio

[Carlos Alvarez]

Commio/thinQ is a fancy API over Intelliquent et al, but seems to maybe
have their own SPID?  I've never worked in "real" telecom so I don't know
those deep details of the porting process.  VZW's message said they were
trying to contact Commio and couldn't get anyone to answer a phone.  Not
shocked, per my previous message about thinQ's ethics, I feel they are
questionable.


On Wed, Nov 10, 2021 at 12:45 PM Mike Hammett <voiceops at ics-il.net> wrote:

> We actually are a small provider and when I went to find out how to do
> this, I was told to sign into the NPAC helpdesk, bulletin boards, contacts,
> then search by region, SPID, etc. Then ask how to establish said
> relationship. I've heard it referred to various ways, trading partner,
> carrier partner, porting partner, etc.
>
> Obviously, Verizon should know that, but maybe all they need is to be
> shown that you're not a slouch, and that you're not giving up.
>
> Is ThinQ their own LEC or are they just a fancy API on top of Level 3,
> Bandwidth, Peerless, etc.?
>
>
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> *From: *"Carlos Alvarez" <caalvarez at gmail.com>
> *To: *"VoiceOps" <voiceops at voiceops.org>
> *Sent: *Wednesday, November 10, 2021 12:12:21 PM
> *Subject: *[VoiceOps] Verizon says they have "no relationship" to port
> from thinQ/Commio
>
> A customer is porting a number to VZW, and they can't figure it out.  They
> called me to ask if I had "more info" to help them port out from Commio.
> My return call went to VM, so I don't have more info, but thought I'd ask
> here on the list.  Any ideas on how this can be, or what to recommend?
>
> I know Verizon is a small carrier, and may not be wise to the ways of
> telecom.
>
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