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color:#1F497D'>We have seen this issue multiple times but that is not related
to this issue, this is a paid conference service.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>
voiceops-bounces@voiceops.org [mailto:voiceops-bounces@voiceops.org] <b>On
Behalf Of </b>Scott Berkman<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, March 16, 2010 1:37 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> 'Chris Ledford'; voiceops@voiceops.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [VoiceOps] DTMF issues for Conf Bridges<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>We have seen these issues over and over again with the
super-cheap or &#8220;free&#8221; conferencing services. They play games by buying trunks
into really remote areas (looks like Battle Lake, MN this time), and those
areas cannot handle the load these services bring (both in terms of the local
switches and other carrier&#8217;s trunks to those areas).&nbsp; You can find another
thread on this topic in the achieves as well, but take the issue up with the
conference provider, not Level 3.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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color:#1F497D'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

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color:#1F497D'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
-Scott<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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color:#1F497D'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>
voiceops-bounces@voiceops.org [mailto:voiceops-bounces@voiceops.org] <b>On
Behalf Of </b>Chris Ledford<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, March 16, 2010 12:37 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> voiceops@voiceops.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [VoiceOps] DTMF issues for Conf Bridges<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>I
have a switch out of the Miami and we are experiencing DTMF problems getting to
215 or 218 NPA. The call completes and then the DTMF to gain access to the conf
dies. I tries INFO and RFC2833, inband, via sip, transparent all using G711
codec. No luck on anything so I opened a ticket with L3 and L3 said that the
circuit is oversubscribed on the conf bridge side. <o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Here
is an excerpt from the email<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:#5F5F5F'>&#8220;&#8230;Test results confirm NPA NXX 218 862 is on the access pumping
list, A known capasity issue on the Level 3 Network whare a RCC 34 is sent to
customer to route away from LVL 3&#8230;&#8221;<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>I
am not sure what to the next step is&#8230;.any ideas would help&#8230;.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>V/r</span><o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Chris
Ledford<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>CCNA/CCSP/CVOICE<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>MCP/Comptia
A+/NET+/SEC+/LINUX+<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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