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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>I think it’s triple-O 7 that they are proposing….<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Frank<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><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>Rick Garcia<br><b>Sent:</b> Saturday, January 29, 2011 9:35 AM<br><b>To:</b> paul@timmins.net; dane@corp.sonic.net<br><b>Cc:</b> voiceops@voiceops.org<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [VoiceOps] Troubles calling those free conference services<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>I believe the FCC is addressing inter-carrier compensation in Feb. So potentially the problem could be solved soon.<br><br>Revenue sharing at .007 doesn't seem so attractive to the ILEC or the conference provider.<br><br><br><br>----- Original Message -----<br>From: voiceops-bounces@voiceops.org <voiceops-bounces@voiceops.org><br>To: Dane Jasper <dane@corp.sonic.net><br>Cc: voiceops@voiceops.org <voiceops@voiceops.org><br>Sent: Sat Jan 29 08:19:27 2011<br>Subject: Re: [VoiceOps] Troubles calling those free conference services<br><br>If so, we would have to band together on an ILEC network, as charging<br>the typical CLEC termination rates could get us accused of "traffic<br>pumping" ourselves.<br><br>Dane Jasper wrote:<br>> I wonder if there is an opportunity for carriers to cooperate to<br>> eliminate the market for these traffic pumping services. In other<br>> words, if carriers were to band together and cooperate to launch a<br>> free conferencing service, chat services, etc, we might limit in some<br>> way the impact of the business model.<br>><br>> -DJ<br>><br>><br>>>> Frank Bulk wrote:<br>>>>> Since when did our industry stop providing carriage and completing<br>>>>> calls?<br>>>><br>>>> Since when did this industry aid and abet thieves? It's not very<br>>>> different from a doctor who gives you cholesterol drugs and vitamins<br>>>> instead of telling you to stop eating at McDonald's twice a day. Is it<br>>>> better to help someone keep doing the wrong thing? We have an<br>>>> opportunity to affect positive change in telecommunications.<br>>>><br>>>><br>>>> --<br>>>> Carlos Alvarez<br>>>> TelEvolve<br>>>> 602-889-3003<br>> _______________________________________________<br>> VoiceOps mailing list<br>> <a href="mailto:VoiceOps@voiceops.org">VoiceOps@voiceops.org</a><br>> <a href="https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/voiceops">https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/voiceops</a><br>><br><br>_______________________________________________<br>VoiceOps mailing list<br><a href="mailto:VoiceOps@voiceops.org">VoiceOps@voiceops.org</a><br><a href="https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/voiceops">https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/voiceops</a></span><o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>