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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 06/18/2015 01:59 PM, Alex Balashov
      wrote:<br>
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    <blockquote cite="mid:55830707.50904@evaristesys.com" type="cite">On
      06/18/2015 01:47 PM, Colton Conor wrote:
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      <blockquote type="cite">What nationwide providers offers DID's at
        a true wholesale rate?
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      What is a "true" wholesale rate? Isn't that a bit like asking,
      "Which major stores offer Old Spice at a true retail rate?" (i.e.
      a retail rate I'd like to pay)
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    Seems straightforward enough of a term for me. Telephone numbers
    themselves don't have an actual cost, and in fact generate revenue
    for the LEC. Places that charge for example $10 a number are not
    wholesale rates. Places that cover a reasonable cost for LNP fees,
    cost recovery for maintenance/carrying cost/billing, a reasonable
    profit and expect you to know what you're doing. A true wholesale
    rate would be something you could make a reasonable profit with
    selling retail services to end users with.<br>
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    <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/wholesale-price.html">http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/wholesale-price.html</a><br>
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    The <a onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'definition-crosslinks',
      'from_term: wholesale price', 'to_term: cost']);"
      href="http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/cost.html">cost</a>
    of a good sold by a <a onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent',
      'definition-crosslinks', 'from_term: wholesale price', 'to_term:
      wholesaler']);"
      href="http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/wholesaler.html">wholesaler</a>.
    The wholesaler will usually <a onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent',
      'definition-crosslinks', 'from_term: wholesale price', 'to_term:
      charge']);"
      href="http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/charge.html">charge</a>
    a <a onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'definition-crosslinks',
      'from_term: wholesale price', 'to_term: price']);"
href="http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/labor-rate-price-variance.html">price</a>
    somewhat higher than he or she paid to the <a
      onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'definition-crosslinks',
      'from_term: wholesale price', 'to_term: producer']);"
      href="http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/producer.html">producer</a>,
    and the <a onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent',
      'definition-crosslinks', 'from_term: wholesale price', 'to_term:
      retailer']);"
      href="http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/retailer.html">retailer</a>
    who <a onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'definition-crosslinks',
      'from_term: wholesale price', 'to_term: purchases']);"
      href="http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/purchase.html">purchases</a>
    the <a onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'definition-crosslinks',
      'from_term: wholesale price', 'to_term: goods']);"
      href="http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/goods.html">goods</a>
    from the wholesaler will increase the price again when they <a
      onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'definition-crosslinks',
      'from_term: wholesale price', 'to_term: sell']);"
      href="http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/sell.html">sell</a>
    the good in their <a onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent',
      'definition-crosslinks', 'from_term: wholesale price', 'to_term:
      store']);"
      href="http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/store.html">store</a>.<br>
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