<html><head><style type='text/css'>p { margin: 0; }</style></head><body><div style='font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000'>That's where I first saw the both of them as well.<div><br></div><div>I've met Fred several times (he's now the technical consultant for an organization I'm in). I've had a few debates with him as well over the years.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Ross,</div><div>Learning is always good. I inherited a system that has a bunch of TDM connectivity. I won't give up my local TDM connectivity... local tandems, SIGTRAN, etc. However, I'm not intending to add to it. I'm going to work with Peerless, Inteliquent, etc. for the expansion of my network in that way.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br><br><div><span name="x"></span><br><br>-----<br>Mike Hammett<br>Intelligent Computing Solutions<br>http://www.ics-il.com<br><br><br><br>Midwest Internet Exchange<br>http://www.midwest-ix.com<br><br><span name="x"></span><br></div><br><hr id="zwchr"><div style="color:#000;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;"><b>From: </b>"Alex Balashov" <abalashov@evaristesys.com><br><b>To: </b>voiceops@voiceops.org<br><b>Sent: </b>Tuesday, February 25, 2020 4:42:12 PM<br><b>Subject: </b>Re: [VoiceOps] PSTN Info<br><br>+1<br><br>Yeah, Fred Goldstein really knows everything and anything about<br>absolutely everything. I learned an enormous amount from him back on the<br>isp-clec list back in the day, merely as a passive observer, which is<br>where I also came to know of Mary Lou. :-)<br><br>On Tue, Feb 25, 2020 at 04:36:56PM -0600, Mary Lou Carey wrote:<br><br>> Fred Goldstein with Interisle Consulting is a Network Engineer that is like<br>> the walking "Encyclopedia of Telecom"! I've brought him in on numerous jobs<br>> when my needed help with picking equipment or the best method for operations<br>> and he's always been helpful.<br>> <br>> Fred's e-mail is fred@interisle.net and his phone number is (617) 795-2701.<br>> <br>> MARY LOU CAREY<br>> BackUP Telecom Consulting<br>> Office: 615-791-9969<br>> Cell: 615-796-1111<br>> <br>> On 2020-02-25 04:22 PM, Ross Tajvar wrote:<br>> > Hi all,<br>> > <br>> > I am looking for some resources to help me understand how to interact<br>> > with the PSTN more directly. I have worked for companies which offered<br>> > VoIP service, but we've always used other carriers upstream (e.g.<br>> > Bandwidth, Flowroute, etc.). I've found a few references to the<br>> > regulatory process (e.g.<br>> > https://transnexus.com/whitepapers/how-to-get-an-lrn/). What I'm<br>> > looking for is a technical description of the equipment required and<br>> > how it works.<br>> > <br>> > Does anyone know of any good references for this kind of information?<br>> > <br>> > Thanks,<br>> > Ross<br>> > _______________________________________________<br>> > VoiceOps mailing list<br>> > VoiceOps@voiceops.org<br>> > https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/voiceops<br>> _______________________________________________<br>> VoiceOps mailing list<br>> VoiceOps@voiceops.org<br>> https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/voiceops<br><br>-- <br>Alex Balashov | Principal | Evariste Systems LLC<br><br>Tel: +1-706-510-6800 / +1-800-250-5920 (toll-free)<br>Web: http://www.evaristesys.com/, http://www.csrpswitch.com/<br>_______________________________________________<br>VoiceOps mailing list<br>VoiceOps@voiceops.org<br>https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/voiceops<br></div><br></div></div></body></html>