<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'>It wouldn't change who operated the tandem switches, which you'd need to address. If you have different operators of different tandems in a LATA, you could venue shop.<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>"Enzo Damato via VoiceOps" <voiceops@voiceops.org><br><b>To: </b>voiceops@voiceops.org<br><b>Sent: </b>Thursday, December 5, 2024 9:33:39 AM<br><b>Subject: </b>[VoiceOps] Creation of a new rate center?<br><br>Hello. I've been doing some research into rate centers, and thus far, I <br>have been unable to learn how (or even if) a new rate center can be <br>created. I've checked my state PUC's docket (TX), and I haven't been <br>able to find anything relating to rate centers. If I could make a new <br>rate center, it would make it significantly easier to get set up in <br>certain area codes where no non-RBOC ILEC is available, as it would <br>remove the requirements to interconnect over TDM with ATT. Has any other <br>CLEC attempted this?<br><br>Thank you,<br><br>Enzo Damato<br><br><br>PS: Thanks for all the wonderful information. I've been a longtime <br>lurker on this list, and it's been very helpful in setting up my first <br>CLEC.<br><br>_______________________________________________<br>VoiceOps mailing list<br>VoiceOps@voiceops.org<br>https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/voiceops<br></div><br></div></body></html>