[Asterisk-biz] Question to Israeli regulator

[Bill Michaelson]

I thought I saw a fallacy here too, but I wondered if I misunderstood 
the context.  Isn't one of the major attractions to having a toll-free 
number the fact that it can be used to allow callers to reach you with 
no financial obligation?  Limiting the discussion to calling card 
applications is myopic, but even if we do, I think consumer perception 
is part of the equation anyway.

But again, perhaps I missed part of the thread and I misunderstand.

Anyway, there are any number of ways to package products and 
presentations.  That Bezeq seems to have a monopoly on one of the 
available options speaks for itself.


C F wrote:

>On 12/30/05, David <dst_u at yahoo.com> wrote:
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>> Hello,
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>>I can offer 1-809 numbers from Israel. I did not test it from Paltel's
>>network, but if you contact me off-list and can have someone call on a test
>>number I have, we can check it.
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>>Mark, there is no real disadvantage to 1-809 numbers (used for foreign
>>operators) comparing to 1-800 numbers (only sold by Bezeq) for calls from
>>Mobile phones, because 1-800 numbers cost the number's owner (call
>>recipient) the air time that the caller is not paying, and for calling cards
>>(for example), one would have to compensate for this cost anyway.
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>I'm sure Bezeq thought you to think this way, when it comes to
>marketing you are 100% wrong, I guess it's the same people that made
>you believe that Cell phones are cheaper in Israel becuase incoming is
>free, even though a good percentage on your regular phone bell goes
>towards cell phone charges even if you dont have a cell phone.
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