[Asterisk-biz] wanted: Canadian local/toll-free DIDs w/diversionheader (rdnis)

[Randal Anston]

> I say all Canadians should contact the Canadian Number Administrator and 
> say
> that we want our own toll-free NPA that we can control in Canada.

Good Luck. You mean that 10 person CRTC group of clones? Right. The
group that says Shaw charging $55 a month for Cable phone service is 
providing
a highend service ? Right. The group that feels no need to help you until 
there is
competition? Regulation by the few for the many = competition? Right. You 
mean
the country where it is illegal to watch HBO? Don't hold your breath. The 
CRTC
needs to be removed from your entire system. The word competition needs to 
mean
something more than talk.

What people in Canada want is a level playing field. That is not what the 
CRTC wants.
Competition is the French word for CONTROL.

The CRTC confirmed today that they will not regulate the prices VoIP 
providers charge.
The ILECS will still be regulated but, when you cannot get your services 
what the heck
does that matter? Not to mention backup power on your ATA devices, Asterisk 
servers,
e911, no trans-border 800 calling to 800 numbers that are not normally 
available from Canada
and so on.

We are "considering" opening up our Canadian number DID's again but, they 
will not have any
sort of service guarantee if we do. What that means is if the line is busy 
the line is busy. If the carrier
oversells the connection we will not be able to do anything about it. Since 
we do not offer in-country
services no e911 or backup power will be available. So much nonsense for 
such a small and very well
connected country. We really feel for the many that have great business 
plans in Canada but, suffer from
the CRTC problem.

*** If LiveVoip opens its Canadian DID's again the company will decide 
sometime this weekend. As
I said we are only considering our options.

**** Wish Level 3 was in Canada !

Randal Anston
LiveVoip LLC