[asterisk-biz] Free DIDs

[Trixter aka Bret McDanel]

On Sun, 2009-08-16 at 01:12 -0400, Alex Balashov wrote:
> Telcos see call setup as a series of billable events.  If intercarrier 
> settlement worked anything like IP peering, the world would be a very, 
> very different place.  For one, a lot of it would be settlement-free.
> 
> The carriers' obsession with Bellhead-style intercarrier comp. is one of 
> the main things holding back private VoIP peering or federation.
> 


if everything was all sip all the time (or whatever protocol) then it
would eliminate a lot of the businesses that sell telephone minutes.
The carriers seem to like actually being able to stay in business,
provide jobs, etc.  

I do not think any industry will seek to destroy its place in the
market, in fact I would be suprised if that were the case.  I instead
expect that any industry would seek to stay alive, especially when there
are billions of dollars invested and to be made each year.


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