[asterisk-biz] Free DIDs

[Alex Balashov]

Eric "ManxPower" Wieling wrote:
> Nitzan Kon wrote:
>> So basically, we all should triple our rates, just so a
>> few rural chat lines can keep their profit stream? I don't
>> think so.
> 
> Maybe I'm missing something here, but as a carrier you know what rate 
> centers are more expensive, don't you?  These are rural rate centers 
> that don't normally receive many calls from your network.  Why not just 
> exclude those rate centers from your "unlimited" plans.  Inform the 
> customer when they sign up for the plan that a number of numbers located 
> in rural areas are excluded from the "unlimited" plan.  Provide a list 
> of NPA-NXXs to customers that ask for details, provide an intercept 
> message if a customer calls one of those rate centers.

1) That's a lot of work;

2) To a certain extent, portability, though I suppose it's fair to say 
the difference it makes isn't necessarily all that drastic in many rural 
localities.

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