[asterisk-biz] Antarctica.

[John Todd]

On Mar 19, 2009, at 11:31 PM, Alex Balashov wrote:

> Anyone know how phone service is delivered to Antarctica?
>
> However it is, calling it is mighty expensive compared to typical LD
> rates.  But I'm mainly curious as to the exact medium and
> infrastructure, as well as the commercial operator(s) involved.


It's delivered via satellite.  I believe (though don't quote me on  
this) that Palmer has the largest bandwidth to the continent, at least  
for the US.  Each nation probably re-routes their own number space  
through to their bases on the southern continent.

Most numbers in McMurdo and Palmer are Colorado phone numbers that are  
piped in through a Cisco platform.  Most 'work' voice goes through  
numbers that aren't distinguished in any way from regular NANPA number  
space as far as billing goes.  Apparently you're hitting some that are  
using the +672 if you're talking about the price.  I'm aware of very  
few (if any?) numbers that are actually using the Antarctica numeric  
prefix (+672) though perhaps there are a few.

http://www.ldpost.com/countries/antarctica/

JT

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