[Asterisk-Users] Asterisk PBX Billing

[Chris Mason]

That's all I would need, it would be easy enough to work out the cost after
that.

-----Original Message-----
From: asterisk-users-admin at lists.digium.com
[mailto:asterisk-users-admin at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Angelo Sampietro
Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2003 10:06 AM
To: Scott Stingel
Cc: asterisk-users at lists.digium.com
Subject: Re[2]: [Asterisk-Users] Asterisk PBX Billing


i think that the problem could be something more easy:

it is possible inside asterisk to log all che calls of all the users and
know the timing and the number called for each call? if it is possible to do
that, could be possible to make a program that takes this files and generate
the costs reading the log informations...

so for me the real question is: there is a log of all the phone call that
are made by asterisk?

Angelo



Wednesday, July 2, 2003, 3:28:22 PM, you wrote:

SS> Shepherd-

SS> Having designed one of these in the past (in a higher level voice 
SS> environment), I can tell you that this is not a small undertaking.  
SS> It's at least as much an SQL job as a voice task.

SS> Usually the way to accomplish this is to establish more-or-less a 
SS> pre-paid phone card system, where the shop prepays an overall amount 
SS> for international calling access.  Then you have to time each call 
SS> as it is occurring, debiting each account, and the master account, 
SS> in real-time. This can be a bit complex when you have 20 or 30 calls 
SS> going at one time.  You have to cut them off promptly when the money 
SS> runs out (big problem).  And you have to provide call detail and 
SS> charges to them at the end of each call, using their own retail 
SS> tariff.

SS> To add to the complexity, each country has a different tariff from 
SS> the long distance carrier, and within the country, major cities 
SS> often have special rates per minute.  Mobiles have a different 
SS> tariff too.  Phone card platforms usually include a least-cost 
SS> routing system which chooses a carrier real time based on the call.  
SS> Tariffs change weekly and must be updated in the system.

SS> Anyway, I'm just scratching the surface!  I'll write more when I 
SS> can!

SS> Cheers
SS> Scott Stingel


SS> Scott M. Stingel
SS> Emerging Voice Technology Inc.

SS> Email:          scott at evtmedia.com <mailto:scott at evtmedia.com>   
SS> URL:            www.evtmedia.com <http://www.evtmedia.com>   



>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: asterisk-users-admin at lists.digium.com
>> [mailto:asterisk-users-admin at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of 
>> shepherd fungayi
>> Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2003 10:49 AM
>> To: asterisk-users at lists.digium.com
>> Subject: [Asterisk-Users] Asterisk PBX Billing
>> 
>> 
>> Hi
>> 
>> I would like to use the Asterisk PBX as part of a phone shop
>> system instead 
>> of the usual PBX plus PC. How can I do the the billing in a 
>> way that is 
>> convinient to the phone shop attendant?
>> 
>> Regards
>> 
>> Shepherd
>> 
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Angelo Sampietro
IT Manager
ARC Interactive

"After a certain high level of technical skill is achieved, 
Science and art tend to coalesce in esthetics, plasticity, and form. 
The greatest scientists are always artists as well."
 
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