[Asterisk-Users] SBC VoIP Tariff to ISP's

[Doug Shubert]

FYI

SBC Makes VoIP Moves
SBC has indicated in an FCC filing that it plans to file a federal tariff
that will establish fees to be paid by ISPs that deliver VoIP calls to SBC's
circuit switched end users.  This service would not be mandatory.  The rates
for this service would be higher than the current reciprocal compensation
rates paid for terminating local traffic, but lower than access charges
applied to long distance calls.  This tariff would be the first of its kind
and could encounter opposition from the FCC, which is still in the process
of finalizing rules relating to VoIP and intercarrier compensation issues.
Separately, SBC has announced that it plans to launch residential VoIP
services in all its markets in early 2005.  These services are designed to
build on SBC's base of DSL subscribers.  SBC also announced that it has won
what it claims is one of the nation's largest hosted VoIP contracts for the
University of Notre Dame and has signed more than 450 contracts, valued at
$1 million or more in the 3rd quarter.