[Asterisk-Users] Experiences with Termination Providers?

[Rich Adamson]

> > Hmm, interesting.. I guess my company is the "Unicorn" of wholesale 
> > dialup.. We are not a huge company but we do offer reliable services and 
> > the BEST customer service/tech support in the industry..
> > 
> > Guess I was silly for thinking I could find the same in the VOIP game.. 
> > Thanks for your input.
> 
> There are MANY MANY more ISPs than ITSPs (VoIP providers).  My local ISP 
> is one of the "unicorn" ISPs.  They are a redional ISP.  Large enough to 
> have reliable service, small enough to actually provide support for 
> their customers.
> 
> There seem to be a fairly large number of companies that offer outbound 
> toll calling and inbound toll free service over VoIP, but a MUCH more 
> limited number of companies offer inbound non-toll free numbers.  I 
> suspect the cost of entry into the first market is reasonably small, 
> where the cost of entering the DID market is much more.

Yes, and the DID pricing varies dramatically due to the individual tariffs
(rates) that each 'local' exchange has, verses the competitive toll business.
I.e, every mom and pop telco has a different DID rate. (And, if you get to
know some of them, they might just couph up other unpublished rates. :)