[Asterisk-Users] PSTN to Asterisk VOIP in Manila

[Lawrence Jovellanos]

Hi,

VoIP in the Philippines can be done, HOWEVER, you will be buying your E1R2
from either Globe, Bayantel, PLDT, or Digitel. You have no other choice,
most of the time you will only have 1 carrier serving the area, Philippines
has been subdivided into what is called as congressional franchise areas for
carriers.

Once these carriers detect what you are doing then may/will do things that
can make it more expensive for you if not impossible.

I have seen companies doing VoIP move from place to place & change business
names just to go around this carrier imposed "hardship" of doing VoIP in the
Philippines.

If the question is can it be done - YES

It is legal - now YES, before NO

Lawrence

-----Original Message-----
From: JP Carballo [mailto:lists at netfone2x.com] 
Sent: Thursday, March 23, 2006 3:32 PM
To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion
Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] PSTN to Asterisk VOIP in Manila


asterisk-user at dualcall.com wrote:

> Hello,
> I'm sure you can use the Asterisk as an IP PBX.
> Good luck
>
> Madhawa
>
> Matt wrote:
>
>> Hi list,
>>
>> Does anyone know the legalities of connecting an Asterisk box to the 
>> PSTN in Manila or where I can find this info out?   I know it is 
>> illegal in some countries.
>>
>> thanks
>>
>> -Matt
>
I posted this last year:
http://news.inq7.net/infotech/index.php?index=1&story_id=57657

VoIP was declared legal last August but subject to the NTC guidelines.

Lately, I read that PLDT had lost a case against a company using grey 
routes.
Their argument was that long distance calls were their personal property 
and hence the act of not using PLDT's gateways constituted theft. It was
thrown out by the Supreme court of the Philippines.

http://www.manilastandardtoday.com/?page=news06_mar06_2006

-- 
JP Carballo

http://www.netfone2x.com
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