[asterisk-users] What are the various models of DID providers

[Alex Balashov]

Gordon Henderson wrote:
> On Tue, 13 Jan 2009, Alex Balashov wrote:
> 
>> The interesting thing about the UK is that you folks did local loop
>> deregulation right, unlike in the US, where it's vicious and toxic and
>> is mostly a story about the bewildering multitude of ways in which the
>> incumbents screw competitive CLECs.
> 
> For various values of "right" :)
> 
> Number porting is still a PITA.

Porting is a pain anywhere.

> 
>> No, the results of the BT bifurcation isn't perfect, but having even an
>> "officially" neutral LoopCo like OpenReach would go a long way in the US.
> 
> Yes. "officially" ... Some would think that in practice, it's not though.

Yeah, but Oftel is pretty serious about at least keeping up the 
appearance of neutrality. Whereas here, nobody even bothers going 
through the motions;  it is rendered explicitly clear that the Federal 
Communications Commission (FCC) is bought and paid for by the incumbent 
RBOCs and that's pretty much all there is to it.

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