[asterisk-users] OT - Number Portability

[Cary Fitch]

Two more comments.

Yes, to join the PSTN call distribution system you must have SS7.

While rural ILECs are not exempt from number portability, there is a court
injunction that saves them from having to transport the call out of their
local rate center, so getting calls from a distant RILEC to a central point
is at a cost to the requesting carrier.   There are other complexities.

Cary Fitch



-----Original Message-----
From: asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com
[mailto:asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Jeff
LaCoursiere
Sent: Saturday, October 31, 2009 8:34 AM
To: asterisk-users at lists.digium.com
Subject: [asterisk-users] OT - Number Portability


Sorry for the off-topic, but perhaps this will be of interest to other 
asterisk based ITSPs.

We are starting service in a rural area where the ILEC has the rural 
"monopoly".  From what we have read in the FCC docs this does NOT exempt 
them from number portability, but what does it take for us to qualify to 
receive their numbers?  To date we simply have a few voice trunks to them, 
and a set of DID numbers we purchase from them.  Do we have to be a full 
CLEC to participate as a carrier?  Does this imply we must have an SS7 
connection to the PSTN?

Thanks for any info,

j

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