[Asterisk-biz] Call termination database 0.1

[Richard Bennett]

On Friday 18 February 2005 22:51, Alistair Cunningham wrote:
> > Also, the prefix 88745 should also be returned when the user searches for
> > 88.
>
> That's not what I had in mind. If a provider puts in 88745, that means
> that they have a route to that area code, and that area code only. If a
> visitor then searches for termination to the entire 88 country, they
> don't want to see 88745, as it's only part of what they want.
>
> I'm willing to rethink this if people what some other behaviour. I'm
> also willing to make it selectable at search time.
Also ok.
But the point is, some carriers will list 88 for fixed termination, and 88475 
for mobile traffic in that same country (Which usually costs more).

So if the user only got back the rate for 88 when they searched 88, they would 
think that the carrier charged the 88 rate for all traffic going to that 
country.
If they then selected that carrier and started sending mobile traffic to them 
they could sue you when they got their bill :o)

Which reminds me, you might want to add some disclaimers...

Also, if the tool should be really usefull, you could add the rates of 
companies who don't upload them themselves, but have them on their site 
yourself, as users will want to find the rates af all the big-name suppliers 
in there for comparison I think.

Richard.