[asterisk-biz] Cingular blocking 712 area code

[Trixter aka Bret McDanel]

On 3/20/07, Dean Collins <Dean at cognation.net> wrote:
>
>  Is it just a negotiation tactic? I mean surely they know they are going
> to lose and that it will cost AT& their lawyers fees as well correct?
>

AT&T has staff lawyers they get paid whether or not they litigate.  AT&T
loses its ability to wage other legal battles, and filing fees, a small
price to pay when millions of dollars are on the line (based on  the
lawsuits against AT&T for actual damages to date).

Maybe some of the 'call forwarding' services may be barred but Free
> Conference etc I assume have their servers located in Iowa so are therefore
> entitled to the termination settlement fees.
>

They are, however the call forwarding services are based on the readyline
ruling which was a *carrier* switch not an end user (ie non carrier
customer).  So that is questionable.

Its an illegal tactic, AT&T is likely to be fined (yet again) for doing
illegal things.  Anything you can possibly come up with that is shady in the
phone industry has already been done by companies with far more experience
and money than anyone on this list.

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