[asterisk-biz] Free DIDs

[Alex Balashov]

Trixter aka Bret McDanel wrote:
> On Sun, 2009-08-16 at 01:12 -0400, Alex Balashov wrote:
>> Telcos see call setup as a series of billable events.  If intercarrier 
>> settlement worked anything like IP peering, the world would be a very, 
>> very different place.  For one, a lot of it would be settlement-free.
>>
>> The carriers' obsession with Bellhead-style intercarrier comp. is one of 
>> the main things holding back private VoIP peering or federation.
>>
> 
> 
> if everything was all sip all the time (or whatever protocol) then it
> would eliminate a lot of the businesses that sell telephone minutes.
> The carriers seem to like actually being able to stay in business,
> provide jobs, etc.  
> 
> I do not think any industry will seek to destroy its place in the
> market, in fact I would be suprised if that were the case.  I instead
> expect that any industry would seek to stay alive, especially when there
> are billions of dollars invested and to be made each year.

I am not suggesting that the telcos should do anything so irrational as 
to undermine their business model.  I was speaking only to the nuances 
of the analogy.


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