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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Sorry for a slightly OT question but I’m a total newbie
on the <st2:country-region w:st="on"><st2:place w:st="on">USA</st2:place></st2:country-region>
carrier services.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>What are the options for premium rate services in the <st2:country-region
w:st="on"><st2:place w:st="on">USA</st2:place></st2:country-region> – how
much do the numbers cost each month? Are there better providers/vendors than
others?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>We have an application that I was looking to fund via the <st2:State
w:st="on"><st2:place w:st="on">Iowa</st2:place></st2:State> termination
arbitrage but that doesn’t look like it is going to work out. So I’m
looking for alternative ways to fund the application.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>We would only require 1 number.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Regarding minutes it’s a total
unknown;<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><font size=2
color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>I’m
guessing that each location might have about 2 people interacting on
average 50% of a 9 to 5 day.</span></font> <font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><font size=2
color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>If
we rolled out 5 locations as a trial – if projected application drew
the volume of interaction we are expecting we would then expect to roll
out to 20 new locations each month.</span></font> <font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>So 12,000 minutes per month initially for
3 month trial then growing at 48,000 minutes a month logarithmically each month
thereafter.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>I would estimate 95% of all calls will be
delivered via mobiles (if that makes a difference to the termination arbitrage charges)
as the ‘locations’ will be in public spaces.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Does anyone have some preferred vendors
they would recommend? My issue is that I’d like each 5 minute interaction
to top out at a fixed amount so people participating in the interactions on
their mobile don’t get ‘sticker’ shock when they see the bill
(which is why I was hoping to fund it on arbitrage long distance calls alone
with no premium rate services).<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black'>Regards,</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black'>Dean Collins</span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><br>
<font color=black><span style='color:black'>Cognation Pty Ltd<br>
</span></font></span></font><a href="mailto:dean@cognation.net"
title="mailto:dean@cognation.net"><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>dean@cognation.net</span></font><span
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title="mailto:dean@cognation.net"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial;color:black'><br title="mailto:dean@cognation.net">
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none'></span></span></font></a><st1:dial w:st="on"><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>+1-212-203-4357</span></font></st1:dial><font
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<st1:dial w:st="on">+61-2-9016-5642</st1:dial> (<st1:City u1:st="on"><st1:place u1:st="on"><st2:City
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