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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>If you really need that many DIDs – then you might as well go to a top level provider.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>BroadVox comes to mind…<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>For that many DIDs you might even be able to work out a Verizon / Global Crossing deal.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> asterisk-biz-bounces@lists.digium.com [mailto:asterisk-biz-bounces@lists.digium.com] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Don Kelly<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, September 29, 2011 1:07 PM<br><b>To:</b> asterisk-biz@lists.digium.com<br><b>Subject:</b> [asterisk-biz] Need US DIDs<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>We are currently using PRIs to provide hosted IVR services and are considering changing to SIP.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Our current vendor is reliable and very cost-competitive.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I am interested in finding the best vendor for this scenario:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>100+ DIDs in each of several US markets (current total about 3,000 DIDs).<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>One “channel” for each 100 DIDs.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Also have 300 toll-free numbers that may be ported to new vendor.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Note that the number of minutes per DID/TF is very low.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Reliability and customer service is important.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>--Don</span><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Don Kelly</span><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>PCF Corp<br>People Come First<br>651 842-1000<br>651 842-1001 fax</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>