[asterisk-users] 800 number portability

[Cary Fitch]

There are national number "rental agencies" that lease out prime 800 numbers
even down to the rate center level.

They own the number, not the "renter", and there is a contract that says so.

Cary Fitch

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Jeff
LaCoursiere
Sent: Thursday, July 16, 2009 7:08 PM
To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion
Subject: Re: [asterisk-users] 800 number portability


On Thu, 16 Jul 2009, Don Kelly wrote:

> Changing toll-free RespOrgs (Responsible Organizations) is different from
> number portability.
>
> That said, the owner of a toll-free number has the right to change
RespOrgs,
> so the question is "Who is the owner?"

The "owner" in this case is "CallSource" (www.callsource.com).  Funny 
enough, it looks a lot like the kind of stuff you do, Don ;)

So I guess my disconnect is that a party can "own" an 800 number, but have 
it routed by the RespOrg of their choice?  In this case my client must be 
renting the 800 number from CallSource, and they are the actual owner, so 
are refusing to let it go.  Does that sound right?

>
> Has your customer been buying simple toll-free service and owned the
number
> all along, or are they buying some sort of enhanced service and the
provider
> owns the number?

I assumed it was simple 800 service (and in fact at first they told me it 
was AT&T they were getting the service from).  It seems that this is 
actually something enhanced.

Cheers,

j

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