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Technology Stocks : Voice-on-the-net (VON), VoIP, Internet (IP) Telephony
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To: Frank A. Coluccio who wrote (767)6/14/1998 4:37:00 AM
From: Daniel G. DeBusschere  Read Replies (1) of 3178
 
Frank-
Feature Group D connections between LECs and IXCs usually form the basis for access charge billings. This was setup before clear channel connections became available with SS7 and then modified to include the clear channel (i.e. signalling bits are no longer in band)connections. ISPs that connect to the LEC usually do so with ISDN PRI connections which are classified as Network to User. These connections were never considered as long distance access and therefore were never included in the access billing systems. Therefore, the LECs do not know if the PRI is being used for telephone to telephone IP voice and cannot bill for access. However, if a big player such as ITXC orders a bunch of PRIs, you can bet that the LECs will focus on calculating the access charges under the assumption that ITXC is ONLY providing telephone to telephone IP services inter LATA. ITXC will either pay or the LEC will pull the plug - its that simple. The ISP that mixes data and voice on their PRIs will stay under the radar based on the size of their operation is my guess. Hope this explains it a little better.
By the way, I am a data guy not a voice guy so the explanation may be over simplified.
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