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To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (1726)7/29/1998 7:04:00 PM
From: DenverTechie  Read Replies (1) of 12823
 
Ken, PSINet would not be considered an ITSP (Internet Telephone Service Provider) as we have defined it for their initial offering.

The Voice IPEnterprise service connects business locations that have PBXs (Private Branch Exchange - a little switch in a business location) over PSINet's own IP network. There is no connection to the public switched network and operates just like its own private network. They equate it to tie lines, which are dedicated or nailed up connections between private locations.

The IPEnterprise Plus service coming later just adds extranet capability to the original service, so it now uses the Internet to connect to a company's customer locations, not just a company's own offices.

It would not be until they get to IPGlobal service some time in the future that they would qualify as an ITSP. They will then connect to the public switched network and deploy Voice over IP gateways to connect to any phones anywhere. But as long as it stays private, before they get to IPGlobal, they would not incur the problems of a carrier being under the FCC guidelines.

This is my interpretation and I think is how most telecom people define an ITSP. Any other views out there?
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