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To: Leeza Rodriguez who wrote (51345)	8/3/1998 10:07:00 AM
From: badboy.com	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 61433

SS7 is only one part of the story. SS7 mainly is for resource and service management. The real big bang comes when you get some interworking between SS7 and OSPF or BGP. The problems in the US are based on the seperation between RBOC and Long distance operators. In europe most PSTN networks have a total different topologie which almost no congestion problems at all.

To: Leeza Rodriguez who wrote (51345)	8/3/1998 11:28:00 AM
From: Frank A. Coluccio	Respond to of 61433

Leeza, This is a bit OT for this board, but I thought I'd post it anyway. That was an interesting observation you made: >Also, SS7 allows ISP's to act like phone companies. !< That could be a double edged sword for ISPs at this early stage of VoIP carrier services. Phone companies are constantly on the FCC's radar screen, and ISPs for the most part are not, where access fees, and international accounting rates and settlements are concerned. Right now, many of the telco-like things that ISPs are doing in the voice-over-internet realm are still exempt from regulatory and accounting rate fees. Once they start to use SS7 features, they leave an audit trail. The FCC rulings on the status of ISPs in this regard will make or break your assessment, over time. Hope you're right, though. Best Regards, Frank Coluccio