> This is similar to how internet peering fees are done except its based
> on bytes and not minutes.
Hugely important distinction: In Internet/packet-based business models,
billing is based on peak rate of transfer of bytes per unit of time
(i.e. second), NOT on number of bytes transferred[1]. The metric is a
derivative.
Telcos see call setup as a series of billable events. If intercarrier
settlement worked anything like IP peering, the world would be a very,
very different place. For one, a lot of it would be settlement-free.
The carriers' obsession with Bellhead-style intercarrier comp. is one of
the main things holding back private VoIP peering or federation.
-- Alex
[1] Although, of course, an economic cap on a rate of transfer creates
a bound for total bytes transferred as well.
--
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