Re: [asterisk-biz] Free DIDs

Eric "ManxPower" Wieling wrote:
> Nitzan Kon wrote:
>> So basically, we all should triple our rates, just so a
>> few rural chat lines can keep their profit stream? I don't
>> think so.
>
> Maybe I'm missing something here, but as a carrier you know what rate
> centers are more expensive, don't you? These are rural rate centers
> that don't normally receive many calls from your network. Why not just
> exclude those rate centers from your "unlimited" plans. Inform the
> customer when they sign up for the plan that a number of numbers located
> in rural areas are excluded from the "unlimited" plan. Provide a list
> of NPA-NXXs to customers that ask for details, provide an intercept
> message if a customer calls one of those rate centers.

1) That's a lot of work;

2) To a certain extent, portability, though I suppose it's fair to say
the difference it makes isn't necessarily all that drastic in many rural
localities.

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