Can anyone recommend who we can consult with that could provide advice on the legality of a proposed VoIP service. Specifically, we would provide VoIP termination in the USA to clients in Spain, Nigeria and Guana. The termination service would connect the VoIP clients to the PSTN through a carrier like MCI, Verizon, etc. The calls placed would connect anywhere in the world via the USA carrier. Thanks, Walker -- ******** DataCrest, Inc. -- Technically Superior ****************** Walker Haddock http://www.datacrest.com DataCrest, Inc. e-mail: wh@datacrest.com 1634A Montgomery Hwy. phone: 1-888-941-3282, 1-205-335-8589 Birmingham, AL 35216 fax: 1-205-823-7838 ***********************************************************************
Actually I believe this is one of the few things that can be done without worrying about the state(s) PUC coming down on your head. Since your users are in another country the state PUC cannot consider you providing a telephone service in their jurisdiction. - Dustin - Walker Haddock wrote:> Can anyone recommend who we can consult with that could provide advice on the legality of a proposed VoIP service. Specifically, we would provide VoIP termination in the USA to clients in Spain, Nigeria and Guana. The termination service would connect the VoIP clients to the PSTN through a carrier like MCI, Verizon, etc. The calls placed would connect anywhere in the world via the USA carrier. > > Thanks, Walker
daryl@introspect.net
2004-Jan-31 07:33 UTC
[Asterisk-Users] determining legal VoIP service
> -----Original Message----- > From: asterisk-users-admin@lists.digium.com > [mailto:asterisk-users-admin@lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of > Walker Haddock > Sent: Friday, January 30, 2004 5:52 PM > To: asterisk-users@lists.digium.com > Subject: [Asterisk-Users] determining legal VoIP service > > > Can anyone recommend who we can consult with that could > provide advice on the legality of a proposed VoIP service. > Specifically, we would provide VoIP termination in the USA to > clients in Spain, Nigeria and Guana. The termination service > would connect the VoIP clients to the PSTN through a carrier > like MCI, Verizon, etc. The calls placed would connect > anywhere in the world via the USA carrier.If you're interested in receiving traffic for those locations, you could talk to ITXC. They mostly sell H.323 termination though other people's "POP" sites around the world. They may need more termination in those areas. If so, they are very well versed in this type of thing, and could probably help you out (not just in getting your proosed plan running, but possibly making a good bit of money on top of that). I don't know anyone in the reseller/sales division, only their engineers, but you might want to give them a try. The could become a very good customer/peer of yours if you happen to be terminating in the right spots. http://www.itxc.net FYI, I don't see much on their web site about becoming a "SNOC" as they call it, but I'd try just giving sales or a general number a call and see who you can get transferred to. Best of luck, Daryl G. Jurbala BMPC Network Operations Tel (NY): +1 917 477 0468 x235 Tel (MI): +1 616 608 0004 x235 Tel (UK): +44 208 792 6813 x235 Fax: +1 508 526 8500 INOC-DBA: 26412*DGJ PGP Key: http://www.introspect.net/pgp