TN is FULLLLLLL of cooperatives. From what I have found, the state of TN likes to protect them too.
Scottie Arnett President Info-Ed, Inc. Electronics and More 931-243-2101 sarn...@info-ed.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Hammett" <wispawirel...@ics-il.net> To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> Sent: Monday, November 21, 2011 8:42 PM Subject: Re: [WISPA] FCC releases USF/ICC Order, rules on subsidizing ILECs > http://www.localcallingguide.com/lca_switch.php?tandem=NSVNTNGN00T > > Looks like all RLECs, but maybe you'd have luck with one of them. > > ----- > Mike Hammett > Intelligent Computing Solutions > http://www.ics-il.com > > > > On 11/21/2011 8:29 PM, Scottie Arnett wrote: >> The only other "telcos/cellcos" here that have local numbers are US >> Cellular >> and Verizon. None of the big VOIP carriers do, such as >> Vonage/Packet8/take >> your pick. They have NO Clec's here either. >> >> Scottie Arnett >> President >> Info-Ed, Inc. >> Electronics and More >> 931-243-2101 >> sarn...@info-ed.com >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Fred Goldstein"<fgoldst...@ionary.com> >> To: "WISPA General List"<wireless@wispa.org> >> Sent: Monday, November 21, 2011 8:01 PM >> Subject: Re: [WISPA] FCC releases USF/ICC Order, rules on subsidizing >> ILECs >> >> >>> At 11/21/2011 07:50 PM, Scottie Arnett wrote: >>>> How can you offer voice if you can not get local phone number's because >>>> of >>>> a >>>> rural telephone cooperative? >>> I don't believe a rural cooperative can prevent you from pulling >>> numbers from the NANPA. They are even required to interconnect with >>> you for the exchange of traffic which, under the new rules, will >>> *eventually* (like 9 years out) be at bilk-and-keep. You might >>> however have to interconnect indirectly, via a third-party tandem, >>> and there's some issue of recourse if they block calls to you. They >>> are not required to lease you any network elements. And they don't >>> like to be, well, too cooperative... but I'd first want to check >>> with the lawyers to know exactly how much privilege an RTC still has. >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Fred Goldstein k1io fgoldstein "at" ionary.com >>> ionary Consulting http://www.ionary.com/ >>> +1 617 795 2701 >>> >>> >>> >>> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> WISPA Wants You! Join today! >>> http://signup.wispa.org/ >>> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org >>> >>> Subscribe/Unsubscribe: >>> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless >>> >>> Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ >> >> >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> WISPA Wants You! Join today! >> http://signup.wispa.org/ >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org >> >> Subscribe/Unsubscribe: >> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless >> >> Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > http://signup.wispa.org/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
