Sounds interesting. My wife started a CLEC several years ago, but then got busy with some other projects, and not much has been done with it yet.
Kevin ----- Original Message ----- From: "Fred Goldstein" <fgoldst...@ionary.com> To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> Sent: Thursday, February 16, 2012 6:29 PM Subject: Re: [WISPA] Low-cost CLEC market entry approach for "unsubsidized competitor" > At 2/16/2012 07:01 PM, Kevin Sullivan wrote: >>I don't know enough about the CLEC stuff to say for sure, but that sounds >>interesting. Would that let you get local DID's for VoIP? > > Yes. Numbers are given to CLECs, so you'd create a CLEC or team up > with an existing CLEC that doesn't yet serve your area, and then > could pull phone number blocks from NANPA. > >>Kevin >>----- Original Message ----- >>From: "Fred R. Goldstein" <fgoldst...@ionary.com> >>To: <wireless@wispa.org> >>Sent: Thursday, February 16, 2012 1:57 PM >>Subject: [WISPA] Low-cost CLEC market entry approach for "unsubsidized >>competitor" >> >> >> > The current FCC rules per November's CAF order allow ILECs to be >> > subsidized to provide "broadband" unless there is an "unsubsidized >> > competitor" who provides both voice and data service. Jack Unger has >> > written an excellent petition to the FCC to change that to allow it >> > to be "unsubsidized competition", wherein the data provider needn't >> > be the voice provider. But there's no guarantee that the FCC >> > (currently down to three seated Commissioners) will take such action. >> > >> > A WISP can provide the needed voice service via VoIP. It need not be >> > a certificated CLEC. However, to get the VoIP service and local >> > numbers, it still needs a CLEC with a connection to (at minimum) the >> > tandem switch serving its area. In some rural areas, this might not >> > be available. So the WISP might need to create a CLEC, or at least >> > get one to serve its area. >> > >> > While the traditional approach to starting a CLEC requires a >> > "switch", that rather costly item, which a lot of ISPs don't want to >> > have to manage, can be finessed by using a remote gateway. At least >> > one CLEC I'm working with offers a remote "rent a call agent" >> > service, where there Class 4/5 call agent, which is equipped with >> > Signaling System 7 (a big expense), can serve gateways anywhere, >> > passing signaling (H.248) across the Internet or, ideally, a VPN. So >> > the rural CLEC just has a media gateway and SBC, and orders trunks >> > into the local central office. The VoIP side of the gateway then >> > feeds the subscribers. >> > >> > I'm trying to assess whether it's worth anyone's pursuing to set this >> > up as an offering for WISPs. Does anyone see a market for this type >> > of service? Would it help anyone meet the "unsubsidized competitor" >> > requirement? Thanks... > > -- > 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/
