Hi. Thanks for this information. I'm surprised that the INC makes the
rate centers. I thought they only created assignment guidelines for
number blocks. Do you have any documentation from INC on how they
establish rate centers? Even if I can't get a new one made, I would like
to see how they made decisions about creating the ones they did decide
to make. In the part of TX that I'm in right now, I don't think there's
a single IELC for the whole LATA though. There are ATT, Frontier and
independent rate centers in my LATA, all with their own tandems. I
already have something set up for LI, and I greatly share your
frustration in the fact that the RBOCs refuse to consider SIP
interconnection. I do hope this changes soon.
In terms of out of the box thinking though, if you look at the NPA
assignment guidelines, it looks like there it's possible for any company
to request "general purpose NPA," and potentially get a new non-ERC NPA
made for a new type of non-geographic application, providing they can
get an industry standard definition for it. I wonder if anyone's tried
that before?
Thank you,
Enzo Damato
On 12/5/24 10:56 AM, Mary Lou Carey wrote:
Great out of the box thinking, but it doesn't work that way. Rate
Centers are established by the INC committee (Industry Numbering
Committee). While INC may consolidate several localities into one rate
center or break apart one rate center into several rate centers, they
rarely create a new rate center, and its never because someone wants
to avoid interconnecting with an RBOC / ILEC. Whichever carrier was
the original telecom provider in that LATA will always be the one that
you have to connect with unless the original carrier sells off those
areas to another carrier. Verizon selling off areas to Frontier would
be an example of that.
The big RBOCs / ILECs refuse to interconnect with anyone via SIP even
though they've pretty much shut down the sale of all TDM transport
into their COs. (I've complained about this multiple times to the FCC
but they clearly don't care because they've never done anything about
it.)
Your best bet in the meantime is to interconnect via Sinch, InfoBip,
Bandwidth, or Wide Voice if they cover the area. If you don't have a
lot of end user customers, you can order DIDs through them. If you
have a larger number of customers and want to get your own NXXs, you
can order their PSTN Connect product (Bandwidth is the only one that
doesn't offer it). In order to get your own NXXs, you first have to
get Interconnected VOIP Numbering Authorization from the FCC.
MARY LOU CAREY
BackUP Telecom Consulting
Office: 615-791-9969
Cell: 615-796-1111
On 2024-12-05 09:33 AM, Enzo Damato via VoiceOps wrote:
Hello. I've been doing some research into rate centers, and thus far,
I have been unable to learn how (or even if) a new rate center can be
created. I've checked my state PUC's docket (TX), and I haven't been
able to find anything relating to rate centers. If I could make a new
rate center, it would make it significantly easier to get set up in
certain area codes where no non-RBOC ILEC is available, as it would
remove the requirements to interconnect over TDM with ATT. Has any
other CLEC attempted this?
Thank you,
Enzo Damato
PS: Thanks for all the wonderful information. I've been a longtime
lurker on this list, and it's been very helpful in setting up my
first CLEC.
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