Path: utzoo!attcan!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!bellcore!texbell!vector!telecom-gateway From: laba-2ac@e260-2e.berkeley.edu (Robert Gutierrez) Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom Subject: Re: Some OCC's Do Get ANI Reports Message-ID: Date: 3 Sep 89 21:49:55 GMT Sender: news@vector.Dallas.TX.US Reply-To: laba-2ac@e260-2e () Organization: University of California, Berkeley Lines: 39 Approved: telecom-request@vector.dallas.tx.us X-Submissions-To: telecom@eecs.nwu.edu X-Administrivia-To: telecom-request@vector.dallas.tx.us X-TELECOM-Digest: volume 9, issue 344, message 6 of 8 In article telecom@eecs.nwu.edu (TELECOM Moderator) writes: >X-TELECOM-Digest: volume 9, issue 340, message 1 of 10 >In a message submitted a couple days ago, Rick Adams of UUNET pointed out >that his billings from Sprint do generally include the calling phone number >when the calls came in on the 800 lines at his office. >My original message had said that AT&T got that information, but the OCC's >had to 'struggle' to get it at times. He took exception to the use of the >word 'struggle', saying the OCC's depended on the local telcos to provide >it. Apparently Sprint has good luck obtaining this information from what >he said in his message. All the major L.D. carriers who provide 800 service get the number on their FGD (directs) or FGB (tandem) lines. Like I said in a previous posting, the only time the carrier doesn't get the ANI is on FGC trunks (non-converted end-offices) or ANI failures from converted end-offices (very rare). ANI failed calls, though blocked for normal L.D. calls, are accepted by the carrier since it's the customer who is paying for the call anyway. >On the other hand, TELECOM USA (provider of my residential 800 service) >says they have a very hard time obtaining it. Of course, I only pay a $2.45 >per month service fee plus call charges. Maybe if I paid more they could >somehow 'find a way' to get it as Mr. Adams says Sprint is able to do. Resellers, like TELECOM-USA, won't because it would cost them money to process the bills they get from MCI/Sprint/et al, and also wouldn't be able to bill you timely (I.E.: Get their money ASAP from you). Since the reseller's business is to make a profit to the small-market customer, I doubt they will be providing ANI to customers soon, since it would cost THEM money. Robert Gutierrez from a borrowed account. ****IF YOU REPLY TO THIS ACCOUNT make the Subject: "c/o Ranma"**** Na Choon Piaw P.O Box, 4067, Berkeley, CA 94704-0067 laba-2ac@web.berkeley.edu Disclaimer: I'm speaking only for myself!