Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!samsung!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!unix.cis.pitt.edu!dsinc!casbah.acns.nwu.edu!accuvax.nwu.edu!nucsrl!telecom-request From: john@bovine.ati.com (John Higdon) Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom Subject: Re: Need System For LD Accountability Message-ID: <16594@accuvax.nwu.edu> Date: 31 Jan 91 06:33:15 GMT Sender: news@accuvax.nwu.edu Reply-To: John Higdon Organization: Green Hills and Cows Lines: 26 Approved: Telecom@eecs.nwu.edu X-Submissions-To: telecom@eecs.nwu.edu X-Administrivia-To: telecom-request@eecs.nwu.edu X-Telecom-Digest: Volume 11, Issue 83, Message 11 of 11 Ed_Greenberg@3mail.3com.com writes: > Can anyone suggest any similar solutions that are CO or LD-switch > based, i.e.do not require the dialer on the line? If you are looking for savings within the LATA, you will need to use a service that employs FGB. This is because Pac*Bell will NOT route a LATA call through an IEC. Hence, any "equal access" solution can be ruled out. There are still some LD providers that use FGB, and some of these will allow you to use a smart switch to route the calls rather than bozo dialers. This is always preferable; you as the customer can control your switch programming but you have not a clue about the dialers. There have been many cases where dialers have skimmed off even local calls (charging considerably more than local rates). There is one other creative solution to intraLATA savings, and that is by using the services of a reseller that has CENTREX access. A company called Centex does just that. You install a number of lines from their CENTREX group and place your calls normally. Your LATA calls are carried via highly-packed WATS, FX and other routes. Their rates are considerably less than standard Pac*Bell. John Higdon | P. O. Box 7648 | +1 408 723 1395 john@bovine.ati.com | San Jose, CA 95150 | M o o !