Wrong. GlobalNAPs bought DS3 and above from each rate center for tranporting their own calls to their NOC. Verizon did not transport, only accepted calls at the rate center and then handed off.
Sorry, but this post is bogus and BS. First, it was allowable in the tariff. Second, the tariff was reviewed by both Verizon and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and approved. Assuming that these folks are not as stupid to write it this way, there must have been a reason to do so. That reason must be they expected to be able to make money out of it. This is not a loophole - Verizon lawyers do not leave loopholes. What they do do, however, is misjudge markets. Misjudging a market DOES NOT EQUAL a loophole.
Verizon is subject to many regulations that others are not for several reasons. In 1986, US courts ordered divestiture of ATT because of the abuses of monopoly they had done. In 1996, the Telecomunications Reform Act created CLECs because the Congress saw continuing abuses because of the lack of competition. They regulated CLECs and ILECs differently because ILECs such as Verizon had decades of monopoly and government subsidy to create their position, and CLECs such as Global NAPs were startups funded by private investors. This "Loophole" you refer to was part of an intentional attempt by congress to continue the divestiture of ATT by introducing competition - no more, no less.
No, sorry but your basic assumptions are incorrect. Gnaps was assigned local numbers in remote locations from their NOC, true. However they leased/owned the pipes that transported the calls from the remote locations to their NOC - Verizon did not have anything to do with the transport, so should not have been billing for that. This situation is similar for all CLECs out there.
This is not quite accurate. Global NPAs never was able to get the reciprocal compensation due to them. The ruling says they must now pay per minute toll charges for any calls not originating in the local calling area of their NOC - Quincy. This is retroactive, going back several years. Global NAPs is being charged $68 Million by Verizon. Global NAPs calculated the amount to be $7.5 Million.
As far as who gets charged, you are correct. Global NAPs will get charged the per miinute rate. That charge will be passed down to the ISPs who are served by Global NAPs. Those charges will be passed down by the affected ISPs to the consumer.
Everyone but Verizon gets hurt in this scenario. In the meantime, Global NAPs has lost most of its Massachusetts business as Massachusetts based ISPs rush out of their facilities, which were shut down Tuesday at 2 PM, trying to save what little of their bussiness they can. My ISP recovered by 6:30 on Friday - one of the few to get back up that quickly.
The Massachusetts Department of Telecommunications and Energy (DTE) is charged with regulating the industry and proteting the consumer in these matters - where were they? According to the Pittsfield, MA based Berkshire Eagle, over 100,000 subscribers were left without service. Not exactly doing their job, were they?
This is an excellent summary, obviously from someone who knows the people involved. Frank, the guy who runs Global NAPs, is definately an "in your face" kinda guy. What is a shame is that no one asked for input from Gnaps' customers - the dozens of small ISPs who had their busineses put at risk by the shutdown, or their thousands (one quote 100,000) customers who were put into drastic positions. My ISP had customers (who have no choice but dial-up) who lost significant money through this foul-up.
The question is - where was the DTE in all of this? The DTE is the regulatory body charged with regulating telecommunications in Massachusetts and protecting the consumer. The consumer was abandoned by the DTE, who apparently has gone to bed with Verizon, and kinda likes it. The DTE and the FCC seem to have the same sort of people working for it - big business supporters. The question remains in my mind - where is the motive. Is it money?
Many folks out here in western Massachusetts can not get cable or dsl - it's just plain unavailable on any level or for any price. This will just keep folks in the hilltowns off of the internet and kill a number of small businesses.
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Wrong. GlobalNAPs bought DS3 and above from each rate center for tranporting their own calls to their NOC. Verizon did not transport, only accepted calls at the rate center and then handed off.
Sorry, but this post is bogus and BS. First, it was allowable in the tariff. Second, the tariff was reviewed by both Verizon and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and approved. Assuming that these folks are not as stupid to write it this way, there must have been a reason to do so. That reason must be they expected to be able to make money out of it. This is not a loophole - Verizon lawyers do not leave loopholes. What they do do, however, is misjudge markets. Misjudging a market DOES NOT EQUAL a loophole.
Verizon is subject to many regulations that others are not for several reasons. In 1986, US courts ordered divestiture of ATT because of the abuses of monopoly they had done. In 1996, the Telecomunications Reform Act created CLECs because the Congress saw continuing abuses because of the lack of competition. They regulated CLECs and ILECs differently because ILECs such as Verizon had decades of monopoly and government subsidy to create their position, and CLECs such as Global NAPs were startups funded by private investors. This "Loophole" you refer to was part of an intentional attempt by congress to continue the divestiture of ATT by introducing competition - no more, no less.
No, sorry but your basic assumptions are incorrect. Gnaps was assigned local numbers in remote locations from their NOC, true. However they leased/owned the pipes that transported the calls from the remote locations to their NOC - Verizon did not have anything to do with the transport, so should not have been billing for that. This situation is similar for all CLECs out there.
As far as who gets charged, you are correct. Global NAPs will get charged the per miinute rate. That charge will be passed down to the ISPs who are served by Global NAPs. Those charges will be passed down by the affected ISPs to the consumer.
Everyone but Verizon gets hurt in this scenario. In the meantime, Global NAPs has lost most of its Massachusetts business as Massachusetts based ISPs rush out of their facilities, which were shut down Tuesday at 2 PM, trying to save what little of their bussiness they can. My ISP recovered by 6:30 on Friday - one of the few to get back up that quickly.
The Massachusetts Department of Telecommunications and Energy (DTE) is charged with regulating the industry and proteting the consumer in these matters - where were they? According to the Pittsfield, MA based Berkshire Eagle, over 100,000 subscribers were left without service. Not exactly doing their job, were they?
This is an excellent summary, obviously from someone who knows the people involved. Frank, the guy who runs Global NAPs, is definately an "in your face" kinda guy. What is a shame is that no one asked for input from Gnaps' customers - the dozens of small ISPs who had their busineses put at risk by the shutdown, or their thousands (one quote 100,000) customers who were put into drastic positions. My ISP had customers (who have no choice but dial-up) who lost significant money through this foul-up.
The question is - where was the DTE in all of this? The DTE is the regulatory body charged with regulating telecommunications in Massachusetts and protecting the consumer. The consumer was abandoned by the DTE, who apparently has gone to bed with Verizon, and kinda likes it. The DTE and the FCC seem to have the same sort of people working for it - big business supporters. The question remains in my mind - where is the motive. Is it money?
Many folks out here in western Massachusetts can not get cable or dsl - it's just plain unavailable on any level or for any price. This will just keep folks in the hilltowns off of the internet and kill a number of small businesses.