Comments on: ‘Free Calling’ Fight now at the FCC http://gigaom.com/2007/04/18/fcc-att-iowa-free-calling/ Tracking the Internet Evolution Thu, 16 Oct 2008 02:42:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU hourly 1 By: christian http://gigaom.com/2007/04/18/fcc-att-iowa-free-calling/#comment-96853 christian Fri, 27 Apr 2007 23:36:57 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/04/18/fcc-att-iowa-free-calling/#comment-96853 <p>area code 218,</p> <p>sorry for the delay</p> area code 218,

sorry for the delay

]]> By: Jim http://gigaom.com/2007/04/18/fcc-att-iowa-free-calling/#comment-96852 Jim Tue, 24 Apr 2007 00:57:04 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/04/18/fcc-att-iowa-free-calling/#comment-96852 <p>Which LEC in Minnesota is being blocked? I presumed they were all unblocked?</p> Which LEC in Minnesota is being blocked? I presumed they were all unblocked?

]]> By: christian http://gigaom.com/2007/04/18/fcc-att-iowa-free-calling/#comment-96851 christian Sat, 21 Apr 2007 05:02:11 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/04/18/fcc-att-iowa-free-calling/#comment-96851 <p>Well I don't know of any update with regard to the Iowa LECs, but I have found that Sprint has started blocking calls to a LEC in MN. Tamara Lipper has been quoted in the Des Moines Registar as saying, "Carriers are not supposed to block their calls," FCC spokeswoman Tamara Lipper said Tuesday.</p> <p>We shall see when this can be stopped.</p> Well I don’t know of any update with regard to the Iowa LECs, but I have found that Sprint has started blocking calls to a LEC in MN. Tamara Lipper has been quoted in the Des Moines Registar as saying,
“Carriers are not supposed to block their calls,” FCC spokeswoman Tamara Lipper said Tuesday.

We shall see when this can be stopped.

]]> By: Robert http://gigaom.com/2007/04/18/fcc-att-iowa-free-calling/#comment-96850 Robert Thu, 19 Apr 2007 14:59:58 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/04/18/fcc-att-iowa-free-calling/#comment-96850 <p>so, any updates on the LECs efforts?</p> so, any updates on the LECs efforts?

]]> By: christian http://gigaom.com/2007/04/18/fcc-att-iowa-free-calling/#comment-96849 christian Wed, 18 Apr 2007 19:14:16 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/04/18/fcc-att-iowa-free-calling/#comment-96849 <p>The unlimited plan is a marketing tool used by AT&T. Just replace the term "free" with "unlimited" in any of the free call models and I am sure they could make the marketing work. The carriers know the cost of routing a call to the LECs. It is a federally filed tarrif. It is not the fault of the free providers that their customers have grown more savvy then the carriers offering the "unlimited" plans had anticipated.</p> <p>It is a misstep on the carriers part of offering the unlimited plans. How long did they think it would take for the average user to become adept at making most or all of their calls in the allowed "unlimited" time frame? As customers use the "free nights and weekends" the inevitable conclusion would be that they withdraw this marketing plan sooner or later.</p> <p>Carriers pay your bills. It is your marketing blunder that caused this situation. Don't force the price of your insulting underestimation of your users intelligence on the LECs. I am sure it was lucrative for quite some time.</p> The unlimited plan is a marketing tool used by AT&T. Just replace the term “free” with “unlimited” in any of the free call models and I am sure they could make the marketing work. The carriers know the cost of routing a call to the LECs. It is a federally filed tarrif. It is not the fault of the free providers that their customers have grown more savvy then the carriers offering the “unlimited” plans had anticipated.

It is a misstep on the carriers part of offering the unlimited plans. How long did they think it would take for the average user to become adept at making most or all of their calls in the allowed “unlimited” time frame? As customers use the “free nights and weekends” the inevitable conclusion would be that they withdraw this marketing plan sooner or later.

Carriers pay your bills. It is your marketing blunder that caused this situation. Don’t force the price of your insulting underestimation of your users intelligence on the LECs. I am sure it was lucrative for quite some time.

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