FCC Declares Carrier Call Blocking Unlawful Self-Help Remedy in Access Charge Dispute and Suspends Tariffs to Investigate Claims of Access Traffic Stimulation

http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-07-2863A1.pdf

I apologize. I would like you to clarify that you are not running or afiliated in any way with adult chat. I would like you to say it twice.

Thank you

What the http://www.telcodata.us web site doesn’t do is take into consideration number portability — the practice of “porting” (or moving) phone numbers from one carrier to another. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Local_number_portability and http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/consumerfacts/numbport.html. In short, the phone numbers were ported to other service providers, and they are not used by AT&T. “For thelittleguy,” I think you owe Mr. Balmoris an apology for besmirching his good name. ;)

Clearly Mr.Balmoris should check with all his department heads before making such a statement. It is a case of the right hand not knowing what the left hand is doing.
Right hand claiming adult chat is immoral and illegal/left hand promoting adult chat.(right hand taking in money/left hand illegaly withholding payment)

209-837-3131—Crows Landing, California—Pacific Bell (AT&T)

209-899-8080—Milton, CA—Pacific Bell (AT&T)

209-544-3838—Modesto, CA—Pacific Bell (AT&T)

209-956-3838—Stockton, CA- Pacific Bell (AT&T)

323-210-2000–Los Angels, California–Teleport Comm. Group (AT&T)

913-888-5366–Kansas City, Missouri—Southwestern Bell (AT&T)

973-954-7400–Newark, New Jersey –Cingular Wireless LLC (AT&T)

209-728-4141—Angels Camp, California—Blue Licenses Holding LLC (Cingular Wireless Blue) (AT&T)

The problem AT&T now faces, is that in 1996 no one offered unlimited LD calling for a flat rate.

In 1996 ATT and the others did not object to connection fees, since the LD carriers just passed along to cost of the fees in their “per minute” rate.

Jump ahead to 2006/2007 and ATT and most carriers are offering unlimited long distance calling for a flat rate.
Suddenly those connection rates ATT and the others agreed upon, don’t look so good.

So, like little kids, they are stomping their feet and declaring, “we won’t pay”

And they are using the “scare tactic” of dredging up the old “adult chat line scare!”

MCI, (under whatever name it is today) is STILL in the “900″ adult chat line business. They not only provide the “900″ number but they will transport the call and bill the caller on your behalf. ( Of course they get to keep 30% of the cost of the call for “billing and transport”)

And did I neglet to mention that Verizon is also in the chatline business, using the same business model in Maine, Rhode Island and Massachusetts. (They get 50%)

Hey ATT/Qwest/Verizon: “Time to pay your bar tab!”
And then maybe negotiate future lower rates with the guys from Iowa who beat you!

This should be settled out of court, because if the major LD’s lose, (highly likely) there will be no stopping the brush fire of free calling services.

And of course, the majors should follow the lead of all the Voip carriers, by placing a “limit” on the amount of “unlimited minutes” in their TOS.