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Re: Re: Asterisk progress


  • To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
  • Subject: Re: Re: Asterisk progress
  • From: "K. C. Li" <li@xxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 8 May 2003 01:07:15 +0100 (BST)
  • Mailing-list: list ukha_d@xxxxxxx; contact ukha_d-owner@xxxxxxx
  • Reply-to: ukha_d@xxxxxxx

On Wed, 7 May 2003, patricklidstone wrote:

> Loss leader? They have the opportunity to establish ownership of a
> pseudo number-range for VoIP. If it does end up being adopted by the

Presumably, this pseudo number range is invented by FWD. What is to stop
another company, Microsoft for example, invention another number range?

> off big time - micropayments for directory listing, directory access,
> premium number allocation, service provision, demographics - the
> whole shooting match? That's my (completely speculative) take on it.

Reasonable speculations!

> I can see one big problem for VoIP: the fact that it has a low fixed
> cost associated with it means telesales calls could reach a new all
> time high, infinitely worse (and more intrusive) than spam - and very
> little you can do about it...

That's a very good point, and a seriously worrying one. I dread to imagine
the days when 60% or more of all calls are offers of cheaper mortgages and
manhood enlargements.

Regards,

Kwong Li
li@xxxxxxx
Laser Business Systems Ltd.
http://www.laser.com



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