Traffic Pumping

[Dave Farber <dave () farber net>]

Begin forwarded message:

> From: Charles Jackson <clj () JACKSONS NET>
> Date: November 30, 2009 10:03:48 AM EST
> To: CYBERTELECOM-L () LISTSERV AOL COM
> Subject: Traffic Pumping
> Reply-To: Telecom Regulation & the Internet <CYBERTELECOM-L () LISTSERV AOL COM 
> >

> Traffic pumping has come up from time to time on this list.  A  
> recent FCC
> Order (24 Nov) sheds some light on these practices.
>
> See http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-09-103A1.pdf
>
> Here's an interesting quote:
>
> In 2005 and 2006, Farmers entered into a number of commercial  
> arrangements
> with conference calling companies for the purpose of increasing its
> interstate switched access
> traffic and revenues. Under the agreements, conference calling  
> companies
> sent their traffic to
> numbers located in Farmers' exchange and, in return, Farmers paid the
> companies money or other
> consideration. The agreements resulted in a substantial increase in  
> the
> number of calls bound
> for Farmers' exchange. As a result, the amounts of Farmers' monthly  
> bills to
> Qwest for
> terminating access charges rose precipitously.
>
>
>
> Chuck



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