With our understanding of the ILEC and Co-op community and our desire to design programs that enhance their long-term financial success; we have developed a VoIP toll service that works toward this goal.

NCG’s VoIP toll service allows the ILEC to direct a long distance call from an end-user (utilizing the current ANI) to their switch.  Once it hits the switch it is directed either to a media gateway or a T.1.  This process is very similar to the normal PICing process.  The media gateway or the T.1 is pointed toward an IP address over the Internet.  The call will then come out of the Internet cloud and be terminated in TDM fashion.

Again, we have designed this program for the benefit of the ILEC.  Utilizing this configuration an ILEC will be able to –

• Maintain their current ANI
• Continue to collect settlement for the line
• Depending on your configuration you might retain some of your originating access

We have identified three customer groups that an ILEC is at risk to loose to a VoIP provider –

• Customer who utilize an ILEC’s DSL service
• Customers who have a cable service where broadband service is available
• Customer using more than 200 minutes of monthly toll service

To your customers the advantages are numerous (versus a full service VoIP, Vonage-type service).

• The customer receives all the great benefits of a land line.
• The customer doesn’t have to worry about loosing phone service if the electricity goes out.
• The customer still has access to the current 911 service.
• Both Toll-Free and any conference calling calls are the same quality that customer have come to expect over the TDM network.  The ILEC will still receive originating access on these calls.
• For the customers that have alarm systems no costly upgrades or additional equipment is required, like you would need with a VoIP service (or Vonage-type) arena has these requirements.

NCG has worked exclusively with the ILEC and Co-op community since the mid 1990’s.  We always treat you like you treat your own customers.  Utilizing this NCG VoIP toll service is a win-win situation, both for your customer and your company.