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The Future of Access Charges

Explore the changing landscape of access charges in telecommunications, from email to VoIP, and the implications for users and service providers. Learn about the history, rationale, and cost considerations, as well as potential future models for access charge collection.

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The Future of Access Charges

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  1. The Futureof Access Charges Tom Evslin EVSLIN Consulting blog.tomevslin.com

  2. We are NOT at a tipping point We are at a FLIPPING point EVSLIN Consulting blog.tomevslin.com

  3. It’s All Software! Over 100,000,000 downloads! EVSLIN Consulting blog.tomevslin.com

  4. email and telephony • Their beginnings couldn’t be more different • Their future is the same • “No responsible MIS department will ever trust its company’s email to the Internet. Delivery isn’t even guaranteed.” – unnamed AT&T Executive, 1993 EVSLIN Consulting blog.tomevslin.com

  5. email access charges • What would you say if your ISP tried to charge the sender for each email you RECEIVE? • How come you don’t say the same thing to your local phone company? EVSLIN Consulting blog.tomevslin.com

  6. quick history of access charges • Domestic US: legacy of the breakup of the Bell System • International: legacy of the old accounting rate schemes • Wireless: because they can • Arbitraging helped VoIP EVSLIN Consulting blog.tomevslin.com

  7. current rationale for access charges • “Owner of a network should be compensated” • “Needed to support universal service” • “We need the money” • Legal status • VoIP-to-VoIP is making the debate irrelevant EVSLIN Consulting blog.tomevslin.com

  8. the cost of “free” email • Internet access • Hardware • Endpoint software • A mail host • No INCREMENTAL cost per message EVSLIN Consulting blog.tomevslin.com

  9. the cost of free phone calls • BROADBAND Internet access • Hardware • Endpoint software • A phone host • No incremental cost per call • Skype v. Vonage models EVSLIN Consulting blog.tomevslin.com

  10. lessons from email • The middle gets hollowed out • The intelligent network is an oxymoron • Proprietary networks and protocols don’t last (Skype?) • Interoperability happens • SPAM! EVSLIN Consulting blog.tomevslin.com

  11. who gets the access charges? • You do! • You deserve them • You need them to protect you from SPAM • Advertisers need you to get them EVSLIN Consulting blog.tomevslin.com

  12. charging for access to you • You set the rate • You set the “free” access list • Not new! • Media advertisers pay with content • Sites pay for registrations • Contests • VoIP leads email • SPAM becomes your profit center EVSLIN Consulting blog.tomevslin.com

  13. the retail telco of the future • Looks more like Skype or Vonage than AT&T, SBC, MCI, or Qwest • Charges hard or soft dollars for services provided • PSTN connectivity • VM • Identity • Access charge collection and disbursement EVSLIN Consulting blog.tomevslin.com

  14. Thank You Tom Evslin EVSLIN Consulting blog.tomevslin.com

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