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A note from our President

Welcome to The VoIP Connection.  This is the premiere issue of a new interactive quarterly newsletter specifically designed for telecommunications executives.  Each issue of the Connection addresses major obstacles you face in your business life and the latest news and updates on TransNexus products.  We welcome your involvement, so please send your questions to our "Ask the Expert" for a chance to win a free iPod Touch.

Thanks,
— Jim Dalton

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Ask the Expert

"Ported phone numbers have become the norm these days.  What is the best way to handle the routing challenges that come with ported numbers?"

TransNexus customers report that 40% of their calls are to ported telephone numbers. This development has a dramatic impact on least cost routing. If least cost routing is based on the dialed telephone number then 40% of all calls will not be routed to the lowest cost provider! At TransNexus, we suggest hosting the US Number Portability Administration Center (NPAC) database locally within your network.  Read More...

Send us your questions for the next issue and be entered to win a free iPod Touch.

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Best of the Web

Leasy Cost Routing: NPAC's Take on Number Portability (TransNexus Blog)

"Cherry Picking" and Least Cost Routing - The Most Juice for The Smallest Squeeze (TMCNET)