I need as complete a list of companies as possible that bill for
services on your LEC bill. Examples are all the IXC's, the LEC's
themselves, ISP's. I'm especially interested in small companies doing
this billing.
All of these are most likely customers of seven LEC billing
clearinghouses (HBS, Billing Concepts, ILD, Illuminet, Integretel,
PaymentOne, TransMedia)

Good morning!

QUESTION

The need is for a listing of LEC billing companies, including LECs,
IXCs, and ISPs.  It is of special interest to identify small
companies.

ANSWER

The following LEC billing companies have been identified:

Local Exchange Carriers (LECs)
------------------------------
HBS Billing Services -- http://www.hbsltd.com/
ACI Billing (used to be OAN Services) --
http://www.acibilling.com/aci.html
Avery Communications -- http://www.averycomm.com/ (under construction)
Billing Concepts -- http://www.billingconcepts.com/
Federal TransTel -- http://www.fttnet.com/
ILD Telecommunications -- http://www.ildtelecom.com/
Integretel Telecommunications Billing -- http://www.integretel.com/
Teldata Communications -- http://www.tcicredit.com/
Quentas Telecomm Billing -- http://www.quentas.nl/
Telecom Billing -- http://telecom-billing.com/
TeleCount/ISA Telecom Billing -- http://www.telecount.com/
ACRS Billing Services -- http://www.acrsokc.com/Billing/Billing.htm
VeriSign Telecommunication Services (used to be Illuminet) --
http://www.illuminet.com/
PaymentOne (used to be eBillIt) -- http://www.paymentone.com/
Transmedia Billing -- http://www.tmbilling.com/


Lists of Inter-Exchange Carriers (IXCs) by State
------------------------------------------------

There are thousands of licensed IXCs, most of them small companies. 
The current lists can be obtained from the Public Service Commission
(or equivalent) of the state governments:

Alabama Public Utility Section --
http://www.ador.state.al.us/advalorem/publicutilities/REGS.htm
Alaska Regulatory Commission -- http://www.state.ak.us/apuc	
Arizona Corporation Commission -- http://www.cc.state.az.us	
Arkansas Public Service Commission --
http://www.accessarkansas.org/psc
California Public Utilities Commission -- http://www.cpuc.ca.gov	
Colorado Public Utilities Commission --
http://www.dora.state.co.us/puc
Connecticut Department of Public Utility Control --
http://www.state.ct.us/dpuc
Delaware Public Service Commission -- http://www.state.de.us/delpsc	
District of Columbia -- http://www.dcpsc.org	
Florida Public Services Commission -- http://www2.scri.net/psc	
Georgia Public Service Commission -- http://www.psc.state.ga.us	
Hawaii Public Utilities Commission --
http://www.state.hi.us/budget/puc/puc.htm
Idaho Public Utilities Commission -- http://www.puc.state.id.us	
Illinois Commerce Commission -- http://www.state.il.us/icc	
Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission --
http://www.state.in.us/iurc/index.html
Iowa State Utilities Board --
http://www.state.ia.us/government/com/util
Kansas Corporation Commission -- http://www.kcc.state.ks.us	
Kentucky Public Service Commission -- http://www.psc.state.ky.us	
Louisiana Public Service Commission -- http://www.lpsc.org	
Maine Public Utilities Commission  -- http://www.state.me.us/mpuc	
Maryland Public Service Commission -- http://www.psc.state.md.us/psc	
Massachusetts Department of Telecommunications and Energy --
http://www.magnet.state.ma.us/dpu
Michigan Public Service Commission -- http://www.cis.state.mi.us/mpsc
Minnesota Public Utilities Commission -- http://www.puc.state.mn.us	
Mississippi Public Service Commission -- http://www.psc.state.ms.us	
Missouri Public Service Commission --
http://www.ecodev.state.mo.us/psc
Montana Public Service Commission -- http://www.psc.state.mt.us	
Nebraska Public Service Commission -- http://www.nol.org/home/NPSC	
Nevada Public Utilities Commission -- http://puc.state.nv.us	
New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission  --
http://www.puc.state.nh.us
New Jersey Board of Public Utilities -- http://www.bpu.state.nj.us	
New York State Public Service Commission -- http://www.dps.state.ny.us
North Carolina Utilities Commission --
http://www.ncuc.commerce.state.nc.us
North Dakota Public Service Commission -- http://www.psc.state.nd.us	
Ohio Public Utilities Commission -- http://www.puc.state.oh.us	
Oklahoma Corporation Commission -- http://www.occ.state.ok.us	
Oregon Public Utility Commission -- http://www.puc.state.or.us	
Pennsylvania Public Utility Commissions -- http://puc.paonline.com	
Rhode Island Public Utilities Commission -- http://www.ripuc.org	
South Carolina Public Service Commission -- http://www.psc.state.sc.us
South Dakota Public Utilities Commission --
http://www.state.sd.us/state/executive/puc/puc.htm
Tennessee Regulatory Authority -- http://www.state.tn.us/tra	
Texas Public Utility Commission -- http://www.puc.state.tx.us	
Utah Public Service Commission -- http://www.psc.state.ut.us	
Vermont Public Service Board -- http://www.state.vt.us/psb	
Virginia State Corporation Commission -- http://www.state.va.us/scc	
Washington (State) Utilities and Transportation Commission --
http://www.wutc.wa.gov
West Virginia Public Service Commission  --
http://www.psc.state.wv.us/
Wisconsin Public Service Commission -- http://psc.wi.gov	
Wyoming Public Service Commission -- http://psc.state.wy.us	


Internet Service Providers (ISPs)
---------------------------------

The following URLs provide a comprehensive list of ISPs:

ISPs with names starting A to C --
http://thelist.internet.com/misc/usa/
ISPs with names starting D to H --
http://thelist.internet.com/misc/usa/d-h.html
ISPs with names starting I to L --
http://thelist.internet.com/misc/usa/i-l.html
ISPs with names starting M to Q --
http://thelist.internet.com/misc/usa/m-q.html
ISPs with names starting R to T --
http://thelist.internet.com/misc/usa/r-t.html
ISPs with names starting U to Z --
http://thelist.internet.com/misc/usa/u-z.html


As you probably know, several trade associations are active in this
arena:
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Interactive Services Association (ISA) -- http://www.isa.org/

Coalition to Ensure Responsible Billing (CERB)-- http://www.cerb.org/

Information Technology Association Of America (ITAA) --
http://www.itaa.org/

National Exchange Carrier Association (NECA) -- http://www.neca.org/

Organization for the Promotion and Advancement of Small
Telecommunications Companies (OPASTCO) -- http://www.opastco.org/


SOURCES

All the sources are listed as part of the answer.

SEARCH STRATEGY

1. Google queries to check the meaning of the acronyms LEC, IXC, ISP.
2. Google queries to identify the LEC billing companies.
3. Google queries to locate the lists of licensed IXCs, state by
state.
4. Google query to get the list of ISPs (internet.com).
5. Google queries to identify the main trade associations.

RESEARCH SUMMARY

A number of LEC billing companies were identified, and their URLs
recorded.  The number of IXCs and ISPs that can be identified is in
the thousands, and it does not seem practical to copy and paste
thousands of lines in this space.  But the pertinent URLs are
recorded, and these URLs constitute the source of a very complete (if
not exhaustive) list of companies involved in LEC billing.

Let me know if you have any questions, or need further clarification.

Best regards,
pelican-ga

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Request for Answer Clarification by michiel-ga on 30 Nov 2002 14:53 PST

The companies I'm looking for are NOT the LEC billing clearinghouses
that you listed, buth THEIR CUSTOMERS.
Of their customers, I'm interested in the ones that are NOT ISP's or
IXC's.

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Clarification of Answer by pelican-ga on 30 Nov 2002 17:23 PST

Hello michiel-ga, 

Sorry that you are not satisfied with the answer, but after carefully
reading again the original question you posted, I still think that I
answered the question as stated.

May I respectfully suggest that you re-state your question very
clearly?

Thanks,
pelican-ga