Generally reselling local phone service triggers a lot of CLEC rules in most states. Many (most?) CLECs actually only offer wholesale/resale of AT&T and Verizon local lines (The vast majority of residential CLEC offerings are simply resale based, rather than facilities based) and those services definitely require a certificate of public convenience/necessity from the public utilities commission in almost all cases. Some states let you file as a rebilling agent but that has some sticky parts too. -Paul Gabriel Kuri wrote:

Anyone have recommendations of companies that offer wholesale local phone service (traditional POTS) through AT&T and Verizon for resell?

We're looking to setup specific customers with an AT&T or Verizon traditional POTS line for specific applications. I suppose we could go to AT&T or Verizon directly, but I'd really rather go through a company that already has the agreements with AT&T and Verizon in place. We want to be able to put in orders with said company for the POTS lines in the respective Verizon and AT&T territories and have the bill come to us directly (ie wholesale solution). Whether or not it matters, these traditional POTS lines do not need long distance, only a phone number with unlimited local phone service and 8xx dialing, that's it.

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