load of cobblers, you dont need to be licensced anymore since last 5 years. Have been interconnected with bt via ss7 through switch to asterisk since 04. Just have to fill out s*** load of forms or get consultant to do it cost me bout 20k back then for consultant to do all paperwork. There rates are not that great. But lets see. IPconnect has has just come out and not sure how there rates will compare.
I think all this is lose money and time. I not one UK provider and also not this stavros with direct interconection to BT
And really UK work perfect but I need to complain to BT for nothing have the quality of Telefonica or Orange more big companys hundreed times.
In my experience the best direct termination in Europe is for Orange France