Because your customers would like to call customers of that company. If they would not, you have no reason to peer with them. If their laws are too arduous to

Because your customers would like to call customers of that company. If they would not, you have no reason to peer with them. If their laws are too arduous to comply with, they would simply be disconnected from the phone network. > Will I be bound by a local bylaw in oregon county misouri? That depends on whether Oregon County, Missouri has the "cell carriers are liable for spam calls" rule. If it's just a federal law like the current ones, no.