ISPs have termination monopolies. They can charge what they like to reach their because there is literally no other path to them. Termination fees lead to high

ISPs have termination monopolies. They can charge what they like to reach their because there is literally no other path to them. Termination fees lead to high prices and weird arbitrage games. The long distance phone system works this way, which is why it's still like $5 a minute to call India from the US, and "free conference call" systems set up in rural areas to juice incoming call revenue.