Dial Around Compensation Clearinghouse
A clearingouse of dial around compensation is an entity that handles payphone compensation reporting and payment on behalf of long distance carriers who complete calls originated from pay telephones throughout the United States. Due to the specialized computer-intensive task required for engaging in the quarterly processing of dial around claims, carriers typically utilize the services of clearinghouse who will facilitate exchange of data and payments with the multitude of payphone service providers (PSPs) situated throughout the United States.
The payphone industry is a very small niche industry in the United States, and to our knowledge there exist 3 dial around compensation clearinghouses who handle payments and reporting of per call compensation from carriers:
National Payphone Clearinghouse