POTS Ending (Re: Operation Ghost Click)
Jared Mauch
jared at puck.nether.net
Thu May 3 03:29:19 UTC 2012
On May 2, 2012, at 9:42 PM, Frank Bulk wrote:
> Many states have regulations regarding how long dial tone needs to last
> during a power outage. Iowa's PUC (the IUB) requires at least two hours of
> backup power. We design ours for eight hours.
One thing of note that I've been tracking is this:
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/story/2012-04-16/landline-service-becoming-obsolete/54321184/1
I'm somewhat dubious about the following claims on the part of the carrier. This is a carrier that wants to meter your cellular data but provides wifi service inferior to the cellular data to "offload" their wireless network.
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"Bill sponsors and phone companies including AT&T say deregulating land-line phone service will increase competition and allow carriers to invest in better technology rather than expand a dying service. Some consumer organizations fear the change will hurt affordable service, especially in rural areas."
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- Jared
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