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From: Alan Shen <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: Cellphone Radiation Danger?
Date: Tue, 3 Jan 1995 14:40:23 -0800
Organization: University of Washington


On 29 Dec 1994, Chuck Campbell wrote:

> Someone told me that cellular telephones have antenna radiation
> danger, being in such close proximity to the brain.  Is there any
> discussion or literature regarding such claims, or can they all be
> immediately dismissed as garbage?

> [TELECOM Digest Editor's Note: There has been discussion of this
topic
> here in these very columns in the past. Generally speaking, it is a
> non-issue. It takes a lot more power than a cellphone antenna can
> radiate before it matters. If John Higdon sees this, he may well
decide
> to respond. He did so the last time this topic arose here. He has
worked
> around RF radiation for years, and lots of it at that.   PAT]

Let's just say this. Your microwave is more powerful then your
cellular
phone. The TV gives of EMR. Your computer; a cop using a radar gun.
I'm
not trying to sound mean or anything, and that isn't what I'm trying
to imply here.

If you are going to live in fear of radiation, reality says that
you'll
never escape it.

If using a portable phone with the antenna two or so inches (about six
cm for your metric people <G>) away from your brain putting out 0.6
watts (this is according to US Standards. I know other standards put
out 10X that much) is going to give you a BRAIN TUMOR, then don't use
one!

We're thoroughly aware of the fact that it may not be healthy for you.
We're taking a chance. Why don't you just buy a mobile phone and put
the
antenna 20 feet away from you. That'll *technically* get rid of
anyone's
radiation worries.


Daniel Kao

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Date: 3 Jan 1995 14:49:36 -0500
From: Sean E. Williams <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: Watching the Area Codes Split


John Lundgren wrote:

> Someday there might just be a database that has your name, and the
number
> associated with it, and all people will have to do is punch up your
name,
> and not have to worry about a number.  And it will be current.

Just like the internet Domain Name System.  It could have been
implemented
years ago, and then we wouldn't be having all the problems associated
with the NANP -- your neighbor could be in a different area code, and
you wouldn't even have to know or care, so long as you could remember
his name!

How about a system which provides a menu of available options?  Start
out by entering a person's name.

Okay, so there are thousands of "Jim Smiths" in the US.  At first, you
are presented with the one who lives closest to you (the city / street
would be displayed) or you could specify a specific location at the
start if you are calling a "Jim Smith" who lives several states away.

When you finally select the appropriate "Jim Smith", a menu appears
listing the following options: home, cellular, pager, fax, data, etc.
Select the option you wish, and you are connected to that service.

I don't know much about ISDN, but it's probably capable of doing this
right now if the appropriate software were to be written.


Sean E. Williams ([e-mail])
Harrisburg Area Community College, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA
Mobile/Voicemail/Pager: [phone]  FAX: [phone]

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From: [e-mail] (Mike Morris)
Subject: Re: Watching the Area Codes Split
Organization: College Park Software, Altadena, CA
Date: Wed, 4 Jan 1995 02:36:44 GMT


[e-mail] (Robert Casey) writes:

> In article <[e-mail]> Neal McLain
<[e-mail].
> edu> writes:

>> My question: given that all three cities are centers of rapidly-
growing
>> metro areas, why not a three-way split:

>>     Nashville retains 615.

>>     Knoxville gets 423.

>>     Chattanooga gets something else.

> Suppose area code 666 is to be asigned somewhere, maybe in the Bible
> Belt.  (there's some sort of connection with 666 with the devil).
> Just imagine all the complaints you'll hear if this happens.

The perfect location for area code 666 is Washington DC.  Give the
entire code to the federal government.  Keep all the non-goverment
stuff in the old area code.


Mike Morris   WA6ILQ
PO Box 1130   Arcadia, CA. 91077
ICBM: 34.12N, 118.02W  | Reply to: [e-mail]


[TELECOM Digest Editor's Note: We went through this once before, a
couple
years ago, and someone posted a list of all the places where the 666
exchange appeared around the USA, in which area codes, etc, and if
there
were any special users such as centrex accounts, etc on them. It seems
to me somewhere some government offices were on 666 in that area code;
maybe it was the IRS, I'm not sure. In Chicago, MONroe, MOnroe-6 and
666
has been a working exchange on the west side of Chicago for seventy
years or more. In the old days when it was Monroe (and in fact there
is
a central office named for it, called 'Chicago-Monroe') no one seemed
to
notice it. Now pronounced 'six six six', a few people get sore about
being
assigned to it. Until they changed to the new number 312-TAXICAB a
couple
years ago, the Yellow/Checker Taxi radio dispatch office had the
longest
term number of any business in Chicago: 666-3700, which they held for
seventy-plus years along with their other number of equal longevity
for
radio dispatched cabs, CALumet-6000. In my collection of pictures from
Chicago's past, I have a picture of a Model-J Ford, taken about 1915,
with the inscription on the side, 'Yellow Taxicab Service, Monroe
3700'.
The devil you say!   :)   PAT]

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From: [e-mail] (Dave Levenson)
Subject: Re: '500' Numbers Finally Available
Organization: Westmark, Inc.
Date: Tue, 03 Jan 1995 15:53:48 GMT


Jack Hamilton ([e-mail]) writes:

[regarding 500 service from AT&T]

> - They count the number of times per day you change the forwarding
phone,
>   and if you exceed that number something happens (I don't know
what).

How can the number of times per day you change the forwarding phone
exceed the number of times per day you change the forwarding phone?
Was Jack trying to say that they impose a limit?  Does anybody know
what it is?


Dave Levenson  Internet: [e-mail]
Westmark, Inc.  UUCP: uunet!westmark!dave
Stirling, NJ, USA Voice: 908 647 0900  Fax: [phone]

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From: [e-mail] (Gerry Gollwitzer)
Subject: Re: Prepaid Telephone Debit Cards
Date: 03 Jan 1995 16:57:17 GMT
Organization: Exec-PC


Kevin J. Sullivan ([e-mail]) wrote:

> I'm looking for information on setting up a business selling prepaid
> calling cards.  Is there anyone who knows what you need to do this?
I
> have heard it is relatively easy, however I'd like to know some
> specific details.

> [TELECOM Digest Editor's Note: I think you'll find there are so many
> people doing this -- as well as selling long distance in general
through
> various multi-level marketing schemes -- that the profit margin is
very
> very thin.  I think you will work long and hard hours for a very
small
> commission.  PAT]

Hmmm ... we are finding the prepaid calling card programs to be very
lucrative, especially for fund raising and company promotions.


Gerry


[TELECOM Digest Editor's Note: Well, let me know which company you are
selling for, and something about the profit you are making on them if
you don't mind. I may start handling it again.    PAT]

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Date: Tue, 3 Jan 95 14:31:03 EST
From: [e-mail] (Ethan Henry)
Subject: Re: Newbridge Channel Bank
Organization: Crosskeys Systems Corporation


In article <[e-mail]> is written:

> [e-mail] (Michael Tague) wrote:

>> where is the Newbridge company located (or phone number)?

> The listing in the new Dallas Yellow Pages shows the following:
> [deleted]
> I think this is the home office.  If not they should be able to give
> you the number.

Gosh, I hope it's not the home office. The engineers are going to have
an awfully long commute from their homes in Ottawa ...

Newbridge's HQ is in Kanata, Ontario, but here is a list of their
sales offices I got off of a '4602 MainStreet' poster.

UNITED STATES
Newbridge Networks Inc
593 Herndon Parkway
Herndon, Virginia
U.S.A. 22070-5241
Tel. [phone]
     1 703 834-3600
FAX  [phone]

CANADA
Newbridge Networks Corporation
5580 Explorer Drive
Suite 100
Mississauga, Ontario
Canada L4W 4Y1
Tel. [phone]
FAX  [phone]

LATIN AMERICA
ASIA PACIFIC & RUSSIA
Newbridge Networks Corporation
600 March Road
P.O. Box 13600
Kanata, Ontario
Canada K2K 2E6
Tel. [phone]
FAX  [phone]

There's also an address in the UK.

Newbridge has (I believe) local sales offices in various large cities,
but I don't know anything about these.

DISCLAIMER: Don't believe my email address, I don't work for
Newbridge.
Nice company though it is, I work across the street, at Crosskeys.


Ethan Henry  [e-mail]
CrossKeys Systems Corporation

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