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- From: Dave Caulkins <dcaulkins@igc.apc.org>
- Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
- Date: 29 Aug 92 12:58 PDT
- Subject: Re: Modem use in Moscow
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- References: <1992Aug27.220018.952@wheaton.whe>
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- Nf-From: cdp.UUCP!dcaulkins Aug 29 12:58:00 1992
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- >From what i read in soc.sulture.soviet a few months ago, modem
- >use is frowned upon and the use of uncertified modems is a big
- >no-no.
-
- Not really true. The outfit that now controls the telephone
- system in Moscow (Minsviaz) was quoted about certification and a
- 'modem hunt' in a Commersant article some months ago, but like so
- many things in Russia very little has come of it.
-
- There are a great many modems in use throughout the CIS, and I
- have heard of no cases of problems from the authorities.
-
- >Phones there are expensive to use and unreliable......... A 20
- >minute call to the US from a Russian business phone would just
- >about wipe out a couple of years salary for the average Russian
- >worker.
-
- Phone rates are being increased, and the phone system is
- unreliable and noisy. But plain vanilla 2400 bps MNP modems work
- well in the CIS.
-
- >They have equipment to detect modems
-
- perhaps
-
- >and - apparently - they use it. Modem use incurrs a big
- >surcharge on the phone.
-
- This is not true in my experience.
-
- >the bureaucracy's view of things - is quite different to the US
- >or other western countries (like NZ).
-
- Agreed, but the bureaucrats have not done anything yet. They are
- perhaps aware of the vital importance of Email and FAX to
- cooperation between US and Russian businesses, something they
- want to encourage.
-
- Dave Caulkins
- GlasNet USA
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