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- P/HUN Issue #4, Volume 2: Phile 11 of 11
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- | P/HUN Telecom News/Advancements |
- | PART 2 |
- | By DareDevil |
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- March 3-5, 1989
- PHONE LINES ARE SIMILAR:
- The USA's major long distance phone services aren't that
- different. A comparison of AT&T, MCI Communications Co. and Sprint
- Communications Co. in the March Data Communications magazine
- found, for instance: Calls placed over Sprint lines were slightly
- louder than those placed over AT&T or MCI lines. All the calls,
- however, could be heard clearly. (From the USA TODAY Money
- section.)
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- SPRINT WAS MOST ACCURATE:
- A study by Data Communications magazine says AT&T connected its
- calls more quickly than other carriers. On average, it took 9.8
- seconds to connect an AT&T call; 12.9 seconds for Sprint; 13.7
- seconds for MCI. Also: Sprint had the fewest foulups. Only 2.3% of
- the calls on its lines failed to go through on the first try; 4.9%
- for AT&T; and 7.3% for MCI.
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- CRITICAL FIRMS CALL SURVEY FAIR:
- When information was sent from one computer to another over
- phone lines during a study by Data Communications magazine, AT&T
- had the fewest glitches. Next best: Sprint, then MCI. The magazine
- placed 150-180 calls over the trio's phone lines between 4 cities
- last fall. Companies response: All had criticisms of the
- comparison but, overall, said results appeared to be fair.
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- PHONE FIRM ELIMINATES CHEMICAL:
- AT&T says it's saving the ozone layer. The company says it has
- developed a way to eliminate the chemical CFC-113 from a process
- it uses to make electronic circuit boards. Scientists say the
- chemical may damage the ozone layer of the earth's atmosphere,
- which protects people from dangerous ultraviolet rays from the
- sun. (From the USA TODAY Money section.)
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- SERVICE STOPPED IN CANADA:
- Bell Canada has decided to end its 976 phone service in all of
- its service regions, Telecommunications magazine says. The firm
- said significant increases in cost and an anticipated decline in
- revenues as primary factors in making the decision. Bell Canada is
- the nation's largest telecommunications operating company.
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- MCI FAX HAS SEVERAL FEATURES:
- MCI has moved fast on fax. Telecommunications magazine reports
- that MCI has become the first long-distance company in the USA to
- offer a dedicated network for domestic and international fax
- transmissions. Called MCI FAX, the service will include management
- information reports, customized dialing plans, credit card billing
- and other features.
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- March 8, 1989
- PACBELL TRUNK FEES SHOOT HIGHER:
- Costs on Pacific Bell's Assured PBX Trunk Line Service have
- jumped nearly 50%, according to Network World. The increase was
- made after the California Public Utilities Commission approved a
- PacBell plan to create a new trunk service and raise rates for
- what was once the only grade of service available. One firm with
- 2,000 trunks will pay about $96,000 more per year.
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- BELL PUTS FIBER INTO LAUNCH:
- Southern Bell and Bell Communications Research engineers are
- working with NASA to prepare for a high definition TV taping and
- transmission of the launch of the space shuttle Discovery.
- Broadcasting magazine says Southern Bell and Bellcore are handling
- a live fiber-optic transmission of the launch. A temporary studio
- has been built at Kennedy Space Center.
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- RATES WILL DROP IN ALABAMA:
- The Alabama State Public Service Commission said in Montgomery
- yesterday that phone rates will soon drop in the state. Ordered:
- South Central Bell must reduce rates by $9
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