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From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Tue, 30 Aug 2005 21:07:10 -0400
Begin forwarded message: From: Lauren Weinstein <lauren () vortex com> Date: August 30, 2005 8:28:50 PM EDT To: gav () rediguana co nz Cc: dave () farber net, lauren () vortex com Subject: NZ VoIP
I assume that it will occur over DSL as that is the only broadband we have capable of reaching a large percentage of the population.
Seems to me that "large percentage" isn't good enough. If the entire system is going to be converted (though the number of lines involved is relatively small in the scheme of things), it has to be 100% coverage one way or another. Then there are all the related issues of phone backup power supplies, getting recharge power to those supplies, maintaining the batteries, and lots more. All *sorts* of interesting issues come into play when you convert everyone's lines to VoIP, since they have to be emergency capable. I wonder if those quoted dates turn out to be about as real as our analog TV cut off dates here in the U.S. have been? --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein lauren () pfir org or lauren () vortex com or lauren () eepi org Tel: +1 (818) 225-2800 http://www.pfir.org/lauren Co-Founder, PFIR - People For Internet Responsibility - http://www.pfir.org Co-Founder, EEPI - Electronic Entertainment Policy Initiative - http://www.eepi.org Moderator, PRIVACY Forum - http://www.vortex.com Member, ACM Committee on Computers and Public Policy Lauren's Blog: http://lauren.vortex.com DayThink: http://daythink.vortex.com ------------------------------------- You are subscribed as lists-ip () insecure org To manage your subscription, go to http://v2.listbox.com/member/?listname=ip Archives at: http://www.interesting-people.org/archives/interesting-people/
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