Re: Timed local calls for Internet users...

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From: Andrew Berry
Date: Sat, 10 Aug 1996 00:00

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In article <320bca5f.812395@news.zip.com.au> michael.wines@purethought.com.au (Michael Wines) writes:

> dth02@fermi.elec.uow.edu.au (Dale T. Harrison) wrote:
> 
> >Optus seem to be delaying themselves. I know of people living in suburbs 
> >that have had the overhead cable [and OptusVision available] for months, 
> >yet they've been told they cannot have local calls via Optus for a 
> >further 8 months.
> 
> The cables are not the whole infrastructure. The additional
> delays for local calls are caused by the need to build and
> commission telephone exchanges.

And then there's the problem of number portability ... I think Optus
would like to be able to offer people a new local connection without
changing phone number.  Anyone have inside info?

Ciao,

AndyB

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