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doug@ss2.digex.net (Doug Humphrey) writes:

>In article <4aq3m1$9jb@shado.jaguNET.com>,
>Jim Jagielski <jim@jaguNET.com> wrote:

>>However, you could blame Digex for using this technique to handle remote
>>calling areas.

>Your understanding of our situation is not clear - we are not using 
>this to avoid putting in POPs - we are being FORCED to use this as the
>way that BA gets 2000 dialtones into the building that we are in.  Other
>dialup providers will hit this wall if they grow to the point where they
>need to have that many lines in a single place, and there is not enough
>copper to handle it, and they are using POTS (plain old telephone service)
>lines.  Every single phone line into our facility here uses this technology
>from BA, even the voice lines and dialups that are served out of the Central
>Office about 500 yards away.

Ahhh... that was the part I wasn't sure about.

You're right; BA is behind the times when it comes to being able to provide
a large number of dialtones to one location (at a reasonable cost that
is... T1s to a channel bank don't make sense all the time). Not only
that, but their preference (which most of the time you _can't_ avoid) is
to provide 2 copper conductors per line, which is a supreme waste and
a clear indication of things not scaling directly and optimally. The
technology for getting rid of all that copper most definately exists, but
BA either drags their feet or makes it incredibly expensive.

Of I course I hate to break it to everyone, but it's only gonna get worse
fellas. As more and more RBOCs switch totally over to digital, you'll see
your bandwidth drop down even more, since the voice-compression technology
that works so well with voice plays havoc with data. Some implementations
are so bad that you can't even get a 14.4k link ! Of course, this is all
good for the phone co's, since they can either charge you for another "data
grade" line or ISDN or similar.
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