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Re: Telewest Communications FIASCO

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From: Lee Kindness
Date: Thu, 20 Feb 1997 00:00
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In article <dam-1902971353310001@kerrera.dcs.gla.ac.uk>,
The Nit Nurse <dam@kerrera.dcs.gla.ac.uk> wrote:
>I'd have thought that it was 'calls to an ISP's PoP', in which case Embra
>Yooni is your ISP and their dial-up service is the PoP. The modem speed,
>type or protocol is irrelevant, you're making a call to an ISP's PoP.

So all the fine Edinburgh BBSi are now Internet providers now...
For sure!

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From: lkindnes@spey.csl.co.uk (Lee Kindness)
Subject: Re: Telewest Communications FIASCO
Date: 1997/02/20
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