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     InfoWorld Sept 15, 1986 (page 17) has an article about the completion of
the test phase of Pac Bell's Project Victoria.  The project enables 2 voice
channels and 5 data channels (1 at 9600 baud and 4 at 1200 baud) over a
special multiplexor on a 2 wire telephone line.

     According to the article the service may be commercially available by
late 1987 depending on whether or not they feel they can make enough money
with it.

     I'm not very familiar with this project and am hoping that there is
someone on the list who can answer a few questions I have about it.

  Can it use existing lines, ESS's, etc?
  Will third party vendors be able to supply the muxes or will they be the
     domain of the BOC's only?
  Will it just be an extra service similar to touch tone, call waiting, call
     forwarding, etc?
  Any ideas at all on minimum cost (service, mux, ...)?

     Any feedback from anybody knowledgable about the project would be
appreciated.  Thanks.


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