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From: asuvax!gtephx!mothra!bakerj@ncar.ucar.edu (Jon Baker)
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Subject: Re: GTD-5 and CLASS
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In article <8686@accuvax.nwu.edu>, john@zygot.ati.com (John Higdon) writes:

> Actually, what I meant to say was, "All Bay Area COs except the three
> in Los Gatos and the one in Morgan Hill." This is, of course, our
> token GTE punishment area. (Doesn't everyone have to suffer with GTE
> somewhere nearby?) These COs (all GTD-5) speak MF to each other and to
> the outside world. No CLASS available here!

Please clarify your point here - are you claiming that CLASS is not
available in the Bay Area?  No argument there.  Are you claiming that
CLASS is not available on the GTD-5?  Argument there.  It is available
on the GTD-5, and has been deployed to, at the least, Santa Barbara
and Downey, for about ayear now.  It was first offered in the domestic
market on SVR 1631, which was not widely deployed.  Expanded CLASS
features are available on SVR1632, which only recently was standarized
for general deployment throughout GTE.  It should be deployed with
increasing frequency throughout GTE operating areas in California.  As
they say, 'coming soon to a site near you' ...

> I have received many kilobytes of material from GTE folks trying to
> sell the virtues of GTD-5.

Actually, just trying to defend it against scathing and undeserved
criticism.  I have yet to hear a GTD5/GTE bashing that does not apply
equally well to a 5ESS/RBOC.

> But after my little experimentation, I'm
> going to invoke my Jackson County, MO heritage: Show me!

Patience is a virtue ...