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From: anthony@batserver.cs.uq.oz.au (Anthony Lee)
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Subject: World Wide Teleconferencing - Current Status ?
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Date: 2 Sep 90 23:51:50 GMT
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The Federation for a Democratic China is about to have their Second
Congress in the middle of September (this month).  Many of their
members are scattered across the world.  The Congress will be in San
Franciso but for various reasons many members probably won't be able
to attend.  What is the current status of world wide teleconferencing?
How many studios can be hooked at the same time?  Are there any
agreements between different Telcos (e.g. AT&T OTC(Australia)) for
world-wide teleconferencing?  Most of all, what's the cost?

Thanks in advance,


Anthony Lee (Michaelangelo teenage mutant ninja turtle) (Time Lord Doctor) 
ACSnet:	anthony@batserver.cs.uq.oz	TEL:+(61)-7-371-2651
Internet: anthony@batserver.cs.uq.oz.au	    +(61)-7-377-4139 (w)
SNAIL: Dept Comp. Science, University of Qld, St Lucia, Qld 4072, Australia


[Moderator's Note: To the extent the telephone administrations and the
US telcos (AT&T/Sprint/MCI) have billing and interchange agreements
with each other, they would have them where teleconferencing was
concerned. For example, AT&T will establish a conference to anywhere
in the world, provided at least one participant is in the USA. The
cost is not inexpensive, but on a per-participant basis gets less
expensive as more people get involved.   PAT]