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From: 0003209613@mcimail.com (Sandy Kyrish)
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Subject: Apocryphal T1 Story?
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Date: 30 Nov 90 14:08:00 GMT
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Another "set the record straight" question: did the decision to
establish the T1 standard as 24 voice channels have something to do
with the distance between New York City manholes, etc.?  An informal
history about T1 would be of interest to me, as well as an explanation
as to why the European T1 std. is different.

Also, thanks to all who responded publicly and privately to my Prodigy
question.  I welcome any future information you would like to pass
along about that service, or about RBOCs' planned entry into
residential broadband services.