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From: ellson@homxc.att.com (John Ellson)
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Subject: Re: Why Does AT&T Supply ISDN Instead of Local Telco?
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Date: 4 Dec 90 20:02:47 GMT
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From article <15102@accuvax.nwu.edu>, by amdcad!netcom!feustel@
ames.arc.nasa.gov (David Feustel):

> I've tried to find out about ISDN offerings from GTE of Indiana, but
> no one there (that I've talked to) knows what ISDN is.

That's funny.  I just tried the same thing with US West in Phoenix and
they hadn't heard about it either.

Now I was serious in my request - I need extra services so that I can
telecommute effectively (155 Mbits would be nice :-) ), but my office
mate thought that was so funny that he tried New Jersey Bell.  Guess
what: "What's ISDN?"!.

So ISDN really does stand for: "I Still Don't Know."

To be fair to US West, it was the residential service office that
hadn't heard of ISDN and they have passed me on to their small
business office, who passed me on to their Engineering Department, who
had heard of ISDN.  Still waiting to find out what they can provide me
at what price.


John Ellson   j.ellson@att.com