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From: tnixon@hayes.uucp
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re: V.32bis frozen?
Message-ID: <3741.279dc488@hayes.uucp>
Date: 23 Jan 91 17:14:47 GMT
References: <1991Jan19.015521.22170@athena.mit.edu>
Organization: Hayes Microcomputer Products, Norcross, GA
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In article <1991Jan19.015521.22170@athena.mit.edu>,
rlcarr@athena.mit.edu (Richard L. Carreiro) writes: 

> I've heard that since the V.32bis standard hasn't been frozen yet, the
> USR modems with V.32bis cannot be guaranteed to work with whatever
> the eventual standard is.
> 
> Is this true?

No.  V.32bis has been technically accepted by CCITT Study Group 
XVII, and is currently under ballot among the CCITT member 
countries.  The ballot closes on February 22nd.  It is _extremely_ 
unlikely that V.32bis would not pass this ballot unanimously, and
only 70% affirmative votes are required for it to be formally
adopted as a CCITT Recommendation. If there were 31% or more NO 
votes (an infinitesimally small chance), then the Study Group would 
have to take technical comments into consideration and rework the 
document.  But, unless it is voted down, there will be NO TECHNICAL 
CHANGES to V.32bis before it is adopted.

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