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From: CMP.WERNER@R20.UTEXAS.EDU (Werner Uhrig)
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Subject: IBM Challenges Pac Bell's Project Victoria
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Date: Tue, 26-Aug-86 04:11:54 EDT
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[ see INFOWORLD, 86/8/26, page 3 ]

... experimental system to produce an integrated digital voice and data network
[see TELECOM back-issues] for home telephone users, has drawn fire from IBM and
severak communications vendors.

IBM charged in a complaint with the FCC that it includes Customer Premises
Equipment (CPE) which, under fivestiture ruling, baby-Bells are not allowed
to do.

A Pac-Bell spokesman said that the network does not rely on CPE ...