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From: kdale@bbncc-eur.arpa (Keith Dale)
Newsgroups: net.micro
Subject: Re: Using US modems in the UK
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Date: Mon, 15-Sep-86 06:47:21 EDT
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Posted: Mon Sep 15 06:47:21 1986
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Sure, certain US modems can be used in the UK - the only  catch  is  that  they
have  to  be  "host nation approved" modems.  We currently use Racal Milgo 1223
9.6 KB modems and RM 1222 (dial-up) 9.6's there, among others.  I believe  that
the British TeleComm maintains a list of approved modems, although I don't know
which department has it.

BTW, recently in Turkey we found out that the RM  1222's  were  taboo,  but  RM
1223's  were  just  peachy.   Functionally  equivalent,  except for the dial-up
capability,  but  the  approval  process  was  bureaucratically  (irritatingly)
precise.

Keith M. Dale
BBN Communications Corp.