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From: stevem@fai.UUCP
Newsgroups: sci.electronics
Subject: Re: Phone systems
Message-ID: <599@fai.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 1-Apr-87 00:23:56 EST
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Posted: Wed Apr  1 00:23:56 1987
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Reply-To: stevem@fai.UUCP (Steve Minneman)
Organization: Fujitsu America, Inc.
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In article <1443@ncr-sd.SanDiego.NCR.COM> lodman@ncr-sd.UUCP (Mike Lodman) writes:
>After experiencing a rather amusing situation last night, I have a question
>about the switching system in telephones.
>
>You telecom people, what would it take for the phone company to connect
>two people who are trying to call each other and getting busy signals?
>
>Is it even possible?
>
It is quite possible -- all it would take would be the software to recognize
that this situation is occurring and then the connection would be established
quite easily.  If the feature is ever implemented, it will probably first be
implemented in PBXs as all advanced features have been in the past, and then
later, possibly, in Central Offices.  In fact, this feature would not be that
difficult to implement, all it requires is the market demand and someone will
offer it.


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