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From: jackson.TTI.COM%sdcsvax@ttidca.UUCP (Dick Jackson)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom
Subject: Illinois Bell ISDN Tariff
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Date: 11 Apr 88 18:55:02 GMT
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Thanks to Patrick Townson for his posting about the Illinois Bell ISDN
tariff filing.

>Questions for readers: Do you think their pricing is fair? Do you think
>there is (will be soon) a market for ISDN service?  If ISDN was available
>in your community, would [you] subscribe?  Why or why not?

I am unsure what I get for 1.3 times the cost of a current line.  If my
station equipment lets me use two phones independently, one on each B
channel, then I am clearly ahead.  If instead I can only use one "phone"
for two "appearances", or for voice and simultaneous data (for example),
then *I* am not impressed

I see no compelling reason to choose ISDN other than voice economics, unless
someone has a real need for 64kbps data. I don't believe such a need is
common currently. I think it will be very interesting to see if ISDN finds
customers (in the future) because of the new services it offers/will offer.

Dick Jackson

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