Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!portal!cup.portal.com!David
From: David@cup.portal.com (David Michael McCord)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re: V.32 will dominate the marketplace (Was: Re: Which is best?
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Date: 14 Nov 88 18:26:42 GMT
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James Van Artsdalen asked about suitable high speed modems (dial up) for
England (UK), France, and Germany.

In the UK things are fairly deregulated.  You may use non-PTT equipment
but I am not sure if there is a program similar to FCC registration in
effect.  My company uses Codex v.32's.

In Germany, you have no alternative to PTT equipment.  At the last check (a
few months ago), the highest speed available from the Bundespost was v.22bis.
However, a PTT v.32 modem is expected Real Soon Now.

I am not sure about France, but I believe the situation is similar to Germany.

Note that it is probably not a good idea to simply ship domestic US modems
overseas and connect them.  In most cases, the AC power differs, for starters.