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From: grr@cbmvax.UUCP (George Robbins)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re: WARNING:  SWB new 'standard' - RJ48S
Keywords: Leased lines
Message-ID: <6839@cbmvax.UUCP>
Date: 11 May 89 19:39:30 GMT
References: <8072@killer.Dallas.TX.US>
Reply-To: grr@cbmvax.UUCP (George Robbins)
Distribution: usa
Organization: Commodore Technology, West Chester, PA
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In article <8072@killer.Dallas.TX.US> phil@killer.Dallas.TX.US (Phil Meyer) writes:
> 
> We just completed a VERY difficult installation of a pair of MUXs over
> a leased line from Dallas to Austin, Texas.
> 
> It may be relevant to anyone soon to do a similar project.
> 
> The only real difficulty was that Southwestern Bell is pushing to set a 
> new standard for the rest of the world.  They now require their field
> service people to install eight wire (RJ48S I think - more about that later)
> connectors on their leased lines.  They are unwavering in their desire to
> make life as bad as possible for us low lifes who have to deal with this
> stuff.  

Am I missing something?  This has been standard in the rest of the US for
quite a while, not to mention the RJ11 jack simply plugs in, and the data
pair(s) happen to be on the middle 2(4) pairs...

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