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Technology Stocks : Data Race (NASDAQ: RACE) NEWS! 2 voice/data/fax: ONE LINE!

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To: Bill Fischofer who wrote (32681)	7/29/1999 12:24:00 PM
From: Marshall	Read Replies (1) of 33268

Yup - SW Bell has been doing that for years. They typically install a pair gain device at a home wanting two lines and another somewhere between the home and the CO to multiplex two calls over one pair of copper. The ones they use here convert the analog signals to digital and modulate an RF carrier. People that have these never really knew until the 56K modems appeared because they limit modem transmission to 28.8K by nature and most everyone that's on one can still get a full 28.8K/33.6K. So far SW Bell has been responsive to people complaining that they can't get their 56K modems to do anything. It takes them a little thinking but they can usually give you a solid line back and make up for it by moving the devices to someone else's lines. If they knew which household lines were running modems they could plan better placement in the first place but how are they to know? Gosh, I've been talking about there being a shortage of copper for over three years yet everyone seemed to laugh saying that they could get as many extra lines as they wanted. Enter the occasional home telecommuter. He finds that he can't get a third line installed to allow personal, business and modem lines so what's he to do? Well, if ADSL were available that would ride his data traffic over one of his existing voice lines but he's usually stuck with it only going to an ISP and the local telco's one at that. This guy needs a tied-up connection to his corporate LAN as well as internet access and what a bonus if the same single line would also work exactly like the PBX-connected phone on his office desk, allowing direct extension dialing in both directions, long distance through the company's account, call forwarding, multi-level conferencing, hold while dialing another number and all while he's still in contact with the corporate LAN and FAX server. He needs BT.

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