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To: John F. Dowd who wrote (14931)12/15/1997 10:19:00 PM
From: Harvey Allen  Read Replies (1) of 24154
 
Read up on the Carterphone decision. That paved the way for the
communications system we all now enjoy. I don't want to get
Microsoft, all I want is the same flourishing in software that
did so well for communications.

1968 - - On June 26th a landmark decision in telecom history as the Carterphone Decision is rendered by the FCC. Under this decision, the FCC
struck down existing interstate telephone tariffs prohibiting attachment of connection to the public telephone system of any equipment or device
that was not supplied by the telephone companies (Bell System). The suit, which began October 28, 1966 centered on the desire of Carter
Electronics of Dallas to interconnect private mobile radio systems with the nationwide exchange and message toll telephone network. The
Carterphone Decision created the interconnect industry and allowed manufacturers other than Western Electric to sell their telephone devices to
business nationwide. The telephone companies still managed a minor victory by convincing the FCC that Bell System manufactured "interface
devices" had to be placed between any non-telephone company equipment and the public telephone system. These interface devices were struck
down in 1978 when the FCC determined that any equipment manufactured to FCC regulations could connect to the public network via industry
standard network termination devices (RJ11C, RJ21X, etc.) In the mid-1980's the former Bell System companies were successfully sued for the
fees paid by customers for these interface devices (which were determined to be unnecessary) during the ten year period from 1968 to 1978.

P.S. You're right about the same rules for NC's when they get established.
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