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To: Chemsync who wrote (27639)	10/22/1997 2:33:00 AM
From: pat mudge	Respond to of 31386

[8X8] Steve -- Did you notice the 8X8 announcement today? Now, why can't Amati go up 4 points on BCTEL news???? Glad for them. They're a good company. (And have an alliance with AMTX.) <<<Auto answer, in particular, allows the ViaTV to be used as a security or baby monitor, allowing consumers to check on their valuables or children from miles away with a simple telephone call.>>> I can just see this with teen-agers. Yeah, sure. You call home to check on them and the monitor's covered with a towel. Hmmmmm. . . Cheers! Pat BURNABY, B.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--October 21, 1997-- Affinity VideoPhone Service Being Offered With No Down Payment 8x8, Inc. (NASDAQ:EGHT.O) - a leading supplier of video conferencing technology and systems - announced today that the Canadian telecommunications company BC TEL is using 8x8's ViaTV Videophone as the basis for its new Affinity VideoPhone Service. BC TEL's new service allows consumers to enjoy the benefits of video calling for about C$30 a month, with no down payment, based upon a two year contract. With the Affinity VideoPhone Service plan, customers pay no more for video calls than they do for normal local or long distance calls. In addition, for a limited time, subscribers to the Affinity VideoPhone Service will receive up to three hours of free long distance calls. "The ViaTV Videophone is a landmark product. It is the first videophone to deliver quality video over standard telephone lines, yet it is very affordable," said Shahid Hussain, director of business development for BC TEL. "By letting our customers see as well as hear their friends and families, ViaTV is helping to add value to our local and long distance services. It's the next logical step in telecommunications." BC TEL customers can sign up for the Affinity VideoPhone service and pick up their ViaTV Videophones at one of six BC TEL PhoneMart Stores in British Columbia. Because the ViaTV Videophone is as easy to install as a regular touch-tone phone and requires no special telephone lines, a service call is not required. With the Affinity VideoPhone Service, customers can make their first video call within minutes of picking up their ViaTV Videophone. "BC TEL is the first telecommunications company to offer a videophone plan that is so affordable," said Michael Noonen, 8x8's vice president of business development. "By letting their customers use a ViaTV Videophone for a small monthly fee, they are opening the world of visual communication for the average consumer. And with families scattered around the world these days, what service could be more valuable?" The ViaTV Videophone Family 8x8 offers a growing line of consumer videophones under the ViaTV brand. ViaTV Videophones allow consumers to make full-color motion video calls over standard telephone lines, making ViaTV the first truly functional and practical consumer videophone. With ViaTV, making a video call is as simple as making any phone call. Every call starts as a normal audio call, and when the calling parties are ready, either of them can start video with just two key strokes on the touch-tone phone connected to the unit. A video call costs no more than any local or long distance telephone call, and there are no monthly service or subscription fees. The ViaTV Phone is works with other videophones, including PC-based ones, that utilize the H.324 ITU recommendations. All ViaTV Videophones have a wide range of features, including electronic pan, tilt and zoom, snapshot, self view, auto answer, and caller ID. Auto answer, in particular, allows the ViaTV to be used as a security or baby monitor, allowing consumers to check on their valuables or children from miles away with a simple telephone call. Because it is designed for use with common consumer electronics devices -- a TV and a touch-tone phone -- the ViaTV Phone is very easy to setup and use. Setup consists of only three connections: one antenna wire to the TV, two telephone wires (one to the wall jack and one to the telephone) and power. The user interface consists of easy to follow on-screen menus and the touch-tone keypad, which is used to select options from the menus. About 8x8 8x8, Inc. is a manufacturer of video conferencing systems, semiconductors and software. 8x8 is headquartered in Santa Clara, California. For more information on ordering a ViaTV, call 8x8 toll free at 1-888-VIEW-8X8 or visit 8x8's Web site at www.8x8.com . >>>

To: Chemsync who wrote (27639)	10/22/1997 4:16:00 AM
From: JW@KSC	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 31386

Re: [ANSI Issue2] Care to speculate who will object to what? Hope they can iron things out. sg steve, Good to hear from you. I see your keeping up too. You had to fight your way through 152 pages of 7e147r63.doc to find the Summary of changes from Issue 1 to Issue 2. Good work Watson! If I "were" to speculate on who was objecting to what, it might then seem I would be conceding to admit Steve G's statement to be correct: SG> The point was that even though Issue II is out for letter ballot, a voting member has posited the unlikelihood of it's passing because of having too many "holes". MOT, whose chips are still lagging, put this out (from ANSI) to make a little noise, however unsubstantial, in DMT's/CG's direction. Although there were surely some objections, and if I had to venture a guess as to who, IMHO I would look to those who have the most to gain by delaying Issue 2. This in order to stall for time while they continue to "try" and play catch-up. On the "What" if you are inquisitive enough to have found 7e147r63, then you know there are 10's of thousands of issues one could object to. But rather than dwell on Mr. Doom and Gloom's view point, I go with the facts at hand. As we all know the T1E1.4 is democracy and not a dictatorship, and one voting members comments do not rule the day. If I read SG's post correctly, he's stating that voting member is MOT. Though I could well be wrong, I seriously doubt that MOT would impede Issue 2's approval, plus the fact that MOT is not on my list of vendors that need to play catch-up, in that area I'd have to look it up in my X2-Files < VBG > Any "Holes" will more than likely be placed on the living list, for a possible Issue 3 ADSL standard. Perhaps you might take a peak at 7e14mio3.txt. (Fact in Hand) You'll find that contrary to SG's one man band, *The Working Group unanimously* recommends that the Plenary approve the Issue 2 T1.413 document be sent to Letter Ballot.** Time will tell. Now if I could just talk Mr. Peabody into converting his WayBack Machine into a WayForward Machine we'd all be a lot richer in a year. Thanks for the thought provoking question steve. JW@KSC aka Sherman 8^)