[152653] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: POTS Ending (Re: Operation Ghost Click)
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Joe Hamelin)
Sun May 6 15:18:30 2012
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Date: Sun, 6 May 2012 12:17:50 -0700
From: Joe Hamelin <joe@nethead.com>
To: NANOG list <nanog@nanog.org>
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On 2012-05-04, at 09:11, Anurag Bhatia wrote:
> Curious to know if naked DSL (DSL without dialtone & POTS link) is common
> in North America?
Very common for business (retail, etc.) and I have it at home. We often
call it a dry-loop. No battery or dial tone is common. Some LECs do
deliver with dialtone so the customer can call 911 (emergency) in a pinch.
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Joe Hamelin, W7COM, Tulalip, WA, 360-474-7474
