> On Sun, 14 Mar 2004, Brad Parker wrote:
> > I believe phone switches have had this requirement for many, many years
> > (probably since the time of the (dis)honorable senator Joseph McCarthy).
On Sun, 14 Mar 2004, Vintage Computer Festival wrote:
> No they haven't. Sure, the feature exists in more sophisticated phone
> systems, but it's never been there as a government requirement for ease of
> wire-tapping.
Well,...
JEdger's people had to climb phone poles and stuff, even when
dealing with TPC.
Wasn't it the "Digital Telephony Act" (during Clinton's time)
that mandated that phone systems had to provide "dial-in" remote
monitoring capability to the guvmint?
> > >> The Justice Department urged the FCC to declare that companies must
> > >> pay for any such improvements themselves, although it said companies
> > >> should be permitted to pass those expenses on to their customers.
... and who DIDN'T expect it to be added to your phone bill?
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Grumpy Ol' Fred
Received on Mon Mar 15 2004 - 13:25:52 GMT