TELECOM Digest     Fri, 23 Feb 2007 21:18:00 EST    Volume 26 : Issue 56

Inside This Issue:                            Editor: Patrick A. Townson

    Virtual Strip Searches Begin at Phoenix Airport (Terry Tang, AP)
    Pay Phones - Long Distance Paid By Coin (Lisa Hancock)
    CommunicationsDirect News Daily Update (communicationsdirect_daily)
    Microsoft Ordered to Pay $1.52 Bn to Alcatel-Lucent (USTelecom dailyLead)
    Telecom Update #568, February 23, 2007 (Angus TeleManagement Group)
    Re: Party Line Dialing (Lisa Hancock)
    Re: Party Line Dialing, was Re: Area Codes and Prefixes (Herb Oxley)
    Re: Don't Forget to Claim Phone Excise Tax Refund (Lisa Hancock)
    Re: Verizon to Discontinue Analog Cell Service (Stan)
    Re: Verizon to Discontinue Analog Cell Service (Sam Spade)
    Last Laugh! German Online Fraudster Protests Jail Term (Reuters New Wire)

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Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2007 19:12:13 -0600
From: Terry Tang, AP <ap@telecom-digest.org>
Subject: Virtual Strip Searches Begun at Phoenix Airport


Security scanner can see through clothes 
By TERRY TANG, Associated Press Writer

The Phoenix airport on Friday became the first in the United States to
test new X-ray technology that can see through people's clothes and
show the naked body's contours with blush-inducing clarity.

Critics have said the high-resolution images created by the
"backscatter" technology are too invasive. A response from the
Transportation Security Administration was to adjust the equipment so
the pictures can be blurred around certain areas while still detecting
concealed weapons.

During the testing, the machine will be used only as a back-up
screening measure. Passengers who fail the standard screening with a
metal detector will be able to choose between the new device or a
pat-down search. Passengers who fail pat-down will receive it auto-
matically. It is being called 'secondary screening'. 

"It's 100 percent voluntary, so if the passenger doesn't feel
comfortable with it, the passenger doesn't have to go through it," TSA
spokesman Nico Melendez said.

Passengers selected for screening by the device are asked to stand in
front of the closet-size X-ray unit with the palms of their hands
facing out. Then they must turn around for a second screening from
behind. The procedure takes about a minute.

Passenger Kristen Rodgers, 22, of Little Rock, Ark., who did not go
through the screening, likened it to going to the doctor.

"If you tell yourself they have to look at that all day long, it makes
yourself feel better," Rodgers said. "If it's just for security, just
for 45 seconds, I think it would be worth catching somebody with
something harmful."

The machine will be tested for up to 90 days at a single checkpoint at 
Sky Harbor's largest terminal before being put into general use at
several major airports. Right now, it services checkpoints which host
US Airways and Southwest Airlines, the two busiest airlines in Phoenix.

The technology may be left in place after the trial period, and the
TSA hopes to roll out similar machines at the Los Angeles airport and
New York's Kennedy Airport by the end of the year.

The security officer who works with the passenger going through the
screening will never see the images the machine produces. The pictures
will be viewed by another officer about 50 feet away who will not see
the passenger, the TSA said.

The machine cannot store the images or transmit them.

"Once we're done screening the passenger, the image is gone forever,"
Melendez said. 

The device at Sky Harbor costs about $100,000 but is on loan from the
manufacturer, AS&E of Boston, Melendez said.

Copyright 2007 The Associated Press.

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From: hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com
Subject: Pay Phones - Long Distance Paid by Coin
Date: 22 Feb 2007 20:00:56 -0800
Organization: http://groups.google.com


Recently there was a discussion if traditional pay phones (operated by
the sucessor Bell Companies such as Verizon) still place long distance
(inter-LATA) calls paid for by coin.  Many Verizon pay phones accept
payment only by calling card or collect, but not coins.

It was observed that in New York City, many Verizon phones do still
take coins for long distance, at a rate of 25c per minute, $1 minimum.

I was in the main Newark NJ train station and noticed that the pay
phones there accepted coins for long distance calls.  As I needed to
make a call this came in handy for me.  (This was Newark-Penn, I don't
know about Broad St station.)

There is a notation on the instruction card for the rate.  Also, some
of the phones have yellow painted handsets.  This is also in NYC.

I was given no message as to who was carrying the call.  The phone
asked for a $1, I deposited it, and I was connected.  (It was hard to
hear in the noisy station building).  The card on the phone said calls
were handled by Verizon where permitted, otherwise "Verizon Select".

I believe "Verizon Select" is an "alternative operator services
company" and charges premium fees for calling card and collect calls.
Note that if you have a Verizon calling card and use it at such a
phone, you must dial the Verizon access number to use the card to get
a lower rate, not merely dial 0+.

For a the call that I was making, using cash was the simplest,
fastest, and cheapest way.

I wish more pay phones offered 1+ coin long distance at this rate.  I
don't know why it is limited to few locations.

(SEPTA used to offer it at its stations, but no longer.)

(NJ Transit does not offer it at its River Line stations, and Trenton
or Princeton Jct.  Why it does at Newark I don't know.)

[public replies please.  If anyone uses public transit, I'm curious as
to what your local and terminal stations pay phones (if any) offer.]

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Subject: CommunicationsDirect News Daily Update - February 23, 2007
From: communicationsdirect_daily <communicationsdirect@communicationdirect.com>
Reply-To: communicationsdirect_daily-owner@communicationsdirectnews.com
Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2007 11:25:26 EST


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PricewaterhouseCoopers Presents
The CommunicationsDirect Daily Update
For February 23, 2007
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UMC Plans FMC Launch in Q2
http://communicationsdirectnews.com/do.php/140/22890?11228

     Ukraine's second-largest mobile operator by subscriber numbers,
     Ukrainian Mobile Communications (UMC), has announced plans to
     launch a fixed-mobile convergence (FMC) service in the first half
     of 2007, reports Ukrainian News. The package will be targeted at
     corporate clients, and will enable both fixed-line and mobile
     services on a ...

Vodafone Signs First MVNO Deal in the Netherlands
http://communicationsdirectnews.com/do.php/140/22884?11228

     Vodafone's Netherlands unit yesterday signed its first MVNO deal
     with the country's largest electronics retailer, Dexcom. The
     five-year agreement between Vodafone and Dexcom Telecom Services
     empowers Dexcom to launch an MVNO under its brand using
     Vodafone's network. Dexcom is expected to launch services in the
     second quarter ...

Understanding Customer Experience
http://communicationsdirectnews.com/do.php/120/22881?11228

     Anyone who has signed up for cell phone service, attempted to
     claim a rebate, or navigated a call center has probably suffered
     from a company's apparent indifference to what should be its
     first concern: the customer experiences that culminate in either
     satisfaction or disappointment and defection. Customer experience
     is the ...

Allworx, Bandwidth.com Team to Provide SMBs VoIP
http://communicationsdirectnews.com/do.php/110/22880?11228

     Allworx and Bandwidth.com have teamed to provide a VoIP platform
     to resellers that service SMBs. Bandwidth.com offers
     business-class VoIP services that include SIP trunk connectivity
     across IP PBX/Key systems, T1 or T3 data circuits, network
     monitoring, management and security. Allworx's IP PBX/Key systems
     are designed for ...

Report: VOIM Sounds Better than PSTN
http://communicationsdirectnews.com/do.php/150/22878?11228

     Voice over Instant Messaging (VOIM) is a growing challenge to
     traditional TDM-based voice, a new Heavy Reading report finds. And
     one reason is that VOIM just sounds better. VOIM clients such as
     Skype Ltd. mix IP voice with messaging, file transfer, and even
     video. VOIM services also detect 'presence', or the
     availability of ...

IEEE to Speed Up WiMAX
http://communicationsdirectnews.com/do.php/150/22875?11228

     Looking beyond current 802.16e Mobile WiMAX technology, the IEEE
     hopes to boost speeds of 802.16m to 1Gbps by 2009 and possibly
     merge it with 4G. Calling it gigabit WiMAX, the standards-setting
     organization is mapping an aggressive timeline to develop the new
     technology standard by the end of 2007 and have it finalized by
     
Motorola on Rocky Road
http://communicationsdirectnews.com/do.php/120/22870?11228

     Motorola Inc. says it will continue to have some tough times in
     the first half of this year, and isn't expecting operating
     margins to improve until the last six months of the 2007.
     Speaking at a Bank of America Conference on Wednesday, Dave
     Devonshire, the CFO of the Schaumburg, Ill.-based company, said
     the first two ...

The Portable World Driving Strong Growth in Portable Electronics
http://communicationsdirectnews.com/do.php/150/22868?11228

     SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- As more digital content becomes available,
     consumers demand new and improved ways to access this content via
     wired and wireless technologies, reports In-Stat. And, in an
     increasingly portable world, consumers are demanding ways in
     which to take their digital content with them wherever they
     go. As a result, ...

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Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2007 11:59:07 CST
From: USTelecom dailyLead <ustelecom@dailylead.com>
Subject: Microsoft Ordered to Pay $1.52 Billion to Alcatel-Lucent


USTelecom dailyLead
February 23, 2007
http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/gmiYfDtusXmBmHCibuddoogU

TODAY'S HEADLINES

NEWS OF THE DAY
* Microsoft ordered to pay $1.52 billion to Alcatel-Lucent
BUSINESS & INDUSTRY WATCH
* Verizon wins two additional FiOS franchises
* Qualcomm, Broadcom end fight over Bluetooth patent
* Virgin, BSkyB square off in TV dispute
* Accor expands wireless with Orange partnership
* Belgacom sells Mobistar stake
USTELECOM SPOTLIGHT
* NXTcomm unveils stellar June keynote lineup
TECHNOLOGY TRENDS
* IEEE sets sights on gigabit WiMAX
* Sorpresa! launches broadband-video service
* LBS attracts investors
* Smartphone market poised for growth
IP DOWNLOAD
* Place-shifting TV finding audiences outside U.S.
* Avaya offers IP telephony support to Google

Follow the link below to read quick summaries of these stories and others.
http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/gmiYfDtusXmBmHCibuddoogU

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From: Angus TeleManagement Group <jriddell@angustel.ca>
Subject: Telecom Update #568, February 23, 2007
Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2007 10:39:07 -0800


Here is this week's issue of Telecom Update. It cannot be trasnlated
into text from its HTML output.

http://www.angustel.ca/update/up.html

Copyright 2007 Angus TeleManagement Group Inc.

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From: hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com
Subject: Re: Party Line Dialing
Date: 23 Feb 2007 10:37:50 -0800
Organization: http://groups.google.com


> [TELECOM Digest Editor's Note: South Bronx, in New York City is the
> rough equivilent of Lawndale, a Chicago inner-city neighborhood ...
> The Jews grew very fearful of circumstances around there in the
> 1950's; by and large they all relocated to the north side Rogers Park ..
> Soon, the neighborhood got even too rough for
> middle class blacks and they mostly moved away ...

This is a story that has happened in many cities.  It is more
accurately described as "middle class flight", as all ethnic groups
will flee a neighborhood when they no longer feel safe or they feel
the schools aren't safe for their kids, or the quality of life -- late
night wild noisy parties in the streets, public urination,
streetfights, shootings --become too much to deal with, particularly
by people not used to any of these things.

In my opinion, those who fled were unfairly labeled as racists or
elitist for abandoning the old neighborhood.  I believe they weren't
the problem, rather, the fault lies with those who created the
disturbances and trouble.  I don't believe urban advocates recognized
the issue.

Not long ago there was a PBS series on the history of New York City.
The segment on the 1950s touched on this, but merely said people left
for the suburbs and left behind decayed neighborhoods and schools.
 From what I've seen, I don't agree that such neighborhoods were
decayed, rather, the decay started afterwards from poor maintenance.
Secondly, that series didn't go into the reasons that people left for
the suburbs.

It is true that some people want and can to move on and upward, they
may have more money and could afford a suburban split level instead of
a city rowhouse or apartment.  But others are quite happy with their
existing house and would stay for the rest of their life.  There is
one neighborhood in Phila (Rhawnhurst) that essentially evolved into a
huge senior citizen camp for that reason.

Phone connection: That neighborhood was/is servied by PIlgrim and
PIoneer.  I think they came out of two different offices serving
different sections, but I was always confused on which PI was which.
As in most Phila CO's, each one had numerous exchange names rather
than one name and lots of digits.

The problem was that those who fled usually had more money than their
successors, which meant the tax base--critical to a city--declined as
well as economic activity.  For the phone company, that meant the loss
of people using premium and profitable services (e.g. Touch Tone,
Trimline, multiple extensions, long distance) to those with bare bones
service or poor credit.  In more recent years, the phone companies
have been ordered by the PUCs to carry deadbeats they'd formally cut
off for non payment.  The rest of us have to make up that deficit.

> Chicago-Kedzie CO always had plenty of armed guards around the place,
> so the riots did not cause them anything other than a nuisance. At
> that point in time -- 1968 -- Kedzie still had a large Traffic Depart-
> ment operating room on the second and third floor of the building ...

Around that time there were tensions in New York City and NY Telephone
hosted an open house a traffic unit in a C.O. in a lousy neighborhood.
According to the New York Times, it was a successful event as the
neighbors learned the challenges the operators face and felt more
appreciated.  The operators liked it too.  They all brought in home
made food to share.

In those years a number of Bell companies did different things to
reach out to their communities.  Open houses, using crews to rebuild
playgrounds, putting up a basketball court in a parking lot, etc.  It
appears these were effective and reduced the number of attacks on
crews.

Vandalism on pay phones remained a very serious problem and is to this
day.  But it wasn't just a city problem, in rural areas, open wire
insulators were a favorite target of shooters but a major disruption
of service.

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From: nospam4me@mytrashmail.com (Herb Oxley)
Subject: Re: Party Line Dialing, was Re: Telephone Area Codes and Prefixes
Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2007 18:48:51 UTC
Organization: PANIX Public Access Internet and UNIX, NYC


T <nospam.kd1s@cox.nospam.net> wrote:

> Bell made very good money on defense contracts. 

And I'm sure the Long Lines crews were quite busy in the postwar era
building out the coax and microwave facilities needed to serve the
needs of network TV, which I am sure was also "very good money" for Ma
Bell!

Hence expanding the local facilities took a back seat until I think
the late 1960s.  After all Bell wasn't making much money on local
phone service.

 -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
 Herb Oxley
 From: address IS Valid.

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From: hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com
Subject: Re: Don't Forget to Claim Phone Excise Tax Refund, Says IRS
Date: 23 Feb 2007 12:21:58 -0800
Organization: http://groups.google.com


On Feb 22, 8:38 pm, Leonard Wiener, AP NewsWire
<a...@telecom-digest.org> wrote:

> As if the IRS doesn't already have its hands full beginning to process
> 2006 tax returns and implement deductions authorized by Congress late
> last year, now comes a new headache policing the issuance of rebates
> of up to $60 in telephone excise tax to almost all tax filers.

Can this be claimed by those who take the standard deduction or does
one have to itemize deductions?


[TELECOM Digest Editor's Note: The original article noted that some
amount of money -- between $30 and $60 depending on the number of
phone users in the household -- was the default, no questions asked
amount of money. PAT]

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From: Stan <stanncno1spam@noispam.yaho0.com>
Subject: Re: Verizon to Discontinue Analog Cell Service
Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2007 00:52:56 -0500


In news:telecom26.53.5@telecom-digest.org was written:

> Verizon announced it will discontinue cellular analog service next
> February 2008.

> Has any of the other cellular carriers made such an announcement?

I was notified by OnStar that I had "digital ready" analog equipment
in my 2003 Chevy Truck. It used Verizon Wireless' AMPS service to
connect to the OnStar call center in addition to being able to make
and receive cellular calls from a pre-paid bucket purchased from
OnStar.

My Chevy dealer upgraded the cellular portion of the OnStar hardware
(called a TCU for Telecommunications Control Unit) to CDMA
digital-only hardware in exchange for my committing to keep the
service for another year. This is basically similar to any cellular
carrier willing to give me a free phone in exchange for a one-year
service commitment.

If they hadn't done this upgrade, my OnStar service wouldn't have
worked past February 2008. The other plus is that this is now a CDMA
digital device on the Verizon Wireless network with its own phone
number, and I can add it to my existing VZW service for $9.95/month
and draw from the same bucket of minutes, with unlimited nights and
weekends, while using the hands-free device built into the truck.

-Stan 

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From: Sam Spade <sam@coldmail.com>
Subject: Verizon to Discontinue Analog Cell Service
Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2007 08:02:09 -0800
Organization: Cox


Rick Merrill wrote:

> hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com wrote:

>> Verizon announced it will discontinue cellular analog service next
>> February 2008.

>>Has any of the other cellular carriers made such an announcement?

> Haven't they DONE it already?

> [TELECOM Digest Editor's Note: No, they have not, at least not
> entirely. I still see a few of the older phones around town here, and
> my one pre-paid cell phone still operates also.   PAT]

I thought Verzion was the only one left doing analog.  As I recall
they had an agreement to keep analog alive because of all the old,
analog only, cell phones built into GM cars for that lousy OnStar
service.

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Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2007 19:08:16 -0600
From: Reuters News Wire <reuters@telecom-digest.org>
Subject: Last Laugh! German Online Fraudster Protests Jail Term



[TELECOM Digest Editor's Note: Today, we shall pause to make mock of
this German internet fraudster who protests the jail term he was given 
by climbing up a 22 meter pole.  PAT]
 
A German father of five sentenced to jail for online fraud is
protesting against his conviction by occupying the top of a 22 meter
(72 foot) pole.

Fred Gregor, a 45-year-old lathe operator, has been squatting in a
tiny cubicle atop the converted television mast since last Saturday
morning in a bid to overturn the 15-month prison sentence he is due to
start serving on March 1.

"I've been unfairly judged," he told Reuters from his perch in the
village of Werben by telephone. "I want a new hearing."

In May 2006, a court in the eastern city of Dessau convicted Gregor
after a man accused him of selling goods online that never
arrived. The man told the court he tried to buy a laptop from Gregor
but instead got a box filled with sand.

The court also found that Gregor's online business ventures were in
breach of Germany's telecommunications law.

Gregor, who has a number of previous convictions, one of which
involved setting up a Web site on which his wife stripped in front of
a camera, said the judge at his trial was biased.

"He only based his decision on my past record," he said, adding that
the judge had overseen all of his previous cases.

Since last weekend, Gregor said he had not left the rudimentary 3.25
square meter wooden box atop the pole, surviving on U.S. military
surplus provisions and using a system of bags and pulleys as a toilet.

And his wife, 25-year-old Susanne Gregor, says she is very proud of
him.  "I'm backing him all the way," she said. "The children will know
that their father stood up for what's right."

The unusual protest has attracted considerable attention from German
media, and Gregor said he would not go quietly when authorities come
to enforce his jail term.

"They'll have to come up here and get me," he said.


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[TELECOM Digest Editor's Note: What the man did not seem to realize
(in his complaint about same judge hearing previous cases) is that
although on your first trip into court, fairness indicates that a
computer (or some random selection) is used to detirmine who shall
be your judge, _future_ trips into court are given to the judge who
heard your first case. If you were arrested twenty years ago, for
example, dealt with and then re-arrested on some new charge this
year, assuming the original judge is still alive and on the bench,
_he_ will be assigned your new case, mainly, I suppose, to insure
context to the matter. 

So his wife is very proud of him, eh?  PAT]

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