Date: Tue, 9 May 1995 18:13:27 -0500 From: TELECOM Digest (Patrick Townson) Subject: Bibliography of Telecom Publications Recently an inquiry in the Digest asked how to contact {Telephony Magazine}. I wondered if they were still in business. Several responses came in on this, of which two are printed below. About the same time I got a very lengthy list of telecom magazines and periodicals available. I decided to put all this information together in a special mailing which you may want to keep with other telecom related reference materials. The person preparing the bibliography did not mention the publication you are reading right now -- TELECOM Digest -- but read through the list he did prepare; I will discuss the Digest at the end of his message. PAT From: Noah Davids Subject: Re: Subscription Details Wanted For "Telephony" Date: 6 May 1995 00:24:15 GMT Organization: Stratus Computer Inc. The copy of {Telephony} I have has an ISSN number of 0040-2656. Don't know if its the one you are interested in or not. But for the record its published by Intertec. Customer Service is located at: Telephony P.O. Box 12901 Overland Park, KS 66282-2901 1-800-441-0294 or 913-967-1707 I would expect that they could sign you up or at least send you a subscription form. From: bruce.roberts@greatesc.com (Bruce Roberts) Date: Sun, 7 May 1995 18:47:00 GMT Organization: The Great Escape - Gardena, CA - (310) 676-3534 NS> Subject: Subscription Details Wanted For "Telephony" NS> From: nirad@cs.uq.oz.au (Nirad Sharma) NS> A friend of mine is trying to find out how to subscribe to "Telephony" NS> but cannot get hold of a copy to get the subscription details (nor can NS> I). Can anyone provide the fax number or e-mail address for NS> subscribing to this periodical? [...] NS> [TELECOM Digest Editor's Note: Is {Telephony} still in business? I've [...] As of a couple years ago this still worked for me:) Global Telephony 55 East Jackson Blvd., Suite 1100 Chicago, Illinois 60604-4188 Telephone (312) 922-2435 fax (312) 922-1408 TTFN -br- -------------------------------- From: Tom Farley Subject: Long list of telecom related magazines and newsletters Date: Sun, 7 May 95 02:11:35 -0500 Organization: Delphi (info@delphi.com email, 800-695-4005 voice) Prepared by: Tom Farley / private line 5150 Fair Oaks Blvd. #101-348 Carmichael, CA 95608 USA private line@delphi.com My magazine is $24 a year for six issues. Text of back issues are at the etext archive at Michigan. Gopher over or ftp to: etext.archive.umich.edu/pub/Zines/PrivateLine -------------------------------------------- Telecom Related Magazines and Newsletters Welcome to the telecom related magazine list of _private line_. This is an update to the list that first appeared in issue Number 5. I think it is the best magazine list on the Internet. I hope to update this every two months or so. Addresses are for subscriptions and samples. I didn't include editorial addresses to save space. Quoted material comes from a magazine's masthead or from a reader's comments. Let me know if you find any mistakes in this list or if you find a magazine that I should be aware of. Feel free to distribute freely. Just keep the file intact and send me corrections so I can keep the list going! Some of these magazines will give you free subs if you take it third class and are "qualified" to have it. My advice is to ask for a sub, fill out their form and let them make the decision. Who knows? Maybe the magazine needs more subscribers so that they can charge higher ad rates. I personally am always willing to pay for a sample copy. See what happens after you write in. Then start filling out product information cards in the magazines that arrive. Be specific. The trick is to get a low cost flow of information into your mailbox. Really broke but still interested? Ask for their writers' guidelines along with a sample. Or ask for a media kit. Dummy up some letterhead at Office Depot and call yourself a consultant if you have to. But I just use my real name. That's worked so far. 2600: The Hacker Quarterly General hacking. Some of the best telephone hacking articles in print. 10 years worth of back issues available. 2600 Enterprises, Inc. P.O. Box 752 Middle Island, NY 11953 (516) 751-2600 2600@well.sf.ca.us Quarterly. U.S. and Canadian subscriptions: $21 individual and $50. Overseas: $30 individual and $50 corporate in US Funds. Advanced Wireless Communications A newsletter from the Telecom group. They do say that they won't charge for a sample. And they did send me a nice catalog of their expensive publications. Telecom Publishing Group 1101 King St. Suite 444, Box 1455 Alexandria, VA 22313-20555 1-800-452-8011 $492. Bi-weekly with a fax alert. America's Network Formerly Telephone Engineer and Management, a well respected industry magazine. "I tried to find info for you on TE&M since I used to get it free as a kid. Loved it! Looked for it on my last dumpster mission. Alas, all I got from the spoils were a couple issues of Telephony." Advantstar Communications 131 West First Street Duluth MN 55802-2065 Twice a month. $44 a year to United States addresses. A sample is $4.95. Antique Telephone Collectors Association Newsletter A publication of the ATCA. It contains news of their organization as well as interesting articles on the history of telephony. It also has classified ads, some with pictures, from members looking to buy and sell old phones, phone parts, books, phone memorabilia and other collector items. Fascinating reading. The newsletter comes free with your membership. Write for a sample as well as for a membership application. ATCA Ann Manning, Office Manager P.O. Box 94 Abilene, KS 67410 (913) 263-1757 The newsletter is monthly. Dues are $30 a year to U.S. members, paid on a calendar basis. People joining mid-year pay pro-rated dues of $2.50 a month. There is a one time fee of $5.00 for new members. AT&T Technical Journal Not as technical as the old B.S.T.J. nor understandable as the old Bell Laboratories Record., the AT&T Technical Journal does come up with some fascinating articles. No. 73 was on AT&T switches. The 5ESS-2000 and the 4ESS were both reviewed along with a lengthy discussion of how cellular and PCS calls are switched. Circulation Group, Room 3C-417 AT&T Bell Laboratories 600 Mountain Ave. P.O. Box 636 Murray Hill, N.J. 07974-0636 (908) 582-4019 Six times a year. $55 domestic. $11.00 for single copies. They may have two years of back issues available but some editions are sold out. Best to write first for info on back issues and subscribing. Bell Labs News Nicely done tabloid sized, 6 page newspaper that's published bi- weekly. Closed subscriber list. Limited to employees of AT&T . I got a copy from a subscriber but you may want to try the person below: Linda Crockett, Editor Room 3C-420 A AT&T Bell Laboratories 600 Mountain Avenue P.O. Box 636 Murray Hill, NJ 07974-0636 (908) 582-4739 attmail!crockett Blacklisted! 411 "The Official Hacker's Magazine". A nicely done magazine out of southern California. It's well worth looking for. You'll probably want to subscribe if you enjoy 2600 or my magazine. P.O. Box 2506 Cypress, CA 90630 (310) 596-4673 Quarterly. $20 a year. $5.00 for a sample. Cabling Business Magazine "The Only Telecommunications Copper and Fiber Optics Cabling and Wiring Magazine for Voice, Data, and Image." These people seem a little too eager to give you a subscription. Wouldn't even tell me the price of a sample or sub over the phone. They insisted on sending a free copy. In addition, the publication is very practical and interesting. Write for this one! Cabling Business Magazine P.O. Box 496177 Garland TX 754049-6177 (214) 328-1717 Call Center A call center is a place that takes a customer's calls. It might be a catalog sales center or a cable TV company's order department. Interesting enough to check out. "Ten Ways To Foil a Hacker" was a good, non-hysterical article on fraud. Call Center 1265 Industrial Highway Southampton, PA 18966 1-800-677-3435 MCI Mail 627-4700. Monthly. US: 12 issues for $14. Canada: $20. I just got an app for a free sub so you may want to inquire . . . Cellular Business "This rag sucks and doesn't contain much more than fluffy press releases from the manufacturers of phones and accessories. No technical information, and they ran an article on cellular fraud that was grossly inaccurate and belonged in a Sunday newspaper supplement. I subscribed, and then refused to send them the $39 they wanted for a subscription. Just glossy garbage." Your editor, though, thinks that it really is worth a look, they seem to be getting better. Cellular Business Intertec Publishing Corp. P.O. Box 12901 Overland Park, KS 66282-2901 (913) 341-1300 Monthly. $24 a year to qualified subscribers. Call for free sample. Cellular Marketing Another publication that I haven't seen but one that David Crowe recommends. He says it is trying to take on a more technical focus. Write for a sample. Argus Circulation Center P.O. Box 41528 Nashville, TN 37204 $29 for a U.S. sub and $39 for a Canadian or Mexican subscription. Cellular Network Perspectives Expertly done, professional newsletter. David Crowe focuses on networks, protocols and general cellular concepts, rather than on exact technical details. It gives you the big picture without any corporate slant. It is really the only publication that goes into details on standards. Cellular Networking Perspectives 2636 Toronto Crescent NW Calgary, AB T2N 3W1 Canada (403) 289-6609 (403) 289-6658 FAX 71574.3157@compuserve.com Monthly. $150 a year for small business and educational customers. $250 otherwise. All back issues available. He'll mail or fax you a copy of "IS-41 Explained" if you like. Computer Telephony Driven by ads and corporations. Same folks as Call Center and Teleconnect. Some interesting articles on occasion. A recent article by Mitel predicts the death of PBX's as we understand them. They're giving away subs so you might as well sign up. Computer Telephony 1265 Industrial Highway Southampton, PA 18966 1-800-677-3435 1015032@mcimail.com 70600.2451@compuserve.com Electronic Design A real find. Features articles occasionally on telecom. Goldberg's article on PCS, for example, was a better read than a similar article that ran about the same time in the expensive IEEE Personal Communications. Electronic Design, A Penton Publication Penton Publishing Subscription Lockbox P.O. Box 96732 Chicago, Ill 60693 Supposedly $105 a year. Write for a sample -- you should be able to wrangle a free sub from them. FCC Report Another newsletter from Telecom. Telecom Publishing Group 1101 King St. Suite 444, Box 1455 Alexandria, VA 22313-20555 1-800-452-8011 $591. They say they don't charge for a sample. People on the phone are sometimes confused. Fiber Optic News Newsletter. "Covers management and marketing of optical fibers and laser technology" Phillips Business Information, Inc. 12051 Seven Locks Road Potomac, MD 208564 1-800-777-5006 Weekly. 50 times a year. 10 pages. $697 a year. $37.50 for a sample. Full Disclosure Glen Roberts puts out this interesting, newspaper like publication. It deals with many electronic privacy issues but it has some nice telephone articles from time to time. I see it only rarely on newsstands. Ask your magazine dealer to order it through Fine Print Distributors. First Amendment Press, Inc. 8129 N. 35th Ave., Suite 134 Phoenix, AZ 85051 Monthly. $29.95 for 12 issues. Canadian subscriptions add $15.00. For all other countries add $25.00 per twelve issues. Global Telephony Another one from Intertec. I haven't called for prices yet. Intertec Publishing Corp. P.O. Box 12901 Overland Park, KS 66282-2901 (913) 341-1300 IEEE Communications Magazine Occasionally interesting telephone pieces. I read it from time to time at a university libary. IEEE Service Center 445 Hoes Lane Piscataway, N.J. 08855-13311 (908) 981-0060 j.milizzo@ieee.org Monthly. $23 to members, $135 to non-members, single issue copies are $10 to members and $20 to non-members. IEEE Personal Communications "The Magazine of Nomadic Communications and Computing" Winter 1994 edition had lots of stuff on the development of PCS protocols. Cutting edge information if you can understand it or afford it. IEEE Service Center 445 Hoes Lane Piscataway, N.J. 08855-13311 (908) 981-0060 e.wilber@ieee.org Quarterly. $80 a year to non-members. A single copy to non-members costs $20. Innovations This is Protel's own quarterly newsletter. They're the largest COCOT maker in the country. It's small (4 pp) but well done and it's free. Greg Hogan, National Accounts Manager, does a good job explaining the NANP or North American Numbering Plan in issue 7. Send a postcard requesting it to: Teresa Frueh Blocher Protel Inc. 4150 Kidron Rd. Lakeland, Fl 33811-1274 BTW, she wants your name, company name, and your daytime phone number. Yeah, right. ISDN News Another expensive newsletter from Phillips. Phillips Business Information, Inc. 12051 Seven Locks Road Potomac, MD 208564 1-800-777-5006 25 times a year for $597 a year. $35 for a sample. They'll send you a free brochure on it if you want one. Land Mobile Radio News Newsletter. They'll send you a free brochure on it. Phillips Business Information, Inc. 12051 Seven Locks Road Potomac, MD 208564 1-800-777-5006 Weekly. 50 times a year. 12 to 14 pages an issue. $597 a year. $35 for a sample. Local Competition Report Another newsletter from Telecom. Telecom Publishing Group 1101 King St. Suite 444, Box 1455 Alexandria, VA 22313-20555 1-800-452-8011 $425 yearly. Comes out every two weeks. They say they don't charge for a sample. Local Telecom Competition Newsletter. They'll send you a free brochure about it if you want it. Phillips Business Information, Inc. 12051 Seven Locks Road Potomac, MD 208564 1-800-777-5006 Bi-weekly. 25 times a year. 12 to 14 pages an issue. $597 a year. $35 for a sample. Microwave Journal " . . . I get more technical info about the direction and technology of cellular from one issue of RF Design News or Microwave Journal than I could from a whole year of Cellular Business." Horizon House Publications, Inc. P.O. Box 850949 Braintree MA 02185-0949 (617) 356-4595 Monthly. Domestic, one year, $67.00, two year $110, foreign $120 one year, two year subscriptions $230, back issues (if available) and single copies, $8.00 domestic and $17.00 foreign. Microwaves & RF Heavy duty publication for the radio engineer. Microwaves and RF A Penton Publication 1100 Superior Avenue Cleveland OH 44197-8101 (216) 696-7000 Monthly. $60 for US subscriptions. Free to qualified individuals. Mobile Communications International Magazine. Haven't seen it. Central House 27 Park Street Croydon CRO 1YD +44 (0)81 686 5654 Monthly. 40 pounds UK, overseas 60 pounds ($120) per year. Mobile Data Report Another newsletter from the folks at Telecom. Telecom Publishing Group 1101 King St. Suite 444, Box 1455 Alexandria, VA 22313-20555 1-800-452-8011 $597. Every two weeks. They say they don't charge for a sample. Mobile Phone News Phillips Business Information, Inc. 12051 Seven Locks Road Potomac, MD 208564 1-800-777-5006 Newsletter. Weekly. 50 times a year. $597 a year. $35 for a sample. They'll send you a free brochure on it if you want one. Mobile Satellite News Phillips Business Information, Inc. 12051 Seven Locks Road Potomac, MD 208564 1-800-777-5006 Newsletter. Weekly. 50 times a year. $597 a year. $35 for a sample. They'll send you a free brochure on it if you want one. Monitoring Times Grove Enterprises, Inc. P.O. Box 98, 300 S. Highway 64 West Brasstown, North Carolina 28902-0098 Monthly. $21.95 in the U.S. and $32.00 elsewhere. Newsstands. Nuts and Volts Arguably better than Popular Electronics at its height. Great ads and even better articles. Damien Thorn's cellular articles were especially good. I usually find Nuts and Volts at a ham radio stoe. Write for a sample. Nuts and Volts Magazine 430 Princeland Court Corona, CA 91719 (909) 371-8497 74262.3664@compuserve.com Monthly. 3d class: $17.00 a year or 2 years for $31. 1st class: $34.00 for one year in the USA. $5.00 for back issues. On the Line "The National Publication of the California Payphone Association". A regional publication that does cover national issues. Another resource for COCOTs. No reader service cards but worth getting. California Payphone Association c/o On the Line 2610 Crow Canyon Rd., Suite 150 San Ramon, CA 94583 (510) 855-3880 Six times a year. $25 a year. Send $5.00 and you'll get a sample. Or call them up and use your social engineering skills. . . Outside Plant Outside plant is an old telephone term for everything outside of the switching center. It's a nice publication but I doubt you are going to get a free sub -- I'm still working on them to give me a discount or to trade subs. Practical Communications, Inc. P.O. Box 183 Cary, Illinois 60013-0183 One year $30 domestic, one year for Canadian addresses is $64 US. Phone + Another COCOT related magazine. A good place to get more information on a hard to research topic. Write or call for a free sample. Phone + Box 5400 Scottsdale, AZ 85261-5400. (602) 990-1101 15 times a year for $50.00 Popular Communications The "Telephones Enroute" column written by Tom Kneitel (K2AES) is very good. Mostly product announcements regarding cellular equipment but analyzed by someone who knows what they're talking about. CQ Publications 76 N. Broadway Hicksville, NY 11801 (516) 681-2926 Monthly. Domestic rate is $21.50 You can get it from any magazine dealer. Premier Telecard Magazine Another telecard magazine. I haven't seen it. I'd send at least five dollars for a sample. Or call first BJE Graphics and Pub., Inc P.O. Box 2297 Paso Robles, CA 93447 (805) 547-8500 A $30 subscription gets you the mag, two telecards and a telecard calendar for 1995. private line "A journal of inquiry into the telephone system" Okay, you didn't think that I'd leave mine out, did you? The finest, self indulgent nonsense about the telephone system in print today. private line 5150 Fair Oaks Blvd. #101-348 Carmichael, CA 95608 privateline@delphi.com. $24 a year for six issues. Goes up to $27.00 July, 1. $4.00 for a sample. Back issues $5.00. Text of back issues are on line at: etext.archive.umich.edu/pubs/Zines/PrivateLine Public Communications Magazine A hoot. COCOTs and more. The November, 1994 issue featured an article on how raising a local payphone call to $.35 will benefit everyone. Really. I got a free sample by calling the 800 line. My sample came with a form for a free subscription which they did give me. Public Communications P.O. Box 6246 Syracuse, NY 13217-7920 1-800-825-0061 Radio Communications Report "For cellular phone information, my favorite is a weekly tabloid called Radio Communications Report. It has every thing that Phillips newsletters have (plus a lot more) at 1/10 the price. It's also a lot better than the glossies like Cellular Business for following current events in the business." RCR Publications Inc. 777 East Speer Blvd. Denver, C0 80203 1-800-678-9595 Semi-monthly. 1 year $39; 2 years - $59. Wouldn't tell me the sample price -- insisted on mailing me a free copy. RBOC Update Worldwide Videotext P.0. Box 138 Babson Park, Boston MA (508) 477-8979 Monthly newsletter. $150 a year Report on AT&T Newsletter. "Reports on all activities of AT&T" Focuses on "AT&T and its bloody turf battles." Telecom Publishing Group 1101 King St. Suite 444, Box 1455 Alexandria, VA 22313-20555 1-800-452-8011 Twice a month. $697 a year with a fax alert. They say they will send you a free sample if you are interested. Satellite Times Grove Enterprises, Inc. P.O. Box 98, 300 S. Highway 64 West Brasstown, North Carolina 28902-0098 (704) 837-9200 grove@mercury.interpath.net Bi-monthly-- $19.95 in the U.S. and $26.00 elsewhere . State Telephone Regulation Report Telecom Publishing Group 1101 King St. Suite 444, Box 1455 Alexandria, VA 22313-20555 1-800-452-8011 Twice a month newsletter. $535 a year. They say they will send you a free sample if you are interested. TeleCard World "America's Leading Magazine for the Telephone Card Industry" Very interesting. Your place to find O.J. calling cards. They'll send you an old issue as a free sample. Telecard World P.O. Box 6246 Syracuse, NY 13217-7920 1-800-825-0061 $36.00 yearly for US subscriptions. Telecom Gear "The National Marketplace To Buy & Sell Telecommunications Equipment" They focus more on used PBX and office equipment, rather than telco equipment which Telephone International covers. 15400 Knoll Train Suite 500 Dallas, TX 75248 (214) 233-5131 Monthly 3d class: $31 a year. They sent me a free sample when I wrote for information. Telecommunications: Americas' Edition The best corporate telecom magazine that I've seen. Same group that publishes Microwave Journal. Horizon House Publications P.O. Box 850949 Braintree, MA 02185-0949 telecom@world.com Monthly. $67.00 a year US, $120 foreign, single issues are $8 US and $17 for foreign. Telco Business Report Was Telephone Week. Another expensive newsletter from Telecom. Telecom Publishing Group 1101 King St. Suite 444, Box 1455 Alexandria, VA 22313-20555 1-800-452-8011 Twice a month newsletter. $695 a year. They say they will send you a free sample if you are interested. Telecommunications Policy Academic publication. Policy stuff and more. Explains and comments on technology to non-engineer university types. Uses side margins to footnote! Worth looking at but you'll have to search. Turpin Distribution Services Ltd. Blackhorse Road Letchworth. Herts SG6 IHN. UK Nine times a year. Corporate subscriptions: 270 pounds to UK and Europe, 285 pounds to the rest of the world. Individual: 90 pounds. (Specify Telecommunications Policy when ordering) Teleconnect Teleconnect is more practically oriented than most corporate publications. Available through the Tower chain and at many newsstands. 1265 Industrial Highway Southampton, PA 18966 1-800-677-3435 70600.2451 @compuserve.com 12 issues for $15 -- Canada: $30. Retails for $4.00 a copy. Telemarketing "The Authority on Inbound, Out bound and Customer Service Management" Telemarketing One Technology Plaza Norwalk , CT 06854 1 -800-243-6002 Bi-monthly. $49 in the U.S. Call for a sample. Telephony Some value because it is timely and widely available. Guest editorials are good. Lots of product announcements and self serving press releases. Telephony P.O. Box 12976 Overland Park. Kansas 66282-9940 (312) 922-1408 4944254@mcimail .com Weekly. $45.00 domestic. Single copies are $5.00. Telephone International "Published for buyers and sellers of telecommunications equipment since 1985" This newspaper like publication has display ads and classifieds. Caters to the telco crowd. Small but interesting photos of GTD5s, DMS lOOs, etc. in the ads. This may be your best chance of seeing some inside plant equipment. Fairly easy to get a free sub. Telephone International P.O. Box 3589 -- Hwy. 70 N. Crossville, TN 38557-3589 (615) 484-3685 Monthly. Domestic is $50.00 for two years if mailed first class. Ask for a sample. TeleProfessional "Effective Marketing Via Telecommunications" I think that telemarketing is a terrible thing but the technology involved is fascinating. An easy one to get a free sub from. 209 West Fifth Street Suite N Waterloo, Iowa 50701 -5420 (319) 235-4473 $39 a year. They were running a $10 subscription promo when I called. And they happily sent a sample. Voice Processing Magazine "The source for applications of computer-telephone integration & voice automation" Advanstar Communications 131 W. Birst Street Duluth, MN 55802 $39 for one year or $59 for two years. $4.95 for a sample. Washington Telecom News Phillips Business Information, Inc. 12051 Seven Locks Road Potomac, MD 208564 1 -800-777-5006 Newsletter. Weekly. 50 times a year. 8 to 10 pages an issue. $597 a year. $35 for a sample. They'll send you a free brochure on it if you want one. Wireless "For the corporate user". Wireless is the future. This magazine covers it well with nice articles on many aspects. Good reader service cards. Circulation Department: Wireless Three Wing Drive, Suite 240 Cedar Knolls NJ 07927-1000 (201) 285-1500 Every two months (bi-monthly). Free to qualified subscribers. $30 to US subscribers and $36 for our Canadian and Mexican friends. They did send me a free sample. STILL LOOKING! AT&T Technology, Common Carrier, Global Telecommunications, Tele-Asia, Telecom and Network Security Review, Telecommunications Journal of Australia, Telesis, World Wide Telecom, Telekom Praxis, Funkschau, Commutations and Refutations, Phillips' Telecommunications Review Ericsson Review, Siemens' Telecom Report Northern Telecom Magazine This list is available for $2.00 in hardcopy. Just send cash. See you on the net! Tom Farley 5150 Fair Oaks Blvd. #101-348 Carmichael, CA 95608 privateline@delphi.com ------------------------ And now that I have given a free advertisment to all the publications mentioned above, let me mention the one Mr. Farley did not bother to include in his list for whatever reason ... the one you are reading now -- TELECOM Digest. () The oldest continuing newsletter/ezine on the internet, having started in 1981 and published continuously since then. Other journals which were originally part of this Digest are themsevles now several years old. () Exclusively electronic; no print edition. () Unlike the ones mentioned above, instead of a weekly or bi-weekly or monthly edition, there are *several hundred* issues per year. Typically it averages out to two or three issues daily. () No rip off subscription prices; very little that could be considered advertising. Mostly just reader-written questions, answers and commentary. Instead of charging $100-500 per year and sending out one issue per week, I request a donation of $20 per reader per year, and this is used to supplement the grant the Digest receives from the International Telecommunication Union each month. Whether you send a donation or not, you are provided with the Digest simply by requesting it. But I would like to point out that the Digest is SHAREWARE ... not FREEWARE. If you benefit by what you read here from day to day, then your support is ernestly solicited to help keep the Digest publishing, and to allow the additional work and periodic updates needed in the Telecom Archives, where all the output from this Digest for the past fifteen years and lots more is available for your use at no charge. Thank you for your help and for reading this. TELECOM Digest 9457-D Niles Center Road Skokie, IL 60076 Phone: 500-677-1616 (708-329-0571) Fax: 708-329-0572 PAT