[asterisk-users] North American voice BRI - Informal survey

[Stephen Bosch]

Jon Pounder wrote:
> http://www.crtc.gc.ca/archive/ENG/Orders/2007/o2007-56.pdf
> 
> some discouraging directions being taken by the idiots at the crtc.  
> Essentially laying the groundwork to phase out bri completely in  
> Canada, probably fcc has similar idiots making similar decisions as we  
> discuss this.

I wouldn't go that far. Note that a similar Bell Canada application was
submitted and approved two years ago.

At least they're still going to provide the service, except only on a
monthly tariff (not a bad idea -- I think the contracts are onerous anyway).

The feeling I get reading this document is that they have a lot of
customers still using this service.

I do know that Sasktel are betting heavily on IP services, though. This
is probably the stick end of the carrot-stick combination.

> Read the rationale for a good laugh - these bureaucrats are out to  
> lunch on the technical aspects completely.

Sure, I don't buy the argument that they "had concerns regarding their
ability to provide Microlink service in the long-term, given the age and
viability of the ISDN-BRI technology."

What I want to know is, what do they propose to replace it with? The
document says -- among other things --  "IP-based services" and
"Centrex". How is digital Centrex an improvement? There's no more
equipment available for supporting that than there is for BRI.

If they want to sell or rent us a bunch of digital sets, then it's a big
con.

-Stephen-