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The Telecom Digest for April 7, 2012
Volume 31 : Issue 88 : "text" Format
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Date: 6 Apr 2012 06:14:25 -0000
From: "John Levine" <johnl@iecc.com>
To: telecomdigestmoderator.remove-this@and-this-too.telecom-digest.org.
Subject: Re: Fax Modem gadgets
Message-ID: <20120406061425.33575.qmail@joyce.lan>
>Does anyone make a similar gadget with USB output?
The usual thing these days is an all in one printer/scanner/fax with
USB, wired Ethernet, or wifi. They can generally be configured to
print incoming faxes, or send them to the computer.
R's,
John
Date: Fri, 06 Apr 2012 11:12:27 -0500
From: bonomi@host122.r-bonomi.com (Robert Bonomi)
To: telecomdigestmoderator.remove-this@and-this-too.telecom-digest.org.
Subject: Re: Fax Modem gadgets
Message-ID: <Y4GdnX9ur592iOLSnZ2dnUVZ_rGdnZ2d@posted.nuvoxcommunications>
In article <jlkq4p$m8r$1@reader1.panix.com>,
David Lesher <wb8foz@panix.com> wrote:
>HP made a great gadget called a PrinterPal. It answered your fax
>line, and printed the faxes on your existing laser printer.
>
>Alas, printers now have USB, not parallel ports.
>
>Does anyone make a similar gadget with USB output?
"Sort-of".
They're built-in on many/most "multi-function"/"all-in-one" printers.
As a 'true stand-alone device', I don't know of any. Unless it sits
'in line' between a computer and printer, with 'pass through' of
data from the computer to the printer, it would just be a way to turn
an 'expensive' (not a dumb 'winprinter') printer into a dedicated fax
machine. Cheaper to buy a 'real' fax machine, or o 'all in one".
Date: 06 Apr 2012 05:39:40 GMT
From: Doug McIntyre <merlyn@geeks.org>
To: telecomdigestmoderator.remove-this@and-this-too.telecom-digest.org.
Subject: Re: Fax Modem gadgets
Message-ID: <4f7e819c$0$74950$8046368a@newsreader.iphouse.net>
David Lesher <wb8foz@panix.com> writes:
>HP made a great gadget called a PrinterPal. It answered your fax line, and printed the
>faxes on your existing laser printer.
>Alas, printers now have USB, not parallel ports.
>Does anyone make a similar gadget with USB output?
Your best option is that many of the all-in-one printer/scanner
officejets are also FAX machines as well. Most are inkjet, there are
some lasers.
The problem with more modern printers with USB interfaces is that
there isn't a standard printer language like HP PCL like most lasers
had back in the day with parallel ports. So, even if there was
such a box, it would be able to control only a tiny imited set of
printers. The took the smarts out of the printer to make them cheaper
and more disposable.
Date: Thu, 05 Apr 2012 20:54:08 -0700
From: Thad Floryan <thad@thadlabs.com>
To: telecomdigestmoderator.remove-this@and-this-too.telecom-digest.org.
Subject: Falcone mulls voluntary bankruptcy for LightSquared
Message-ID: <4F7E68E0.7050605@thadlabs.com>
Full article here:
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/04/04/us-falcone-lightsquared-idUSBRE83319U20120404
Excerpts follow:
Hedge fund manager Philip Falcone said in an interview on Wednesday he
is "seriously considering" filing a voluntary bankruptcy for
LightSquared, the struggling telecom startup in which his Harbinger
Capital Partners is the majority owner.
Falcone said a bankruptcy is one of several options he is considering
as he tries to find a way to salvage the company, which reported a
$427 million net loss during the first nine months of 2011, and keep
its creditors at bay.
He said a bankruptcy would allow the company time to find a way to
deal with communications interference issues that have arisen with the
planned buildout of a nationwide wireless broadband network.
Falcone said a bankruptcy would not necessarily wipe out the equity
holders of LightSquared because the spectrum it owns retains value.
[...]
It wasn't too long ago that Falcone was the toast of hedge fund row
after his fund soared to $26 billion in assets after making a wildly
successful bet on the collapse of the housing market. Almost
overnight, Falcone went from being a relatively unknown distressed
debt trader to a billionaire who was buying one of the most expensive
townhouses in Manhattan.
[...]
Falcone's announcement that he is considering a voluntary bankruptcy
is a reversal of a stance he took in February after the Federal
Communications Commission withdrew a conditional waiver that allowed
LightSquared to begin building out its mobile network.
The FCC revoked the waiver after tests revealed that LightSquared's
planned network would interfere with crucial satellite systems used
for critical services such as aviation safety and the U.S. Department
of Defense. The FCC action also came after bitter protests from a
trade group representing companies that rely on Global Positioning
Systems, which operate in a spectrum close to LightSquared.
In the wake of the FCC decision, LightSquared's main business partner,
Sprint, canceled a deal to help it build out the network.
[...]
Date: Thu, 5 Apr 2012 17:43:27 -0700 (PDT)
From: Mark Smith <marklsmith@yahoo.com>
To: telecomdigestmoderator.remove-this@and-this-too.telecom-digest.org.
Subject: Re: Ohio bill could doom landlines
Message-ID: <1333673007.74308.YahooMailNeo@web162105.mail.bf1.yahoo.com>
On Thursday, April 5, 2012 5:37PM, From: Adam H. Kerman <ahk@chinet.com> wrote:
> danny burstein <dannyb@panix.com> wrote:
>> [Ohio news]
>> [An] Ohio bill could doom landlines. With the steady stream of
>> innovations to wireless phones, many companies are regarding the
>> traditional landline as obsolete.
>> The [Ohio] bill addresses Carrier of Last Resort (COLR) obligations
>> that previously required franchises to serve everyone who wanted
>> service in a franchise territory.
> I'm confused. What were all the subsidies for universal service for?
> Will they be returning those subsidies if universal service is no
> longer provided?
They're giving out cell phones instead. Tracphone is a major player
in Maryland. They advertise on TV that if you're getting assistance
you can have a free phone. Great if you can get cell service.
Mark L. Smith
marklsmith@yahoo.com
http://smith.freehosting.net
Date: Thu, 5 Apr 2012 17:57:44 -0700 (PDT)
From: HAncock4 <withheld@invalid.telecom-digest.org>
To: telecomdigestmoderator.remove-this@and-this-too.telecom-digest.org.
Subject: Re: Poisson Table
Message-ID: <bf4d43ab-450a-47f5-b0e3-73c064b4ad1d@b14g2000vbz.googlegroups.com>
On Apr 5, 6:57 pm, Fred Atkinson <fatkinson.remove-t...@and-this-
too.mishmash.com> wrote:
> Can someone here tell me where I can get a Poisson table for trunk
> traffic analysis?
The textbook, "Engineering and Operations in the Bell System" has a
chapter on Erlang B and the Poisson analysis, including formulas and
desirable service goals.
There are several articles on use of Poisson in the BSTJ. Go to their
index and search on Poisson:
http://www.alcatel-lucent.com/bstj/
A college statistics textbook might have general Possion tables.
There may be other books in a large technical college library.
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