TWiRT 14 - No Dial Tone
Tuesday, January 5, 2010 at 11:23PM
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The end of wireline telephone is in sight.  Impact for broadcasters?

Kirk Harnack - Executive Director, Int'l Business Development, Telos-Omnia-Axia
Tom Ray - VP, Engineering, Buckley BroadcastingWOR, New York
Chris Tobin - CBS Radio, New York
Chris Tarr - Entercom, Milwaukee, GeekJedi, and Broadcast Engineering Info

AT&T is petitioning the FCC to let them change their business model and, hence, their responsibilities.  Some engineers point out all the traditional services they rely upon, including burglar alarm circuits.  

Read up on Voice-over-IP (VoIP) and let us know what you think.

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