| Earl F. Parrish 2005-05-26, 10:54 pm |
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"Carey Gregory" <tiredofspam123@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:kpev81959dpfk6i91vpbuokm2hhidv8fvp@4ax.com...
> Jer <gdunn@airmail.ten> wrote:
>
>
> So what? The technical issues of mapping a hotel connection to
> the hotel
> and room number are trivial compared to, say, determining a cell
> phone's
> location. Internet cafes, libraries, and all sorts of public
> access points
> will have the same issue. I guess they'll either have to figure
> it out or
> quit providing VoIP to those locations.
>
> VoIP providers got into the business of providing public telephone
> service,
> but they didn't bother providing the whole package and you see the
> results.
> It's easy to undercut the other guys when you're allowed to skip
> the hard
> parts. Well, now they can't, and it's about time. All the FCC is
> saying is
> they have to quit being half-baked telephone companies and become
> real ones.
>
Don't you think that if someone keeled over in a library, a regular
landline will be available? When you are in a public place, you do
not have the only telephone around. If I have an emergency in a
hotel, I am going to use the house phone even if it costs $5.00 to
make a call.
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Earl F. Parrish
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