Long Distance
There are quite a few stories here in the blog about "Long Distance". What is long distance? When the grandkids come from the Philadelphia area to Connecticut to visit, they consider that a long distance. When visiting Singapore or New Zealand or other parts of Southeastern Asia, you know you are a long way from […]
Long Distance — Update No. 10
This is number 10 in a series of updates on “Long Distance”. What is long distance? When in Singapore or New Zealand or other parts of Southeastern Asia, you know you are a long way from New York — like 10,000 miles or so. Those places are a “long distance” away. But when it comes […]
Long Distance – No. 9: Epilogue
When I said yesterday that there may be some further financial challenges ahead for the "traditional" telecommunications companies, I did not realize that on that same day AT&T Corp., the nation’s largest long-distance carrier, announced a plan to eliminate 7,000 jobs and write off $11.4 billion in assets. The Wall Street Journal reported that the […]
Long Distance – No. 9: feedback from readers
There are many people who know much more than I do about telecommunications and I am really pleased that a few of them at IBM offered some feedback on my latest story about "long distance". First, thanks to Mike Nelson, formerly Director of Technology Policy at the Office of Plans and Policy at the FCC, […]
Long Distance – No. 9
The Verizon phone bill for last month’s service at the lakehouse was $16.11. It seems like a reasonable amount until you look at the detailed breakdown. The Touchtone Line was $5.68. And then there were the "other" charges. Federal line cost charge – $6.05. Local Number Portability Surcharge – $.21. Federal Universal Service Fund Surcharge […]
