On Fri, Jan 1, 2010 at 3:50 PM, Tony B <[email protected]> wrote: > No, you're thinking of the old landlines of the 50's and 60's. Today > they're over-shared the same as everything else and are probably about > as reliable in an emergency.
I do not disagree with you on this. However, should there really be active movement to dispose of POTS before reliable and fully useable wireless coverage or another alternative is available to everyone? There certainly are numerous parts of the United States where wireless has never been available, and there do not seem to be concrete plans to rectify that situation in many of those locations. It just seems to me that AT&T would be in a better position to be supported in the undoing of their POTS were their wireless coverage 100% usable in the areas where they have the wired service that they want to rid themselves of. Given the often poor track record of AT&T toward consumers, many folks would be expecting that company to act rather selfishly in this endeavor of theirs. Steve ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
