Duane, Several years ago Austria did just that, put the filter in-line for you. Until then you needed an Austrian Tax Pulse Filter too.
For what it's worth, Stephen C. Phillips At 11:23 AM 6/18/97 -0800, you wrote: >Ian, > >Thank you for information on Telegen billing tone filters. > >My billing tone filter concerns are not the ability to design and/or >provide Swiss or German filters. It is more a case of expressing my >concerns about harmonizing EU standards like TBR 21. If Switzerland, >Germany or any other country is going to claim harmonization they can't >have exceptions to standards. They are not harmonized until exceptions >are eliminated. > > In the Swiss and German case filters could be provided in the telecom >jack. This would eliminate the need to design a special modem for each >country. I don't understand how any EU country can claim to have >harmonized standards when there are exceptions to the standards. > >In the Swiss and Germany case if the filters were in the telco jack their >consumers would have a more sources of telecom devices at lower cost. This >would help to create a climate of laisse faire development in telecom >equipment. Which would ultimately create competition, innovative >development, lower costs, more production, corporate profits and tax >revenue. > >What I am designing is a world wide DAA for an HPC. The DAA is a dongle. >Adding your dongle filter in series with this dongle would not be an >applications of convenience and it would be harder to sell. > >I designed filters in the dongle for both countries. This means >manufacturing separate dongles for each country. Which translates into >special compliance approvals, manufacturing , testing and stocking. The >bottom line, it costs more to support those countries. So, an HPC with >these DAA's costs more. Which probably means fewer sales in each country. > >In my opinion exceptions to EU standards inhibit technology and are >barriers to free trade. > >Regards, > >Duane
