Volume 20
Number 4
60 pages Quote: "No one realized that the pumps that delivered fuel to the emergency generators were electric." - Angel Feliciano, representative of Verizon workers explaining why Verizon's backup power failed during the August 14 blackout causing disruption to the 911 service. Notes: Page 25 has a picture of an interesting ad that is not in the index.
Discusses the Call Intercept service offered by Verizon, which prevents callers that do not send any Caller ID information from directly ringing your line.
Notes
Code
None
Page
23
Pages
2 and a half
In Best of 2600 book?
Yes, page 669, Section 3 (2000 and Beyond: A Changing Landscape), Chapter 16 (A New Era of Telephony)
Links
Addendum
Keywords
Telecommunications
The assisted transmission of signals over a distance for the purpose of communication. (more..)
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