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Re: Address "portability"

  • From: Vadim Antonov
  • Date: Fri Apr 05 17:46:01 1996

>From: matthew@scruz.net (Matthew Kaufman)

>>From: Peter Lothberg <roll@stupi.se>
>> Give me a call when you convinced the phone_company to make my phone number 
>> work in California. 

>The California PUC has approved local phone competition within California,
>with the requirement the phone number portability (between carriers) be
>fully implemented as soon as possible. Making your phone number stay the
>same no matter whether you're a PacBell or MFS or TCI customer is exactly
>the same problem as making IP addresses portable... just wait until ISPs
>are regulated, and they get the same mandate.

>-matthew kaufman
> matthew@scruz.net

Which only shows how stupid American elected representatives are.
(No, i do not think they are any smarter in any other country).

--vadim




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