[1st-mile-nm] Fwd: Bye bye, PSTN?

[Marianne Granoff]

 From another list.

>The FCC desires to transition from the decades-old circuit-based
>Public Switched Telephone Network to a new system run entirely with
>Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) technology. This is perhaps the
>most serious indication to date that the legacy telephone system will,
>in the near future, reach the end of its life. This public commenting
>phase represents a very early stage in what will undoubtedly be a very
>complex transition that makes this year's bumpy switch from analog to
>digital television look relatively easy.
>
>3-page FCC "Public Notice" here:
>
><http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-09-2517A1.pdf>
>
>Released: 1-DEC-2009
>Comment date: 21-DEC-2009
>