An AT&T Wi-Fi voice waiver will allow the carrier to use RTT instead of TTY for hearing impaired people wherever its wireless network is IP-based.
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The global phone line decline has been driven more by subscribers substituting VoIP rather than mobile service, says TeleGeography.
Software defined networking and the PSTN sunset are among 5 hot topics we noted at the Big Telecom Event in Chicago this week.
FCC chairman Tom Wheeler has a tone of urgency about the TDM-to-IP transition, but the specific actions he promises are largely of the “let’s study this further” variety.
As the telecom industry plans the TDM-to-IP transition to replace traditional voice service with VoIP, interconnection will be a challenge.
The move to an all IP communications network is well underway and the FCC has created a Technology Transitions Policy Task Force to study issues surrounding this transition.
ATIS is seeking an industry-led solution to address issues related to a phase-out of traditional phone networks. Execs from AT&T and Verizon will chair the team.
The potential phase-out of traditional voice services was discussed at an FCC workshop yesterday.
An FCC workshop yesterday about transitioning the PSTN to new technologies helped frame the issues involved but ultimately raised more questions than answers
The FCC is planning two workshops for December focusing on the transition from the public switched telephone network (PSTN) to new technologies.
An interesting debate is going on at the FCC.The Technical Advisory Council (TAC) is debating whether the FCC should establish a date certain end for the PSTN.