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The Future of Telecom is in Wales

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the ma-bara-brith dept.

An anonymous reader wrote to mention a CNN Money story about the future of U.K. telecommunications. British Telecom is planning on rolling out an $18 Billion new system in 2010, and the first location to get the hook up is Cardiff, in Wales. From the article: "What's really cool about what will happen in Cardiff - and eventually the rest of the U.K. - is that BT is creating an open, standards-based platform for which anyone can develop new applications. In other words, the phone has the potential to become more like the Internet with its proliferation of cool new Web sites, tools and services."

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  1. Whales have telephones? by spun · · Score: 1, Funny

    They must use hands free headsets. Damn, I knew whales were smart, but this is amazing.

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    1. Re:Whales have telephones? by mmarlett · · Score: 2, Funny

      No, no ... it's not the whales. It's the people they eat. It's very hard to get reception inside a whale, and therefore very difficult to get help when a whale eats you. In old days, they had to light a fire and hope that a passing ship could see the smoke -- now we'll be able to send pictures of the ribcage and everything. Come on, man, RTFA.

  2. Of course it is by Robotech_Master · · Score: 5, Funny

    The future of everything is in Cardiff, really. And so is the past. All bundled up in a police box with a flashing blue light on the top...

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  3. Blimey... by Clazzy · · Score: 3, Funny

    I never expected sheep and mountains to be the future of telecom. Scientists nowadays, eh?

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    1. Re:Blimey... by dr_dank · · Score: 2, Funny

      leaps into the room in red garb

      NOBODY expects the sheep and mountains!

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  4. Re:Writing Applications in BT? by $RANDOMLUSER · · Score: 3, Funny

    Uh, that's British Telecom.

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  5. Pot Noodles by Anne+Thwacks · · Score: 3, Funny

    At least it will create work for all those redundant pot noodle miners.

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  6. Notable people by Rob+T+Firefly · · Score: 2, Funny

    The measure is primarily backed by a Mr. Jonah and a Mr. Ahab, two men who claim lots of experience with Wales.

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  7. Re:Wales - a country where people live by dugjohnson · · Score: 2, Funny

    It's not the lack of education, but the love of the pun that is offensive, but not particularly rare, unfortunately. A lot of us Americans know about Wales, and where it is, and la la la. Welsh Corgis, Welshmen taking a leek, Welsh's grape juice (Ok, sorry).
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  8. Oh great! by tweek · · Score: 2, Funny


    Wasn't Blaidd Drwg enough of a warning?

    What, are they going to call it "Raxacoricofallapatorian Telecom"?

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