FCC Preparing Transition To VoIP Telephone Network

Posted by CmdrTaco on Thursday December 3, 2009 @01:46AM from the only-a-matter-of-time dept.

mantis2009 writes "The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) published a request for public comment (PDF) on an upcoming 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."

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Re:Dial-up is all there is some places... by BubbaDave · 2009-12-03 02:08 · Score: 1, Offtopic

Let me see, I work for an engineering company with equipment deployed in air-traffic control systems around the world, military radar systems, and if you fly it's likely your flight was made safer because of our equipment....
Yep, I and my coworkers sound like we're a bunch if idiot redneck hicks.
Dave