On May 2, 2012, at 9:42 PM, Frank Bulk wrote:
Many states have regulations regarding how long dial tone needs to last during a power outage. Iowa's PUC (the IUB) requires at least two hours of backup power. We design ours for eight hours.
One thing of note that I've been tracking is this: http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/story/2012-04-16/landline-service-becomi... I'm somewhat dubious about the following claims on the part of the carrier. This is a carrier that wants to meter your cellular data but provides wifi service inferior to the cellular data to "offload" their wireless network. -- snip -- "Bill sponsors and phone companies including AT&T say deregulating land-line phone service will increase competition and allow carriers to invest in better technology rather than expand a dying service. Some consumer organizations fear the change will hurt affordable service, especially in rural areas." -- snip -- - Jared