[AusNOG] [ISOC-AU-mems] Quigley announces architectural "stakein the ground"

[Jason Sinclair]

They stated that it would be a battery-backed POTS line to answer the
issue of emergency call services........

-----Original Message-----
From: Bob Purdon 
Sent: Thursday, 17 September 2009 10:33 AM
To: Paul Brooks; Jason Sinclair
Cc: ausnog at ausnog.net
Subject: RE: [AusNOG] [ISOC-AU-mems] Quigley announces architectural
"stakein the ground"


> I expect there will be an argument from government that a 
> built-in PSTN port is mandatory, to provide emergency call 
> capability if nothing else.

Ouch.

I expect that comes with a requirement for local battery backup (since
you can't line power it), with all the ongoing maintenance costs
associated with that.