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NonprayingMantis: Telecom doesn't own the copper lines but they do actually own the PSTN network, so if the fault was at an exchange (rather than, say, a cut line) it would be their problem, which is what it sounds like from the article, although they would still use Chorus to do maintenance and fix faults
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hamish225:NonprayingMantis: Telecom doesn't own the copper lines but they do actually own the PSTN network, so if the fault was at an exchange (rather than, say, a cut line) it would be their problem, which is what it sounds like from the article, although they would still use Chorus to do maintenance and fix faults
oh really, i thought telecom sold everything but their mobile network so they became a regular ISP just like all the other ones?
Whatifthespacekeyhadneverbeeninvented?
sbiddle:hamish225:NonprayingMantis: Telecom doesn't own the copper lines but they do actually own the PSTN network, so if the fault was at an exchange (rather than, say, a cut line) it would be their problem, which is what it sounds like from the article, although they would still use Chorus to do maintenance and fix faults
oh really, i thought telecom sold everything but their mobile network so they became a regular ISP just like all the other ones?
Incorrect.
All the NEAX's are owned by Telecom.
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hamish225:sbiddle:hamish225:NonprayingMantis: Telecom doesn't own the copper lines but they do actually own the PSTN network, so if the fault was at an exchange (rather than, say, a cut line) it would be their problem, which is what it sounds like from the article, although they would still use Chorus to do maintenance and fix faults
oh really, i thought telecom sold everything but their mobile network so they became a regular ISP just like all the other ones?
Incorrect.
All the NEAX's are owned by Telecom.
what do the neax's do again?
hamish225:
what do the neax's do again?
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michaelmurfy:hamish225:
what do the neax's do again?
They're pretty old now being provisioned in the 1980's - but they run the PSTN network for NZ. Here's a picture of some inside an exchange in Wellington:
They are also rock-solid reliability wise which makes Telecom's PSTN network one of the best in the world.
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hamish225:michaelmurfy:hamish225:
what do the neax's do again?
They're pretty old now being provisioned in the 1980's - but they run the PSTN network for NZ. Here's a picture of some inside an exchange in Wellington:
They are also rock-solid reliability wise which makes Telecom's PSTN network one of the best in the world.
oh i see, any particular reason these remained the property of telecom?
Retailers provide the service
Since NEAX are part of providing service, Telecom keeps them :)
DarthKermit: I sometimes wonder if these journalists are all on crack these days. The number of times I see blatant factual inaccuracies in articles.
And don't get me started on the poor grammar and spelling on news sites like Stuff and the NZ Herald.
Yyrael:hamish225:
oh i see, any particular reason these remained the property of telecom?
Chorus provides network Retailers provide the service Since NEAX are part of providing service, Telecom keeps them :)
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