Dave, at 15:22 on Jan 21 1996, you wrote to John Piper ...

JP>>> Australia has a very high markup on just about everything. 
JP>>> If you buy a modem from overseas, chances are that it won't 
JP>>> be Austel approved.

PG>>> So what's the situation if you import, say, a USR Courier 
PG>>> which has generic approval from Austel?

JP>> How could a modem which was manufactured overseas and 
JP>> imported from overseas have an Austel permit before it 
JP>> enters this country?

DH> USR did that for the Courier, and Telebit did it for the 
DH> WorldBlazer.  The local agent had very little to do.

I think PG is under the impression that _ALL_ USR Couriers are Austel
approved as apposed to the real situation where only the Austel approved
Couriers are Austel approved.  I don't think one can buy these directly
from the USA either, they must be purchased in the country of approval.

David
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