On Fri 21 Feb at 13:22 Ian Smith (3:626/660{at}fidonet) wrote to Bill Grimsley:

 IS> Indeed.  From what I see from Europe, widespread ISDN 
 IS> availability makes the whole thing a different game 
 IS> altogether.  Despite Telstra having stubbornly dragged its 
 IS> heels on ISDN, keeping it even now for the relatively rich, 
 IS> the pressure of competition post-deregulation should ensure 
 IS> that the same sort of thing that's happened to the price of 
 IS> internet access will occur with ISDN availability and 
 IS> affordability before _too_ many more years have passed ..

I've finally tracked down the Telstra international ISDN people, and they
*are* prepared to help with call failures.

Anyone interested in making an ISDN bbs call can try (08) 8407 9451 at
V.110 / 19200 bps.

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