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echo: aust_modem
to: Paul Wankadia
from: John Piper
date: 1996-10-15 22:08:28
subject: What`s `HST` mean?

On Friday, October 11 1996, Paul Wankadia wrote to Albert Alcoceba ...

 PW> Has the V.34+ standard been ratified by the ITU-T yet, cuz there
 PW>> sure are a lot of 33.6Kbps modems coming out now!

 AA> It was ratified as part of V.34.  There is not V.34+.  V.34 covers up to
 AA> 33.6kbps.

 PW> I wonder why they didn't go upto 33.6Kbps earlier???

Simple: the technology which allows us to reach 33600 bps over PSTN
telephone lines didn't exist when V.34 was ratified by the ITU-T in 1994.

John (japp{at}mpx.com.au)

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