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Forced landline forfeiture
In the event of a natural disaster, landline copper can be powered indefinitely via batteries and a backup generator from the central office (CO). As a previous member of the provincial PEP (Provinci...
The problem is, it is not robust, there is a lot of maintenance to ensure copper remains operating. Trail was one of the early communities switched to fibre due to the degradation of connections throughout the city, making fibre much, much cheaper to operate and maintain.
With ever fewer people even having a landline, there comes a point where it’s utility is suspect, and other options make more sense. Having worked in EOC, landlines are ever less used there as well. A robust cell network, with prioritized connectivity, allows field and EOC to communicate directly.
Battery power backup is the way cable companies offer phone service as their wiring does not provide DC power. So this is similar to the way that the ONT functions. CRTC was not concerned about the cable companies phone offering not being remotely powered so I don't see them being concerned about the way TELUS is providing their new phone service.
The principle here is we're moving from a remotely powered system with centrally-managed backups to the reverse -- where the point of failure will be at the residence in the event of a lengthly power outage. Not to mention the ongoing (small, but cumulative) electrical ONT costs that the residential customer must bear.
It's one thing to install a new system that won't have backup power (eg. cable and VOIP); it's another to have to an existed robust copper-based phone system replaced with a technology that's far less robust.zzyzyman NFtoBC Power usage for ont and bat pack very small. Trail same as Creston central core change to fiber all other locations will have copper for a very long time. Power out your you will still need a analog phone to phone out on copper or fiber with a bat back up Hand held phones won't work on fiber or copper with power out. I now have a $100 / 365 cell for this and safety when on the road. No matter what you want the cost of these services is reflected in the monthly bill even if you don't see it.
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The problem is, it is not robust, there is a lot of maintenance to ensure copper remains operating. Trail was one of the early communities switched to fibre due to the degradation of connections throughout the city, making fibre much, much cheaper to operate and maintain.
With ever fewer people even having a landline, there comes a point where it’s utility is suspect, and other options make more sense. Having worked in EOC, landlines are ever less used there as well. A robust cell network, with prioritized connectivity, allows field and EOC to communicate directly.
