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Re: Forced landline forfeiture
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.9.2KViews0likes2CommentsRe: Forced landline forfeiture
Landline customers in the neighbourhood who aren't on fibre will eventually be required to have a ONT terminal installed in their homes as the copper plant will go dead. From a principled perspective, that's irritating in itself -- given the ongoing small but cumulative electrical bills the customer will now have to pay to BC Hydro in an effort to save TELUS some infrastructure maintenance costs.9.2KViews0likes0CommentsForced 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 (Provincial Emergency Preparedness) team, I take this very seriously. With fibre, you don't have that luxury. If you're lucky and your residential TELUS ONT unit has backup power, it's usually good for a few hours but if there's an extended outage, you essentially have no landline. Too bad for you. We had a fibre drop on our home for years that went unused for this very reason. Every sales agent I spoke to in that time was taken aback by my arguing for keeping the copper landline and none of them had considered my line of reasoning. And, news today, that TELUS will be transitioning our community entirely over to fibre. I understand the cost savings, but I believe they're being very short-sighted. I wonder if the CRTC is on board with this move.Solved9.3KViews0likes8Comments