TELECOM Digest & Archives
Patrick A. Townson: Editor/Publisher

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In response to many inquiries from readers of the Digest and users of the Telecom Archives this web page has been established so that you can more easily read the latest issues of the Digest each day, as well as review the Archives. Production, editorial and archives facilities are provided courtesy of the Laboratory for Computer Science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Thank you, LCS! The TELECOM Digest and Telecom Archives are compilation-copyrighted by Patrick Townson, 1996-2004.

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  • Archives Root Directory Start here if nowhere else. ( This is the same as doing ftp massis.lcs.mit.edu:/telecom-archives/archives )
  • Archives Index File An 'ls -l' Unix listing for Archives. Updated daily at 5:00 AM EST.
  • Archives Reports Various telecom articles from our twenty-two year collection.
  • Area Codes Notes on Area Codes. (Also see Linc or Eric & John for latest updates.)
  • Book Reviews Books reviewed in the Digest. (Also see Rob Slade's index here.)
  • Canadian Area Codes Our northern neighbors, part of country code 1.
  • Chat Room 1 IRC chat with users online. Requires java-enabled browser.
  • Chat Room 2 Web page style chat with other users. No java required.
  • Country Codes International dialing codes.
  • Digest Archives Since August 1981. The second OLDEST mailing list on the Internet!
  • Digest Current Issues A few dozen recent issues. (The most recent here.)
  • Digest Online The comp.dcom.telecom newsgroup, sorted as you want it.
  • FAQ Frequently Asked Questions in telecom newsgroups (adt - cdt - cdtt)
  • George Gilder Essays His Forbes Magazine articles. (See Gilder's website.)
  • Glossaries of Telecom Terms/ Acronyms and Abbreviations.
  • History/ Historical articles from the Digest. (Also see Internet History website.)
  • Legal-FCC FCC and Regulatory Topics. (See the FCC website here.)
  • New User Files If you are a new reader, check this link first.
  • Odds 'N Ends A few mostly old files not archived elsewhere.
  • Search the Archives Look for authors/subjects at this site.
  • Security Problems Toll fraud and network security issues.
  • Tech Topics Technical reports which have appeared in the Digest.
  • Telcomine A monthly journal of telecom news archived at this site.
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    I hope this web interface is of assistance in your use of the Telecom Archives.

    Sincerely,

    Patrick Townson
    Editor, Telecom Digest