Re: ISDN on Channelized T1? (fwd)

Jeff Carneal (jeff@apex.apex.net)
Sun, 27 Jul 1997 10:02:37 -0500 (CDT)

On Sat, 26 Jul 1997, John Nowack wrote:

> >You can't get a '1B' ISDN line. BRI is it - and that is 2B+D. The client
> >side MUST have a BRI to have ISDN. There is no such thing as a "single B
> >channel DOV line."

> Actually, one of the LECs in one of my markets (can't remember which) has
> quoted me a price on 1B+D ISDN provisioned as voice-only. But maybe this
> isn't what either of you mean. I haven't really done a lot of work with
> ISDN as it's only available in two of my markets and only for about 3 months
> at that.

Perhaps you were looking at a PRI tarriff as it is possible to turn up as
many (or as few) B's as you wish with primary rate. However, with BRI, it
just isn't possible to have 1B. If there is data to support otherwise I'd
love to read it...

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