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<DIV><FONT size=2>Just wondering if anyone out there with remote sites in
different calling areas have opted out of local trunks in liue of low cost long
distance? That is, route calls local to the remote office over the WAN and out
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<DIV><FONT size=2>Granted this is really only available in those areas that have
high bandwidth to the remote site, but many educational institutions have high
b/w links due to research networks. 100Mbps to remote sites is not unheard of
and now 1Gpbs are also available.</FONT></DIV>
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size=2>--------------------------------------------------------------------------------<BR>Lelio
Fulgenzi, B.A.<BR>Senior Analyst (CCS) * University of Guelph * Guelph, Ontario
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