From: wb8foz@panix.com   
      
   Fred Goldstein said:   
      
    > ISDN Basic Rate Interface (BRI) is generally no longer available in   
    > the US.   
   ...   
      
    > But few know how to provision it. Many of the switches that   
    > provided it (mainly 5ESS and DMS-100 in the US) no longer are in   
    > service.   
      
   I suspect that last sentence is a major aspect. VZ at least is   
   actively working to get rid of their 5ESS's. A benefactor of their   
   recent buyout told me that the ongoing software charges were   
   "onerous"....   
      
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