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   Marco Moock to All   
   Re: Status of Copper Based Landline Tele   
   27 Jan 23 08:56:36   
   
   From: mo01@posteo.de   
      
   Am 25.01.2023 schrieb Bill Horne :   
      
   > In the U.S., it's common to find business Internet connections that   
   > depend on AC power to operate, which go dead during a power   
   > failure. Since most elevators here also run on AC, any widespread   
   > power failure leads to tens or hundreds of people stranded in   
   > elevators, and, if the emergency phones in those elevators require   
   > Internet connections to work, also unable to call for help.   
      
   That is a huge problem. In Germany IIRC they now use cellular mobile   
   network (2G, 4G or 5G) as a backup.   
      
   Analog phone lines have some advantages. :-)   
      
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