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DESCRIPTION:During the 90’s the newly branded Telstra continues to radica
 lly digitise and expand the public switched telephone network\, but it is 
 no longer alone. During 1991 the Government issued a second telecommunicat
 ions carrier licence\, the process of public switched telephone network co
 mpetition had begun. “Trunk bypass” allowed customers to select a long
  distance carrier for their high cost national and international calls. At
  the same time the Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) technology w
 as being rapidly introduced. However\, telecommunications engineers were w
 orking on a new generation of digital mobile radio network (2G) and on the
  internet which included a new voice calling technology\, Voice Over IP (V
 OIP). During the next 10 years\, radical decisions for the Australian comm
 unications landscape are made\, the National Broadband Network is to be bu
 ilt and the fate of the Australian Public Switching Telephone Network is d
 ecided.\n\nSpeaker(s): Paul\, Paul Vella\n\nVirtual: https://events.vtools
 .ieee.org/m/368677
LOCATION:Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/368677
ORGANIZER:Keith.Kikkert@iinet.net.au
SEQUENCE:20
SUMMARY:The Public Switching Telephone Network\, do we still have one
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X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p>During the 90&rsquo\;s the newly branded T
 elstra continues to radically digitise and expand the public switched tele
 phone network\, but it is no longer alone.&nbsp\;During 1991 the Governmen
 t issued a second telecommunications carrier licence\, the process of publ
 ic switched telephone network competition had begun. &ldquo\;Trunk bypass&
 rdquo\; allowed&nbsp\; customers to select a long distance carrier for the
 ir high cost national and international calls. At the same time the Integr
 ated Services Digital Network (ISDN) technology was being rapidly introduc
 ed.&nbsp\;However\, telecommunications engineers were working on a new gen
 eration of digital mobile radio network (2G) and on the internet which inc
 luded a new voice calling technology\, Voice Over IP (VOIP). During the ne
 xt 10 years\, radical decisions for the Australian communications landscap
 e are made\, the National Broadband Network is to be built and the fate of
  the Australian Public Switching Telephone Network is decided.</p>\n<p>&nb
 sp\;</p>
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