> I log ago saw a report that demonstrated that far end (customer > premises or demarcation point) loopback equipment was uneconomic. > > ... > > Presumably your company's evaluation used (as Larry Niven's characters > are known to say) a different set of assumptions from us :-) Labor has gotten more expensive and silicon cheaper since "long ago". ***************************************************************** Embed Inc, embedded system specialists in Littleton Massachusetts (978) 742-9014, http://www.embedinc.com -- http://www.piclist.com hint: PICList Posts must start with ONE topic: [PIC]:,[SX]:,[AVR]: ->uP ONLY! [EE]:,[OT]: ->Other [BUY]:,[AD]: ->Ads