[BC] Telephone--what's a telephone?

[Tom Taggart]

.From the NAB newsletter:

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Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler says it's time for America's telephone system to make the transition from analog to an Internet protocol-based standard. He says the FCC will begin working on a plan for covering the legal, policy and technical issues in January. The_New_York_Times_(tiered_subscription_model)

Now when the storms go through all communications will go down.  Except for 2 meters....