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Calling the

Do Not Call List

With telemarketing becoming more

prevalent in recent years, more than

137 million consumers have opted to

list. If you’re among them, you may

have noticed that your registration

only affected certain types of callers.

That’s because the Federal Trade

Commission (FTC) and the Federal

Communications Commission (FCC),

who administer the Do Not Call list,

have limited jurisdiction. As a result, the

following groups can still contact you:

• Political groups.

• Charitable organizations.

• Phone surveyors, when their sole

purpose is to conduct a survey.

• Companies with whom you have

a business relationship—this

includes anyone from whom

you’ve made purchases; they can

call you for up to 18 months after

your last purchase.

• Those who have received written

permission from you.

For additional details or to register

your phone numbers (including both

home and cell phone numbers), visit

www.donotcall.gov. Most telemarket-

ing calls should stop within 31 days

of your registration.

oday’s consumers have many choices to make about Internet service, and one of the

most important ones is deciding what type of infrastructure will be used to carry the

connection. While options vary depending on the service area, the most common types

of Internet infrastructure used in the U.S. today are copper telephone lines, coaxial cables,

fiber-optic cables, satellites, and cell phone towers.

Fiber is Fastest

Why does it matter what kind of infrastructure is used? It matters because these various

technologies have different capabilities, most notably in terms of maximum Internet speeds.

Copper telephone wires provide the slowest maximum Internet speeds (6 Mbps), while fiber-

optic cables provide the fastest maximum speeds (1,000 Mbps). In between are satellites

(10 Mbps), cell phone towers (12 Mbps), and coaxial cables (150 Mbps).

A commonly asked question is, “What’s the difference between wired and wireless Internet?”

Wired Internet is carried over copper telephone wire or fiber-optic cables. Wired systems are

generally more reliable than wireless because they’re not affected by weather, topography, or

other “line of sight” obstacles.

Wireless Faces Challenges of Obstructions

By contrast, wireless Internet typically comes into the premise by radio waves, transmitted

from cell phone towers or satellites. Wireless systems require a receiver at the premises, such

as an attachment on the computer, a modem, or a satellite dish and receiver. Every obstruction

along the way obstructs wireless data including buildings, hills, trees, and rain. Even the air

itself slows the effective speeds that can be achieved wirelessly.

For these reasons, fiber-optic wired systems offer, by far, the highest Internet speed and

reliability. They also have the capacity for virtually unlimited bandwidth, which is why fiber

is often referred to as the “future-proof ” Internet infrastructure. Only fiber can provide

extremely high speeds directly to users, known as Fiber-to-the-Premise or Fiber-to-the-Home.

For details about the Internet services we offer, visit

www.wheatstate.com

Source:

http://www.lao.ca.gov/Education/Article/Detail/39

Internet Infrastructure Affects

Reliability and Speed of Service