Sponsored by Neutral Tandem
Given that over half of the nation’s voice traffic now is routed via competitive carriers, a dependency on legacy LEC tandems creates a critical choke point in our nation’s telecommunications infrastructure, exposing the public to serious risks that recently have been identified as a homeland security issue. Introducing independent tandem infrastructure is essential to homeland security because it reduces significantly the risk of network failure in times of national disasters and can contribute measurably to rapid disaster recovery.