[LEAPSECS] presentations from AAS Future of Time sessions

[Magnus Danielson]

On 13/01/14 03:49, Poul-Henning Kamp wrote:

> In message <52D2F909.9080702 at edlmax.com>, Brooks Harris writes:

>

>>> I'm saying that UTC is Universal Time Coordinated, such as defined

>>> and used by telcos for a decade by the time UNIX was written.

>>>

>>> What was "inside" UTC didn't mater to them, UTC was the accepted

>>> international timescale and they used it as such.

>>>

>> Oh, I see - the "telcos". How do they define it? Is there a standard or

>> guideline they use, or is it just "common practice"?

>

> The main reason CCITT got into UTC standardisation, was to make it

> possible to precisely schedule and bill international tele-traffic.

>


What CCITT recommendation are you refering to?

It was CCIR that did the broadcasting recommendations that we keep 
refering to.

Cheers,
Magnus