Mute Feature in Teleconference System

["Barbara B. Fuller" <bfuller@foretec.com>]

Dear IESG Members:

We have noticed a significant amount of ambient noise at recent IESG 
telechats, for example, when a participant calls from a public place such 
as an airport.  In addition, there have been other types of distractions 
such as echoes on phone lines.  One way of minimizing the impact of such 
distractions is for all participants to mute their phones when they are not 
speaking.

I just learned from OneVoice, our teleconference service provider, that 
there is a mute feature in the system that is available to all participants 
on a call.  Participants can mute their phones by pressing *6, and un-mute 
them by pressing *6 again.  At the next telechat, please consider muting 
your phone when you are in "listening mode."  If your phone does not have a 
mute button, then please take advantage of the *6 mute feature in the system.

Regards,

Barbara

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Barbara B. Fuller
Acting Executive Director
Internet Engineering Task Force

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