What is PBXing?
PBX stands for Private Branch eXchange and is the term used to describe in-office telephone systems (eg. Meridian). You mustn’t get PBX confused with VMB (although one can involve the other). A good dose of paranoia is always healthy when using such systems. If you do insist on using a PBX, diverting is better than nothing, and when you connect wait a few minutes before placing an outgoing call. Henceforth follow some common misconceptions about the laws surrounding PBXing. • I am on a cable phone, can I get busted for PBXing? Yes! Cable companies have to co-operate under the law. Some cable companies actually have stricter policies than BT themselves. • Can I get busted for using international PBXs (ie. outside the UK)? Yes! Prosecution is a different matter though. But people have got in trouble for using 89/96x PBX’s etc. in other countries. • If I’m not in England (ie. Scotland/N.Ireland) therefore am I not covered by the ‘fraudulent abstraction of electricity’ and ‘computer misuse
