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IP: cell Phone problems due to Floyd
From: David Farber <farber () cis upenn edu>
Date: Sat, 18 Sep 1999 08:57:25 -0400
The centralization of critical infrastructure has struck again. As the economics of communications causes the centralization of switching/routing control points and comm facilities like POP, we will see more of this and even the internet will be affected. djf Date: Fri, 17 Sep 1999 21:53:31 -0400 From: Richard E. Baum <reb () lucent com> Subject: Floyd/NJ Telecom Problems - More Info! Pat, Earlier I sent you info on the telecom problems in NJ. I just found a press release from AT&T explaining why their cellular coverage is down that says (in part) this: "As a result of flooding in a Rochelle Park, N.J., switching facility, [cellular] service has been interrupted since late last night to customers in Brooklyn, Upper Westchester, Rockland, and Putnam Counties in New York, and Litchefield County in Connecticut, as well as Bergan, Essex, Lower Passaic, and parts of Hudson and Union Counties in New Jersey. Wireless service to Newark International Airport is also impacted by these flood conditions." In reality, I've found the outage to be a bit wider than what is claimed here. In addition to the area described above, I can't reach mobile customers in Manhattan or many other parts of NJ. The full URL to the press release is: http://www.att.com/press/item/0,1193,668,00.html reb reb () lucent com
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