Well, despite all this talk about the Latin fiber break, the real news is that one of the TransAtlantic cables has had one of their two cables severed. Repair is not expected until after the US July 4th holiday. So none of the customers on that well known system have any ring protection at this point nor will they during the next two weeks. This is a lesson for those who put all their eggs in one basket. This cable system is also a major IP backbone player. So it shouldn't be too hard to guess their identity. Regards, Roderick S. Beck. Global Wholesale Bandwidth, LLC Manhattan & Paris email: info@globalwholesalebandwidth.com New York Landline: 212-942-3345 Paris Landline: 33-1-4346-3209 GSM Wireless: 1-212-444-8829 This e-mail and any attachment thereto may contain information which is confidential and/or protected by intellectual property rights and are intended for the sole use of the recipient(s) named above. Any use of the information contained herein (including, but not limited to, total or partial reproduction, communication or distribution in any form) by other persons than the designated recipient(s) is prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender either by telephone or by e-mail and delete the material from any computer.