Once upon a time, Sean Donelan <sean@donelan.com> said:
As power is being restored throughout the midwestern part of the US, one interesting feature showed up. A lot of telephone companies are using Subcriber Loop Carriers (SLCs) to provide service. Some phone companies are using local power sources with limited battery backup for some SLCs. With the extended power outages, central offices with generators maintained service; however, the remote equipment didn't have local generators. This resulted in people losing their local loops and telephone service as the power outages lasted for days.
I've noticed that all the newer BellSouth SLCs in this area (Huntsville, AL) appear to have natural gas hookups. I have been wondering if this is for some kind of backup power. Anyone else seen this? -- Chris Adams <cmadams@hiwaay.net> Systems and Network Administrator - HiWAAY Internet Services I don't speak for anybody but myself - that's enough trouble.