Do you have your GETS card handy? Also Bill Woodcock's INOC-DBA IP Phone network is separate from the telephone network, and would not be affected by the same congestion. "We built our network to be strong enough to survive a hurricane, flood or other natural disaster, but it is also flexible enough to adapt to enable our technicians to handle a surge in calls due to a radio call-in contest, rock concert ticket sale or American Idol voting," said Wiskocil. While the company's network is designed to handle heavy call volumes, the initial surge when millions of SBC customers pick up their telephones simultaneously as the voting lines open this Tuesday, May 20th could cause some callers to experience a "fast busy" signal, as the network provides far more than the usual number of customers with a dial tone to place their calls. Wiskocil explains: "If callers hear a fast busy signal on Tuesday night, we encourage them to hang up and try their call again in a little while. Our network experts have advised that if callers can wait approximately 30 minutes after the show ends, they will most likely get through on the first try." http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=SVBIZINK6.story&STORY=/www/story/05-20-2003/0001950245&EDATE=TUE+May+20+2003,+05:20+AM http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=8063525&BRD=1281&PAG=461&dept_id=31007&rfi=6