Residences aren't critical infrastructure, no matter how angry the owners get. I can assure you that infrastructure that really *is* critical do have their own generators and receive priority attention from the service providers. Frank -----Original Message----- From: William Herrin [mailto:bill@herrin.us] Sent: Saturday, August 04, 2012 11:56 AM To: Chris Adams; nanog@nanog.org Subject: Re: Verizon FiOS - is BGP an option? <snip> Got news for these folks: if you have cable on the poles spidering in to lots of homes and businesses you are a critical infrastructure provider and you need to act like it. Regards, Bill Herrin -- William D. Herrin ................ herrin@dirtside.com bill@herrin.us 3005 Crane Dr. ...................... Web: <http://bill.herrin.us/> Falls Church, VA 22042-3004 -----Original Message----- From: William Herrin [mailto:bill@herrin.us] Sent: Saturday, August 04, 2012 10:15 AM To: Chris Adams; nanog@nanog.org Subject: Re: Verizon FiOS - is BGP an option? <snip> Extended loss of power is a regular, high-probability threat. I think it reasonable to expect the local communications companies to be ready for it and capable of keeping the key infrastructure online. Regards, Bill Herrin -- William D. Herrin ................ herrin@dirtside.com bill@herrin.us 3005 Crane Dr. ...................... Web: <http://bill.herrin.us/> Falls Church, VA 22042-3004