RE: Nigerian state-run telephone company cuts lines because of Y2K fear
Any additional reports concering this? Robert Cannon Speaking Almost Entirely for Myself ------Original Message------ From: Sean Donelan <sean@donelan.com> To: nanog@merit.edu Sent: December 30, 1999 2:08:43 PM GMT Subject: Nigerian state-run telephone company cuts lines because of Y2K fear The Nigerian state-run telephone company NITEL cut service to 20,000 lines serving private competitive telephone companies in the country due to Y2K fears. The private companies say they are Y2K ready, and NITEL was just trying to disrupt the competition. http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/19991230/tc/yk_nigeria_1.html Although many US networks plan to disconnect their own networks over New Year's, as far as I know, no US incumbant telephone company has plans to cut service to ISPs, CLECs or competitors due to Y2K fears. ______________________________________________ FREE Personalized Email at Mail.com Sign up at http://www.mail.com?sr=mc.mk.mcm.tag001
On Thu, Dec 30, 1999 at 10:52:21AM -0500, Robert Cannon wrote:
Any additional reports concering this?
We received some similar type information in our area: #include <standard.legal.disclaimer.h> --- cut here --- Effective at midnight December 31, 1999 through approximately 8 AM January 3, 2000, Ameritech will not accept repair calls unless they are causing life threatening emergencies. This procedure is also being followed by several other network providers in anticipation of Y2K. This does not reflect on the Y2K preparedness. It is just one more precaution the carriers are taking to make sure they aren't swamped with repair calls over the weekend. While we will take trouble reports from our customers throughout the weekend, we will not be submitting them until after 8 AM January 3, 2000. Please let your customers know that all normal response times are temporarily suspended and that nothing will be done on repair calls until Monday morning. If a customer wants to call Ameritech direct, please give them the appropriate repair number or the Y2K hotline number 888 247-5259. On a related note...I have called several Y2K people at Ameritech and they know nothing of a rumor that claims Ameritech will be "rebooting" all their central offices beginning at midnight on the 31st. Several customers have apparently heard this rumor and are concerned that it would be harmful to their business. --- cut here --- -- Jared Mauch | pgp key available via finger from jared@puck.nether.net clue++; | http://puck.nether.net/~jared/ My statements are only mine. END OF LINE |
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