From the Federal Governments Y2K Consumer Information Pages
"An unusually large number of telephone calls are likely to be made on New Years Eve and on New Year's Day, 2000. This high traffic could cause delays and other problems on the telephone network unrelated to any Year 2000 problems. For this reason, we ask that you minimize telephone use on New Years Eve or Day." http://www.y2k.gov/java/Y2K_message.htm -Robert Cannon Speaking almost entirely for myself ------Original Message------ From: Hank Nussbacher <hank@att.net.il> To: nanog@merit.edu Sent: December 24, 1999 5:13:49 AM GMT Subject: Re: Y2k silly season In regards to self fulfilling prophecies: The phone companies won't admit it but they are scared that at 1 second past midnight, everyone will say to themselves, "Hmmm, lights are still on, I wonder if the phones have stopped working?" and then within 1 minute, millions of people will be lifting their phones off the hooks to check dial-tone. You know what happens when that happens. :-) -Hank ______________________________________________ FREE Personalized Email at Mail.com Sign up at http://www.mail.com?sr=mc.mk.mcm.tag001
On Mon, 27 Dec 1999, Robert Cannon wrote:
In regards to self fulfilling prophecies:
The phone companies won't admit it but they are scared that at 1 second past midnight, everyone will say to themselves, "Hmmm, lights are still on, I wonder if the phones have stopped working?" and then within 1 minute, millions of people will be lifting their phones off the hooks to check dial-tone. You know what happens when that happens. :-)
This is only a problem in some networks. Most of the time the actual dial tone does not congest the system. As someone who builds telephone networks I have to say that at least the 26 CLECs I work with will do fine. :) I am more worried about the people factor, when people freak out you can have problems.
<> Nathan Stratton Tricetel Consulting http://www.tricetel.net nathan@tricetel.net http://www.robotics.net nathan@robotics.net
-Hank
Speaking of telephone style networks. Has anyone noticed significant degradation in their cell/pager coverage/performance over the last couple of weeks? Or maybe I'm imagining here. Deepak Jain AiNET On Mon, 27 Dec 1999, Nathan Stratton wrote:
On Mon, 27 Dec 1999, Robert Cannon wrote:
In regards to self fulfilling prophecies:
The phone companies won't admit it but they are scared that at 1 second past midnight, everyone will say to themselves, "Hmmm, lights are still on, I wonder if the phones have stopped working?" and then within 1 minute, millions of people will be lifting their phones off the hooks to check dial-tone. You know what happens when that happens. :-)
This is only a problem in some networks. Most of the time the actual dial tone does not congest the system. As someone who builds telephone networks I have to say that at least the 26 CLECs I work with will do fine. :) I am more worried about the people factor, when people freak out you can have problems.
<> Nathan Stratton Tricetel Consulting http://www.tricetel.net nathan@tricetel.net http://www.robotics.net nathan@robotics.net
-Hank
Unnamed Administration sources reported that Robert Cannon said:
From the Federal Governments Y2K Consumer Information Pages
"An unusually large number of telephone calls are likely to be made on New Years Eve and on New Year's Day, 2000. This high traffic could cause delays and other problems on the telephone network unrelated to any Year 2000 problems. For this reason, we ask that you minimize telephone use on New Years Eve or Day." http://www.y2k.gov/java/Y2K_message.htm
-Robert Cannon Speaking almost entirely for myself
And in the words of an official Y2K plan from an unnamed agency: Do not tie up the phone lines; send a fax instead. -- A host is a host from coast to coast.................wb8foz@nrk.com & no one will talk to a host that's close........[v].(301) 56-LINUX Unless the host (that isn't close).........................pob 1433 is busy, hung or dead....................................20915-1433
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