Hi Sean what is a DACS ( Data Access Control System)? I'm asking because in Reuters we use that as a permissioning system for Market Data clients. Mufti Nayeem Ahmed Network Systems Engineer Market Data Networks Reuters America Inc. (212)-603-3595 1-800-2REUTER 1-800-PAGE-MCI pin# 1569803 To: nanog@merit.edu cc: (bcc: Mufti Ahmed/NYC/US/Reuters) Subject: DACS failure in Tulsa, OK Southwestern Bell lost a DACS in its Tulsa-Elgin central office yesterday. When it lost utility power, approximately 627,000 customers lost service throughout northern Oklahoma. This affected Internet, cellular, 911, and other telephone services in the area. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Visit our Internet site at http://www.reuters.com Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender, except where the sender specifically states them to be the views of Reuters Ltd.