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Toll-free phone service interrupted in Midwest
Phone line sabotage shows 911 vulnerable
Emergency put communications to the test (NYC, 9-11)
Ship's anchor cuts cable, slowing Internet access
Sprint Customers Hurt by Power Failure at NY Site
Telecom Meltdown
Spectrum Wars
FTC Consumer Alert
Rogers AT&T had a problem with their cell phones across Canada...
Cell Phones overload 911 in Denver
Glitch cuts telephone service to businesses
CA: Phone fault fouls up CHP call boxes
CA: Emergency Radio Network Recovers From Failure
FL: Mystery glitch fells long-distance
UT: Address Errors At 911 Linked to AT&T Broadband
NE: Angry call: Customers tell of Alltell problems
All circuits busy
Verizon: Better Check Your Bill
TX: 35,000 in NE Tarrant lose telephone service
Ma Bell's Arrogance, Multiplied
Financial woes entangle telecoms
Big brother is dialing you
ND - 911 glitch in county phone lines scares worker
CA - Cell phone users unhappy with the sounds of silence
Network problems paralyze phone lines in Nigeria
NV - Austin residents complain about Nevada Bell service
OH: Software problem hangs up area callers
Verizon Net service users lose e-mail access
DC: Verizen DSL Service Plagued by Outages
FL - Squirrel manages to disrupt Palm Beach County and Treasure Coast phones
AZ - Phone outage cuts 911 service
FL: Sprint outage silences Collier's 911 + 217,000 customers
Norway: Exchange failure hits phone service
Globalstar defaults on debt
Authorities can't explain 911 snafu
NE - Phone outages in G.I., North Platte blamed on ice
Japan: J-Phone West's services disrupted
AT&T to Pass Universal Service Charge to Consumers
Australia: Computer glitch blamed for regional phone problems
Y2K Doomsayers Alive and Well
WV - Vague civil emergency message caused rash of curious phone calls
MD - Mice cause Galesville phone woes
Hundreds complain monthly of inaccurate Ameritech phone charges--software glitches cited
OR - Cut cable disrupts telephone service
AZ - Phone problem disrupts Qwest service in Prescott
WY - Qwest investigates half-hour Gillette outage
Mishaps douse lights around northern Nevada
New Zealanders silenced by mobile phone breakdown
GA - Radio problems added to confusion at crime scene
U.S. FCC to Consider Mandatory 10-Digit Dialing for Phone Calls
Telenor's mobile network breaks down
More Details about transAtlantic shipping and Commodities
Charged up over your phone bill?
WI: Schools plan to drop Ameritech
Late fees, billing glitches raise ire of some wireless customers
AU: Costly delay for freecall switch
spaceweather: 9 Nov 2000 warning--solar effect on satellites?
Gold-Eagle bit by virus?
India's rescues key telecom satellite after space glitch
HI - TV fumbles, angering football fans
Telecommunications Failure Isolates Liberia
British Telephone sends woman 467-page bill--breakdown in billing procedures cited
Britain: Alcatel modems hit by USB driver error problem
England: BT sends woman 467-page bill
CA: UC riverside phone glitch
The decline and fall of American Telephone and Telegraph
PA: Verizon to print phone book supplements
MI: AT&T lists billing error
TX - Randall ponders new phone system
NM - 911 service restored to towns
VA - Y2K plans save the day when 911 goes down
WA: Glitch stalls 9-1-1 service
VA - Severed cable disrupts Stafford 911 service
NY - Staten Island telephone service interrupted
London: Number change glitch hits phones
Singapore: StarHub will not sue Cap Gemini despite billing delays(apparent database problem)
GA - 8,000 phones still out in Midtown, Dunwoody
MA - Error puts adult films on TV
TULSA Update - More 911 misses reported
Ameritech Suffers From DSL Network Outages
Officials from Five Midwest States Demand Ameritech Action on Service Woes
IA - West Des Moines city hall phone service out
Michigan: Ameritech problems also take local toll
Shreveport LA Telephone outage continues
New Delhi: Breakdown keeps Indian telecoms on hold for eighth day--"technical breakdowns" cited
Ameritech must pay up
India: Telecoms Disrupted
PA: Verizon changes 911-call rerouting
Nevada: Reno's 911 dispatchers struggling
4,600 New Jersey Lottery terminals disabled by transmission line problem
Rat causes glitch in Las vegas 911
NV: Wire-gnawing rat causes 911 blackout
Many Phone Service Complaints in Ohio
Indianapolis:Thousands Have Phones Service Back
350,000 Indian Telecom Workers Strike Over Threat to Jobs
MN: Qwest error leads to overcharging
OH: Ameritech fixes glitch in 911 calls
SF: BART Workers Cut Phone Lines
MINNEAPOLIS: Glitch May Snarl Twin Cities Phone Bills
Saudi phone system has a meltdown
Mexico: Beepers, School Computers, Businesses Hit by Failed Mexican Satellite
NY: Directory assistance called on the carpet
NV - Phone Line Outage Investigated
Motorola Scheduling Destruction of Iridium Network
CA - AT&T AtHome tracks down service snafu
MA - Outage Snuffs Out Area Televisions
TX - Jammed 911 May Have Delayed Fire Response
Telephone glitch is a hang-up in Florida
AT&T glitch with 911 a real hangup for Pittsburg
Negotiators cite progress in talks as phone outage hits
OTTAWA - Construction Blamed for Phone Outage
Anyone else's Dish Networks Satellite go out today for a while?
Iceland - TV and radio broadcasts disrupted by vandal
PA - County 911 director to leave post
RI - MediaOne Glitch; Faulty Software Blamed
MANILA - Not Just a Glitch...
PHOENIX:Cable Problem Causes Phone Outages
TX - Technical problems dog KZTV
AZ - Phone Outage, Cable Blamed
TX: Sprint technical glitch
UK - Software Blamed for Cuttin Off Cellnet Users
TX - Phone Outage in Richardson; Cable Damage
SCOTLAND - Embarassing Glitch; Sex on Sabbath
UPDATE - Sprint Agrees to Refunds for Outages
Britain: Surftime encounters billing problems
IL - Phone Service Generates Numerous Complaints
Florida Troopers' radios on the blink again
CA: Bells blame hardware for Web outages
TX - Circuit fluctuation causes modem outage
CO: 911 goof slows cops' arrival in killing
MO - Fire Dept. Grapples with Dispatch System Glitch
PA - Pittsburgh 911 Glitches with New System
IOWA - 911 Gltich Not Part of Switchover
Ohio: Lakewood residents lose phone service
Ameritech blamed for lengthy outages
Yuma Telephones down
CA - 2-Day Phone Line Glitch
NM Phone and 911 outage
PA - 5,500 Lose Phone Service
IOWA - Telephone Glitch Affects Some 911 Calls
TEXAS - Phone Outage in Casa Linda Area
TEXAS - 30,000 Lose Phone Service
Thousands Without Long Distance, 911 in Oregon
PA - One cut phone cord, lots and lots of trouble
Delaware Valley Has Phone Problems
California -- Phone glitches plague Indio hospital
SINGAPORE - StarHub Billing Delays
PA - 911 Glitch in Switch
Bell Atlantic phone outage
SEATTLE - Qwest Phone-Network Glitch Kills LD Service
MD - Phone Servcie Cut Off--Again
Wentworth, NC - Lightning continues to plague 911 center
Tulsa, OK - Problem affects local 911 service
OREGON - Phone Service Restored After Wiring Meldown
CA: Phone service down in coastal areas
Norwalk, OH - Norwalk officials seek new telephone system
SF: 911 services fail
Greensboro, NC - Sprint PCS experiences network glitch
PA - 911 Service Interrupted in City, Three Counties
CA: Emergency Radio Upgrade Halted for Bugs
SAN DIEGO - Phone Books Lists More 'Unlisted' Users...Goof Repeated
DE - Telephone Service Disrupted, Maintenance Glitch
Albuquerque 911 System Goes Down
OK - Police: Store Robbed During Phone Outage
CA - San Jose, No Calls Lost During 911 Outage
CA, San Jose's PD lose phone service
DC - Phone Troubles Trip Up SEC's EDGAR System
MN - Area Code Switch Glitches Yield Excessively High Phone Bills
UPDATE - FTC Nixes Telemarketers Offering Y2K Credit Card Insurance
PA: 911 out for 11 hours
OKLAHOMA - Widespread Phone Outage to 918 Area Code
AL - 2000 Customers in Flomaton Area Lose Phone Service
UPDATE - I thought it was just me....Directory Services Often Make Wrong Call
SC - 911 Error Slipped Through Safety Nets
WASHINGTON - State Department Phone Service Out
MD - Operator? Telephone Service Cut to 4,800
CA - Emergency Radio System Draws Police Complaints
MD - 5,000 Dead Phones...Cut Cable Blamed
BellSouth outages disable online access
ATLANTA - Communications Breakdowns Create Business Nightmare
INDIA - Lucknow Telephone Service Disrupted
ARIZONA - Phone Service Cut Off
MI - Slammed! 911 Dispatchers Put on Hold
KANSAS CITY - Portion of Cable Tornado Warning Fails Test
NY - Misdirected 911 Calls Studied
IL - Chicago-Area Phone Customers Criticize Local Service Glitches Over Last 4 Months
WI - Error Disrupts 911 Service in Serveral Counties
CO - At&T Cable Cut Blamed for Outage of 105,000 Customers
OHIO - Seneca Still Plagued with Computer Glitch 911 Woes
HK - Call Directory Wrangle Frustrates Phone Users
VA - 70,000 Customers Lose Phone Service, Cut Cable Blamed
CA - Couple Receives 3-Pound Phone Bill for Calls That Weren't Theirs
UK:Cable blunder cuts off 2500 BT customers
WI, Sheboygan Cell phones mistakenly calling 911 not a major problem here
CO - Telephone Outages Plague Service
SD - Glitch Temporarily Cuts Canton Long-Distance Service
PA, Cable problems in North Huntington Township
cell phone problems
FLORIDA - Area Code Causes Problems
WISCONSIN - Thousands Lose LD Phone Service, Cut Cable Blamed
FARIDPUR - Telephone Bill Ghost?
Michigan: Phone officials stumped on why service that gives correct time is not working
MO - Cable TV Storm Warning Failed at Crucial Moment
UPDATE - 18,700 Ameritech Customers Affected by Billing Glitch
INDIA - Telephone Problems; Striving for Improvement
GA - Glitches Knock Out Ticket Terminals in 2 States (May 10 Story)
SF: 911 System Fails Second Time in 2 days
WI - Ameritech Billing Glitch
UPDATE - Wireless Services Glitch, Voice Mail Archives Lost
NY, NORTHWAY - Emergency System Went Down in January Due to Y2K Glitch; 11 of 62 Still Inactive
FL - Agencies Hung Up on 911 System Collapse...Backups Didn't Work
LOS ANGELES - Outage...Some DSL Customer of GTE Disconnected
PHOENIX - Fiber Cut at IPVoice.com Corp; Phone Service Lost Until At Least Thursday PM
ATLANTA - Bellsouth Service Outage Affecting Athens Area Cleared
FLORIDA - Phone Outage Affecting Tens of Thousands Blamed on Cut Line
NEW ENGLAND - Ouch. Snet Catches Up on Charges Glitch; 100,000 Affected
Australia:How a backhoe and a bug stopped the nation
NE - 911 Acts to Avoid New Error with Computer Change
AUSTRALIA - Major Telecommunication Chaos...Cables Cut
Australia: Optus cable causes major disruption
MISSISSIPPI - Phone Glitch Throughout Region
Namibia: Telecom Stokes Stress Levels
UK - Computer Glitch Blamed for Sausage Saga...
PARIS - Phone System Goes on Blink in Giant Crash
NH - Phone Failure Pinned on Furry Critters
UPDATE - San Francisco: 911 Fails Second Time in 2 Days...
UPDATE - Radios Hampered Response to D. C. Metro Fire
N. RUSSIA - Pipeline Rupture Leaves Half of City Without Water
911 fails in San Francisco
MADISON, Wis. - Computer Problems Crashes State Voice-Mail System for Several Hours Last Week
BARISAL - Fire at T&T: 5000 Phones Out of Order
VA - 911 Glitches Seem Rare, But Official Says 'One Is Too Many'
UK - Update...Security Glitch at BT Broadband...
U S West faces huge NM lawsuit
UK - Telephone Glitch Hits 3G Auction
UK - Businesses Blighted by Switchboard Bug
JAPAN - NTT DoCoMo's I-Mode Encounters Frequent Glitches
TOKYO - Company to Battle Glitch in Internet-Linked Mobile Phone Service
IN- Ameritech Glitch Disrupts Customers' Voice Mail Accounts
CA: Converter box problem interrupts AT&T tv cable service
IN - To Leave a Message, Press #@*&! - Voice Mail System Troubles
Overload Has AT&T Cellular Customers Losing Calls, Patience
NH - Phone Glitch Leaves Businesses Hung Up, Malfunction Results in Outages in Two States
MO - Glitches Beset Stone County 911 Service, About Half of Calls Give Wrong Location; Some Find Erroneous Bills
CO - 911 System Down for Over 2 Hours
CA - Still No Silence for Man Receiving Phone Card Calls
NH - Wire Glitch Means Lost Sales...Busisneses' Phones Dead For a Week
MI - Phone Outages Should Be Restored Today
CLEARFIELD - Davis Phone Outage One of US West's Largest, Co. Says 4,000 Will Receive Credit on Bills
RHODE ISLAND - Tax Attorney Suffers in Silence From Dead Phones
Oklahoma phone glitch snags payoff
Swedish Firm Helps To Solve Botswana Telecomm Hitch
ALABAMA - BellSouth Mistakes Are Open Phone Book
Florida: Overloaded phone switch delays issue of new, renewed auto tags
Dodgy software found in Nokia WAP phones
UK - Delays Mar Demon ADSL Trials
Census Calls Inundate Rochester College Student
Country Could Run Out of Area Codes in 10 Years
ALABAMA - Some Police Walkie-Talkies Won't Talk
CA -- Phone Glitch Blocks Calls Into UCLA Campus
MICHIGAN--Update...Phone Outage Hits Thousands from W. MI to Lansing and Jackson
MINNESOTA--Metro East Cable Telecast Plagued by Technical Problems
MICH. - Consumers Energy Widespread Service Interruptions From Telephone Service Providers
DELAWARE--New Radio Problems Found, Lawmakers Extending Investigation
CA Crippling phone shutdown
World--DSL Upgrade Results in Outage
BNA--FCC Fines Bell Atlantic for N.Y. Errors
Australian Phone services complaints on the rise
New York - AT&T wants Bell Atlantic's long dist. service suspended (NY), cites broken systems
In Acona, lives can hang on dial tone
Outage at British Telecom cuts off millions
Sounds like SouthWestern Bell may have big problems
Telecommunications confident of trouble-free Leap Year
British Telecom fiasco continued
Nando Media cut off at the knees
Samaritans Hit By Phone Glitch
Earthlink problems
Kansas -- Channel 7 sustains Y2K glitch; still functioning
Question over 911 reliabilty
AT&T to give 100,000 rebates
MI: Major Data Problems Phone Directories
Montana telehone snafu (problem unknown)
FCC computer programming and transcription errors will cost Alabama phone companies millions in subsidies for serving rural areas this year
Montana telephones out
Phone problems in the Midwest
AT&T problems
No access AT&T global
Phonecode upgrades
New Ameritech Software Glitches (Year 2000-related)
Phone bills from 1900
Emergency phones out since 1/1/2000 -- just reported
Year 2000 Flaw Hits Telecommunications Company in Illinois
Outage puts brakes on MediaOne's Roadrunner Internet Service
Telephone problems Australia
Oracle's global Program Manager: digital duct tape only works so long...
Southern New England Telephone Billing Glitch ?
More problems with Australia's mobile phones
Credit Card and Cellular Phone Problems in Hawaii
software is believed to have caused widespread phone problems in Australia today
Y2K Bug deals "fatal blow" to Toronto transit hotline
Y2K bug bites cellular phone company
Ft. Meyers Phone Down Since Last Night
Interesting article from Gulf News, Middle East: Y2K a Hoax?
telephones
Cell Phones go down in South Africa?
Telecom: Non-Y2K Problem in 999 (emergency) phones (Merseyside, UK) (17.15 GMT)
Unconfirmed report from poster at Yourdon site: cellular network out in NZ
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