[RTC List] Outage outrage

[Keri Raphael]

If you folks lived in a satellite or dial-up service only area like I do you wouldn't have noticed a thing.  Except that I tried to access the Humboldt County Library website and got nowhere.  I did notice that Verizon long distance service was out, but I then used an 800 number and got right through.
Keri Raphael

Pat Bitton <pat_bitton at eurestopartners.com> wrote:     I  don't know about others on this list, but I wouldn't have a clue how to set up  or use dial-up now - those brain cells died a dozen years ago  ...
  
 A  second (eastbound) fiber optic line, plus expanded wireless coverage, seems to  me (as a business person - I am not a technologist, I just use the stuff) to be  the only sane solution. 
  
 And  talking of sanity, presumably Caltrans has a map of where the fiber optic line  runs beside 101 - couldn't they share this with their subcontractors? Do these  guys get penalized financially (to an extent that might make them focus a little  more in future) for screwing with our economy and emergency services? If they  are penalized, perhaps that money could go into a fund to provide a second fiber  optic line. 
  
 No,  wait - that would be way too logical ...
  
 Pat  Bitton
 Partner, Euresto Partners Inc
 Sales  & Marketing Services for Technology Startups
 www.eurestopartners.com

  
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 From: list-bounces at redwoodtech.org  [mailto:list-bounces at redwoodtech.org] On Behalf Of Michael  Welch
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Subject: Re: [RTC List] Outage  outrage


 
Also, RTC could develop advice and strategies on how to deal with an  outage. For example, how many people are aware that they can use their phone  modems with AT&T if the dsl goes out? Does Suddenlink offer free dialup for  travelers as well? 

Madelin Holtkamp wrote at 08:29 AM  10/10/2007:
 
 Sean Connors e-mail    is the perfect sort of addition to the bundle of surveys that RTC is    gathering.  I wish we could survey (maybe through other media driving    folks to a survey site) all the small, non-tech businesses that were affected    by the outage.  Id like to hear stories of elders who couldnt get    medicine, children who lost out on some school activity, small shops that lost    sales, etc.  Everyone knows that tech businesses are affected, but it    would be useful to illustrate how broad the ripple is.
 
Madelin    Holtkamp
Executive Director
RREDC
520 E Street
Eureka, CA     95501
707-445-9651 
707-445-9652 (fax)
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