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North American Network Operators Group Date Prev | Date Next | Date Index | Thread Index | Author Index | Historical Re: Arlington and Fort Worth, Texas
On Wed, Mar 29, 2000 at 11:29:03AM -0600, Rodney L Caston wrote: > > There is alot of ISPs in the Dallas/FortWorth area, tho a good chunk of it > is located centrally in one building in the downtown vicinity of Dallas, > the infomart building seems to house backbones for Verio and the MAEs... > hrm.. had the tornado hit that building...... ...in the best case scenario, I wouldn't have internet service. worst case, I wouldn't have a need for oxygen. building secutity made an announcement Tuesday evening that there was a tornado warning for Dallas County, although the only known activity was well to the south. in the event of proximity to the 'mart, we'd have abandoned the NOC, informed the necessary folks, and headed for underground parking to listen to the radio in my car. then, MCIW's gear would be sucked out the windows, ending a lot of needless suffering on the part of their customers. there are several other telcos in the building who haven't learned to insulate their CO gear from tornados by placing management offices around the winow perimeter. -- Sam Thomas Geek Mercenary
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