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North American Network Operators Group Date Prev | Date Next | Date Index | Thread Index | Author Index | Historical Re: SLC power failures
Once upon a time, Sean Donelan <[email protected]> said: > As power is being restored throughout the midwestern part of the US, > one interesting feature showed up. A lot of telephone companies are > using Subcriber Loop Carriers (SLCs) to provide service. Some phone > companies are using local power sources with limited battery backup > for some SLCs. With the extended power outages, central offices with > generators maintained service; however, the remote equipment didn't > have local generators. This resulted in people losing their local > loops and telephone service as the power outages lasted for days. I've noticed that all the newer BellSouth SLCs in this area (Huntsville, AL) appear to have natural gas hookups. I have been wondering if this is for some kind of backup power. Anyone else seen this? -- Chris Adams <[email protected]> Systems and Network Administrator - HiWAAY Internet Services I don't speak for anybody but myself - that's enough trouble.
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