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From: john@zygot.ati.com (John Higdon)
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Subject: Re: SPRINT Down, and AT&T Overloaded
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Date: 10 Oct 89 03:37:31 GMT
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In article <telecom-v09i0434m03@vector.dallas.tx.us>, faunt@cisco.com (Doug
Faunt N6TQS 415-688-8269) writes:

> As I sit here, it appears that SPRINT is down, at least locally, and
> AT&T doesn't have enough capacity to handle the overflow.  This is
> Menlo Park, California, 415-326.

According to the media, some construction crew dug through a fiber
optic cable in the area. The service was restored within a few hours.

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