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From: ebersman@uunet.uu.net (Paul Ebersman)
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Subject: Re: Has TAT-8 Been Damaged?
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Date: 5 Nov 90 15:07:51 GMT
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We were told by MCI that a power station in the UK was out, making the
cable unusable. They rerouted to satellite to get around this.

This cable carried the link from EUNET to the Internet via Alternet
and also the link from NORDUNET to the US (through NEARNET??).
Therefore, most European traffic to the US is running much slower.

We haven't heard any uptime on this. It has been on satellite since
last Tuesday.

                   Paul A. Ebersman @ UUNET Communications
                   uunet!ebersman or ebersman@uunet.uu.net