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From: HANK@vm.tau.ac.il (Hank Nussbacher)
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Subject: Israel Connectivity Status
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Date: 24 Jan 91 01:50:27 GMT
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TELECOM Moderator asked,

>On a related note, how are net connections to the middle east being
>maintained at this time?  Are any sites able to get through at all
>with news?

We have two 9.6kb lines.  One goes to Nysernet in the USA and is an IP
link (which was supposed to be upgraded to 64kb on Jan 15th but our
PTT is busy with other things these days).  The other link is an RSCS
(Bitnet) link to France.  The Israeli termination spot for these two
links is in separate spots in the country, specifically for such
emergencies.

One missile missed one of our Cisco routers by about 500 meters.

Our PTT has also started using its new fiber optic cable - AMOS -
ahead of schedule.  This links into TAT8.  The fiber optic cable is a
joint venture among all Med. countries, including Greece, Cyprus,
Italy as well as others.


Hank Nussbacher
Israel


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