[113433] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Fiber cut in SF area
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Roy)
Sat Apr 11 20:21:28 2009
Date: Sat, 11 Apr 2009 17:19:06 -0700
From: Roy <r.engehausen@gmail.com>
CC: nanog@nanog.org
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Mike Lyon wrote:
> Anyone know how banks in the Bay Area did through this? I wonder how many
> banks went dark and whether they had any backup plans/connectivity. Me
> thinks its doubtful.
>
> ...
Because of the loss of the alarm systems, many banks went to a method
where only one or two people were let in at a time. Extra security was
also posted because of the inability to call 911.
