[23099] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: A transAtlantic cable was severed.
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (David Lesher)
Tue Feb 23 13:36:06 1999
From: David Lesher <wb8foz@nrk.com>
To: linneweh@concentric.net (Henry Linneweh)
Date: Tue, 23 Feb 1999 13:31:46 -0500 (EST)
Cc: nanog@merit.edu
In-Reply-To: <36D2F202.1CA98062@concentric.net> from "Henry Linneweh" at Feb 23, 99 10:22:58 am
Reply-To: wb8foz@nrk.com
Unnamed Administration sources reported that Henry Linneweh said:
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> According to this bbc article in Sci/Tech and Janet took a dump for 24
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There's an obvious problem. How could they locate both ends,
lift same, splice, and seal the cable in 24 hours?
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