[84050] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Sprint LD routing affected by Katrina?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Joseph S D Yao)
Fri Sep 2 15:21:28 2005
Date: Fri, 2 Sep 2005 15:20:30 -0400
From: Joseph S D Yao <jsdy@center.osis.gov>
To: Jon Lewis <jlewis@lewis.org>
Cc: nanog@nanog.org
Mail-Followup-To: Jon Lewis <jlewis@lewis.org>, nanog@nanog.org
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.61.0509021437040.10349@soloth.lewis.org>
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On Fri, Sep 02, 2005 at 02:44:07PM -0400, Jon Lewis wrote:
> I've encountered several toll free numbers (like the BellSouth DSG) which
> can no longer be dialed from Gainesville, FL roughly coinciding with
> Katrina slamming the Gulf Coast. I finally called BellSouth (the local
> ILEC) and asked what was up, as I can't get through from Gainesville, but
> I can if I use our VOIP network to route the calls out through other
> cities in FL (or if I use my Cingular cell phone).
>
> According to BellSouth repair, it's a Sprint call routing problem. I
> found it amusing and unlikely that BellSouth's DSG would use Sprint for
> their phone lines.
>
> Is anyone aware of Sprint having LD voice routing issues, probably a
> result of Katrina damage?
LD and T1 from Pensacola FL were failing, it turned out because they
were routed through the affected area. LD was probably BS, T1 was
MCI/UUNet, but a lot of the fiber goes along similar paths, ISTM. They
are trying to re-route everything, TSPs first, then rescue / relief /
municipal, then others, so I am told.
--
Joe Yao
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