Systemic problems at Verizon

[Sean Donelan <sean () donelan com>]

Verizon is continuing to have network problems.

http://washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A12557-2001Feb15.html

Although Verizon's spokesperson may be correct, it may not be a
systemic network-wide problem.  However, it does seem to be
evidence of a systemic management problem.

Are things as bad in Verizon country as they got in Ameritech country?
Eventually the various state PUC's had to intervene in Ameritech's
service problems.