Re: Katrina could inundate New Orleans

[Jared Mauch <jared () puck nether net>]

On Mon, Aug 29, 2005 at 09:17:40AM -0400, Justin M. Streiner wrote:
> On Mon, 29 Aug 2005, Hannigan, Martin wrote:
>
> > Some of this is on topic. Internet access is as important as the
> > lights or water being on. Right, get out, but it'll be good
> > to see reasonable updates on what's going on utilities wise
> > down there when the weather shifts.
>
> I'm sure other infrastructure providers are watching Katrina's track closely
> as it heads inland.  Wind becomes less of an issue as the storm degrades, 
> but there's still plenty of rain left in a tropical storm or a tropical 
> depression to cause major flooding well away from the hurricane makes 
> landfall.

        based on a quck sql query (this is based on outdated NANPA data)
here's a list of telcos/TSPs that are likely to be impacted:

| ACTEL INTEGRATED COMMUNICATIONS, IN |
| ADELPHIA BUSINESS LA                |
| AIRTOUCH PAGING - LA                |
| AMERICAN MET. CLC LA                |
| AT&T - LOCAL - LA                   |
| BAY STAR SATELLITE                  |
| BELLSOUTH TELECOMM INC - LA         |
| BELLSOUTH TELECOMM INC DBA SOUTH CE |
| CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRE |
| COLUMBIA TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC.,  |
| COX CABLE NEW ORLEANS, INC.         |
| E.SPIRE COMMUNICATIONS, INC. - BATO |
| EATEL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.          |
| INTERMEDIA COMMUNICATIONS, INC. - L |
| ITC DELTA COM - LA                  |
| KMC TELECOM III, INC. - LA          |
| LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - LA    |
| LOUISIANA CGSA INC                  |
| MADISON RIVER COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - |
| METROCALL                           |
| NETWORK TEL CORP LA                 |
| NEWSOUTH COMMUNICATIONS CORP. - LA  |
| NEXTEL COMM                         |
| RADIOFONE INC                       |
| SPRINT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY, L.P. |
| SPRINT SPECTRUM, L.P. - LA          |
| STRATOS TELECOM, INC. - LA          |
| TELECORP COMM INC.                  |
| TELIGENT, INC. - LA                 |
| UNIVERSALCOM, INC.                  |
| US LEC COMMUNICATIONS, INC. - LA    |
| VOICESTREAM WIRELESS                |
| WINSTAR WIRELESS, INC. - LA         |
| XSPEDIUS CORP                       |

        I'm sure that others will be impacted as well.  These providers
have at least a single NXX within New Orleans.

        - jared

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