Re: Katrina response, private and public

[Steven Bellovin <smb () cs columbia edu>]

On Jan 20, 2010, at 1:20 PM, Max Larson Henry wrote:

> > "Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC), the service provider that runs
> > the Bahamas Domestic Submarine Network (BDSNi) submarine cable system
> > linking to Haiti, reported that service has been disrupted as a result of
> > the earthquake that struck the Port-au-Prince area."
>
>
> - The Teleco Facility that receive the fiber is completely broken (dust) but
> must of the Technicians are alive and in Port au Prince
There's an article on the subject in today's Wall Street Journal: 
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703657604575005453223257096.html -- not sure if it's behind the paywall 
or not.

                --Steve Bellovin, http://www.cs.columbia.edu/~smb