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Texas internet connectivity declining due to blackouts


From: Sean Donelan <sean () donelan com>
Date: Mon, 15 Feb 2021 20:53:13 -0500 (EST)

Not as bad as Myanmar (14%), Internet connectivity in Texas has been declining today. According to NetBlocks, which normally monitors government imposed outages, reports network connectivity at 68% in Texas.

https://netblocks.org/

Texas operates a separate electric grid, with limited interconnections to the rest of North America. For political reasons....

For those with long memories, ENRON a Texas based corporation, once upon a time drove rolling blackouts across California in order to make billions.


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