Lester Burnham Wrote:
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> Eric H Wrote:
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> > You must not read or have seen the Washington
> Post
> > headline on front page today: "Outages could
> last
> > for days."
>
>
> I read the headline, but I still do not understand
> how the storm caused so much damage as to make
> landline service unavailable for 36+ hours. I
> know that FiOS internet and TV are different than
> phone from a transmission standpoint, but was
> there a single failure point that somehow cannot
> be temporarily routed around?
>
> I believe that there is a central office on
> Braddock and was wondering how a power
> interruption there would impact service. The fact
> that 911 service is/was down is a really scary
> thought and there seems to be no contingency plan.
> Yes, the storm was rather sudden and people were
> not able to prepare in advance when there is a
> hurricane or major snow event, but I could use
> some help in understanding what the problem is
> with phone service.
Here is why your phone service and power is out:
And that's why it takes a while to fix it. You can only do so much preparation.