Re: [ga] Internet stability

["L Gallegos" <jandl@jandl.com>]

In the Cox areas there are several million more who will lose their 
Internet access.  Cox posted a notice for their customers today that 
sounds very much like it will go dark.  They have suggested 
downloading the free NetZero software for dialups in the meantime, 
which is not a satisfactory resolution.

Since they knew about this for months, you would think that something 
could have been done about it.  But then, as you mentioned Roeland, it 
effects residential users who are not considered much of a priority, right?

In addition, while DSL may be the answer for a few, it is not readily 
availalbe in many areas covered by cable.

Quite frankly, however, I don't see that ICANN has this issue within their 
scope.  Since the cable industry is regulated, I think that is the avenue 
to take with the fiasco here.  The cable companies have stated they are 
building out their own high speed infrastructure that should be ready by 
summer.  Both Cox and AT&T have made such announcements.  IMO, 
in the meantime, the courts and/or Congress should handle the interim, 
even if it means the bankruptcy trustee has to maintain connectivity 
until the transfer to new infrastructure is accomplished.

My opinion only.

Leah


On 30 Nov 2001, at 18:36, Roeland Meyer wrote:

> As of midnight, tonight, 4 million users, just in the SF Bay Area, may lose
> their internet connection due to the business failure of Excite @ home.
> 
> Lately, we've been talking about what matters. Well, this is what matters
> to the Internet public. This has been seen coming for almost four months.
> Has the ICANN even tried to do anything? Yet, ICANN claims to help
> stabilize the Internet. The territory that ICANN claims, doesn't touch any
> part of this.
> 
> This may be the largest outage in the history of the Internet. Heretofore,
> the NorthPoint failure may have had claim to that honor. However, unlike
> NorthPoint, Excite has mostly residential customers. Ergo, the impact on
> business isn't as great. DSL providers can expect many new customers as a
> result, even if Excite doesn't pull the plug tonight.
> 
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