New England phone service disrupted; A.T.&T. is at fault

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AT&T's telephone services in the New England area were disrupted for four hours on Tuesday night, Nov 5, 1991, consequent to a mistake made by technicians performing routine maintenance. This is the fourth time that an AT&T network has crashed in the last two years, and it was only six weeks ago that there was a major problem in the New York City area. AT&T's continuing difficulties raise questions about the company's ability to maintain reliability. AT&T officials are defensive, saying that the company has invested $18 billion in equipment since 1984. Problems, they say, will happen.

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Government scolds A.T.&T. on disruptions

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The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) releases a report of findings concerning the phone-system disruption in the New York City area in Sep 1991. The report is critical of AT&T. This is the third such problem in less than two years, and the FCC says that more problems could occur if AT&T's systems are not upgraded. The FCC wants AT&T to prepare a 'comprehensive assessment' of its systems' reliability and vulnerability. The FCC could have levied fines against AT&T but chose not to do so, saying that there is no evidence of willful misconduct.

Regulation, admin. of utilities, Laws, regulations and rules, United States. Federal Communications Commission, Investigations, Government Regulation, Reports

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