Service outage on RMI.Net 8-16-99
MCI outage affect RMI.Net...
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The problem has been compounded by the way many Internet service providers buy their connections from wholesalers. RMI.Net, a Colorado-based service provider, sells data connections to 150 ISPs nationwide. Because its backbone
connections have been caught in MCI WorldCom's problems, 66 of its customers were still down as of midday today, RMI spokesman Mark Stutz said.
Those customers in turn serve about 200,000 to 250,000 subscribers, Stutz added. And like many other companies, RMI says MCI WorldCom has not been forthcoming about the problems or helpful in trying to mitigate their effects.
"MCI WorldCom has the Internet's version of the Exxon Valdez on its hands, and they're acting like a few turtles got a little oil on them," Stutz said. "This is about as bad as it could be."
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I hope MCI-WORLD Com has insurance to cover all of RMII's claims for lost revenue. |
