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To: Bill Ounce who wrote (141)	11/10/1999 10:31:00 AM
From: Bill Ounce	Read Replies (1) of 198

news.com Report: U.S. localities not all Y2K ready news.cnet.com WASHINGTON--The federal government and vital U.S. services are ready for the Year 2000 technology glitch, but many localities, small businesses, and schools appear poorly prepared, President Clinton's top Y2K advisor said in a report released today. Surveys of more than 2,700 of the nation's "911" emergency call centers--most of which are operated by local governments--found that only 50 percent were Y2K compliant as of October 1, said John Koskinen, chairman of the President's Council on Year 2000 Conversion. Although this amounted to a 13 percent increase since June, "it is clear that a significant amount of work remains for all centers to be ready before January 1," he said. [...]

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