AT&T data network hit by 'serious interruptions'
Posted at 7:20 a.m. PDT Tuesday, April 14, 1998
NEW YORK (AP) -- Service was interrupted on an AT&T Corp. high-speed
data network that serves business customers.
The problems began around 3 p.m. Monday with AT&T's frame relay
network, a specialized system used throughout the country by businesses
that need to do large numbers of transactions, company spokeswoman
Ruthlyn Newell said.
Other AT&T services -- long distance, wireless and Internet -- were
not affected, she said.
By midnight, the company had restored service to half its network,
she said. But AT&T was unable to determine the cause, or to say how
many customers were affected, she said.
About 6,000 companies have frame relay networks, and AT&T has about
40 percent of the market, USA Today reported.
The company would not release how many clients it serves. Newell said
many corporate clients had backup systems that limited the impact of
disruptions. But she would not comment on the possible effects of
the problem.
With all the ".....she said" in this story, seems to be a lot of
"Output" without much "Info".
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