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To: John Mansfield who wrote (18517)	6/16/1998 6:20:00 PM
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''Y2K' bug may lead to brownouts By Robert A. Rankin Knight-Ridder News Service WASHINGTON -- America may suffer widespread power blackouts and brownouts Jan. 1, 2000, because utilities may not have fixed their computer systems to eliminate the year 2000 software bug, according to a Senate report to be released today. A special Senate committee will reveal results of a confidential survey it took of 10 major U.S. electric, oil and gas utilities to assess whether their computer systems will be menaced by the so-called year 2000 problem. "The pace of remedial efforts is too slow," concludes an executive summary of the survey results obtained by the Knight Ridder media group. "There is significant cause for concern." ... startext.net