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Bell South damage from Katrina
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Adding insult to injury, Bell South Tower in NOLA is under fire from Looters
www.foxnews.com trying to enter the building. If the Bell Towers connection center is lost, phone, data and internet service will go down across the entire southern half of CONUS. And you think things are bad now, just think about how bad it will get if have of the country looses phone services today.
BellSouth - Friday, September 2, 2005 (10:00 am EST)
HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM ADVISORY
Straight from the Bellsouth Web Site...
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It is a Word document linked here:
www.interconnection.bellsout...rent..._report.doc
BellSouth has responded quickly to the impact of Hurricane/Tropical Depression Katrina. Employees are working around the clock to perform damage assessments and ensure network reliability to restore communications for customers affected by Hurricane Katrina.
BellSouth restoration status: Hurricane Katrina
This information is accurate only as of the date and time indicated below and is likely to change as power is restored, flood waters recede and other developments occur. Although we will use commercially reasonable efforts to provide updated information on a regular basis, this information will not be updated in real-time.
Today's Discussion Posted:September 02, 200510:00 a.m.
In the wake of Hurricane Katrina’s destruction in the Gulf States region, BellSouth remains focused on employee safety and damage assessments. Emergency Preparedness teams have been seeking positive confirmations on each employee’s safety and well-being. Information is being provided hourly to BellSouth Security who is working with the appropriate authorities to provide a safe working environment for all personnel.
Damage assessment teams are building the support infrastructure which will be required to support what is expected to be a lengthy recovery period. Senior management officials from Network Services flew into Baton Rouge to establish an Emergency Operations Center (EOC) which will oversee the restoration of the network in the New Orleans area. Corporate Real Estate Services (CRES) has damage assessment teams deployed in the Gulf Region.
BellSouth’s EmergencyControlCenter continues to direct restoration and assist in resource needs for the affected areas. Security issues, due to looting and rioting, are limiting our ability to deploy our teams in New Orleans. As these issues are resolved we will continue to evaluate our plant conditions and make assessments of damage in the New Orleans area.
Survey teams are deploying to the affected areas in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida. Currently, 950 generators have been deployed to these states to restore service to DLC sites where commercial power has been lost. Specific Katrina restoration efforts will be reported as damage is assessed and restorations are made.
Additionally, BellSouth is deploying dedicated teams to restore service to the cellular network which has been severely damaged in the Gulf regions of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama.
As commercial power is restored, a higher percentage of our outage reports can be attributed to the physical damage of the network.
Currently, 1.6 million customers are still affected by this event, as reports continue to come in this number could grow. The following is a list of the potential affected customers impacted by Hurricane Katrina to date.
Florida: 627,287
Louisiana 1,000,000
Mississippi 1,000,000
Alabama 475,000
Tennessee 475,000
Updates will be provided as information is available.
Central Office and Digital Loop Carrier Status
The following table represents the current status of COs and DLC sites currently on back-up power or failed.
Failed Central Offices
STATE
CENTRAL OFFICE
STATE
CENTRAL OFFICE
MS
Lumberton
LA
Jesuit Bend
Pearlington
Venice
Pass Christian
Lafitte
Heidleberg
New OrleansLake
Diberville
Mid City
Broadmoor
Buras
Port Sulphur
Kenner Harahan
LakeCatherine
Metarie
Aroura
Lacombe
Luling Boutte
Chalmette
Turf Damage Assessment
The following tables represent the results of detailed assessments made in the impacted turfs.
TURF DAMAGE ASSESSMENT FROM SWEEP TEAM PERFORMANCE REPORTS
Area
# Surveys
# Poles Down
# Spans of Cable Down
# of Drops Down
FL - Broward
747
152
178
456
FL - Central
0
0
0
0
FL - NorthEast
0
0
0
0
FL - NorthWest
11
2
7
0
FL - Palm Indian River
0
0
0
0
FL - South
4,400
592
1,429
2,912
TOTAL
5,158
746
1,614
3,368
TURF DAMAGE ASSESSMENT FROM SWEEP TEAM PERFORMANCE REPORTS
Area
# Surveys
# Poles Down
# Spans of Cable Down
# of Drops Down
LA - North/Central
646
367
755
529
LA - South
129
0
0
0
TOTAL
775
367
755
529
TURF DAMAGE ASSESSMENT FROM SWEEP TEAM PERFORMANCE REPORTS
Area
# Surveys
# Poles Down
# Spans of Cable Down
# of Drops Down
AL - Gulf AL/MS
1,137
165
989
899
AL - North
701
110
296
438
TURF DAMAGE ASSESSMENT FROM SWEEP TEAM PERFORMANCE REPORTS
Area
# Surveys
# Poles Down
# Spans of Cable Down
# of Drops Down
MS - North
0
0
0
Current Appointment and Repair Intervals
All appointment intervals are subject to change depending upon the availability of commercial power, BellSouth’s access to the affected areas and the extent of physical damage encountered by BellSouth’s field teams.
__________________
www.foxnews.com trying to enter the building. If the Bell Towers connection center is lost, phone, data and internet service will go down across the entire southern half of CONUS. And you think things are bad now, just think about how bad it will get if have of the country looses phone services today.
BellSouth - Friday, September 2, 2005 (10:00 am EST)
HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM ADVISORY
Straight from the Bellsouth Web Site...
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
It is a Word document linked here:
www.interconnection.bellsout...rent..._report.doc
BellSouth has responded quickly to the impact of Hurricane/Tropical Depression Katrina. Employees are working around the clock to perform damage assessments and ensure network reliability to restore communications for customers affected by Hurricane Katrina.
BellSouth restoration status: Hurricane Katrina
This information is accurate only as of the date and time indicated below and is likely to change as power is restored, flood waters recede and other developments occur. Although we will use commercially reasonable efforts to provide updated information on a regular basis, this information will not be updated in real-time.
Today's Discussion Posted:September 02, 200510:00 a.m.
In the wake of Hurricane Katrina’s destruction in the Gulf States region, BellSouth remains focused on employee safety and damage assessments. Emergency Preparedness teams have been seeking positive confirmations on each employee’s safety and well-being. Information is being provided hourly to BellSouth Security who is working with the appropriate authorities to provide a safe working environment for all personnel.
Damage assessment teams are building the support infrastructure which will be required to support what is expected to be a lengthy recovery period. Senior management officials from Network Services flew into Baton Rouge to establish an Emergency Operations Center (EOC) which will oversee the restoration of the network in the New Orleans area. Corporate Real Estate Services (CRES) has damage assessment teams deployed in the Gulf Region.
BellSouth’s EmergencyControlCenter continues to direct restoration and assist in resource needs for the affected areas. Security issues, due to looting and rioting, are limiting our ability to deploy our teams in New Orleans. As these issues are resolved we will continue to evaluate our plant conditions and make assessments of damage in the New Orleans area.
Survey teams are deploying to the affected areas in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida. Currently, 950 generators have been deployed to these states to restore service to DLC sites where commercial power has been lost. Specific Katrina restoration efforts will be reported as damage is assessed and restorations are made.
Additionally, BellSouth is deploying dedicated teams to restore service to the cellular network which has been severely damaged in the Gulf regions of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama.
As commercial power is restored, a higher percentage of our outage reports can be attributed to the physical damage of the network.
Currently, 1.6 million customers are still affected by this event, as reports continue to come in this number could grow. The following is a list of the potential affected customers impacted by Hurricane Katrina to date.
Florida: 627,287
Louisiana 1,000,000
Mississippi 1,000,000
Alabama 475,000
Tennessee 475,000
Updates will be provided as information is available.
Central Office and Digital Loop Carrier Status
The following table represents the current status of COs and DLC sites currently on back-up power or failed.
Failed Central Offices
STATE
CENTRAL OFFICE
STATE
CENTRAL OFFICE
MS
Lumberton
LA
Jesuit Bend
Pearlington
Venice
Pass Christian
Lafitte
Heidleberg
New OrleansLake
Diberville
Mid City
Broadmoor
Buras
Port Sulphur
Kenner Harahan
LakeCatherine
Metarie
Aroura
Lacombe
Luling Boutte
Chalmette
Turf Damage Assessment
The following tables represent the results of detailed assessments made in the impacted turfs.
TURF DAMAGE ASSESSMENT FROM SWEEP TEAM PERFORMANCE REPORTS
Area
# Surveys
# Poles Down
# Spans of Cable Down
# of Drops Down
FL - Broward
747
152
178
456
FL - Central
0
0
0
0
FL - NorthEast
0
0
0
0
FL - NorthWest
11
2
7
0
FL - Palm Indian River
0
0
0
0
FL - South
4,400
592
1,429
2,912
TOTAL
5,158
746
1,614
3,368
TURF DAMAGE ASSESSMENT FROM SWEEP TEAM PERFORMANCE REPORTS
Area
# Surveys
# Poles Down
# Spans of Cable Down
# of Drops Down
LA - North/Central
646
367
755
529
LA - South
129
0
0
0
TOTAL
775
367
755
529
TURF DAMAGE ASSESSMENT FROM SWEEP TEAM PERFORMANCE REPORTS
Area
# Surveys
# Poles Down
# Spans of Cable Down
# of Drops Down
AL - Gulf AL/MS
1,137
165
989
899
AL - North
701
110
296
438
TURF DAMAGE ASSESSMENT FROM SWEEP TEAM PERFORMANCE REPORTS
Area
# Surveys
# Poles Down
# Spans of Cable Down
# of Drops Down
MS - North
0
0
0
Current Appointment and Repair Intervals
All appointment intervals are subject to change depending upon the availability of commercial power, BellSouth’s access to the affected areas and the extent of physical damage encountered by BellSouth’s field teams.
__________________
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