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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Looks like we are coming back online here in Columbus, OH. I’ve been able to places and receive test calls in the last 30 minutes.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=391 style='width:293.25pt'><tr><td width=178 style='width:133.85pt;padding:0in 11.25pt 0in 11.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:4.0pt'><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Joe Ghammashi</span></b><b><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#999999'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>+1.614.421.5294<br></span><b><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#999999'><a href="http://norse.com/">norse.com</a></span></b><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=213 style='width:159.4pt;border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 11.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><img border=0 width=88 height=40 id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.png@01CDB206.6C9319A0" alt="Description: Description: cid:image001.png@01CC2B7F.096C3870"></span><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 11.25pt 0in 11.25pt'></td><td valign=top style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 11.25pt'></td></tr><tr style='height:22.5pt'><td colspan=2 valign=top style='padding:0in 11.25pt 0in 11.25pt;height:22.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-line-height-alt:11.25pt'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:Webdings;color:#00B050'>P</span></b><b><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#999999'> </span></b><b><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#00B050'>Please think before printing this email</span></b><b><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#999999'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:11.25pt'><b><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#999999'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> outages-bounces@outages.org [mailto:outages-bounces@outages.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Russell Goings<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, October 24, 2012 3:59 PM<br><b>To:</b> outages@outages.org<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [outages] Windstream Outage Affecting Ohio?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Just did some testing from a PRI in our Downtown Chicago office and the call connects however there is no audio. This is also affecting a larger office in Aurora, IL. We hare not hearing anything like an ETR from our contacts (mostly in the business side of Windstream), just the unhappiness that goes with a major outage.<br><br><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Wed, Oct 24, 2012 at 3:32 PM, bernie listsub <<a href="mailto:bernie.listsub@landmark.coop" target="_blank">bernie.listsub@landmark.coop</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Just got word from some higher-ups in Windstream that the Voice issue is supposedly on track for resolution around 15:00 CDT.<br><br>Consider me hopeful, yet highly skeptical.<br><br><br>================================<br>Nick “Bernie” Bernhardt<br> <a href="tel:%28608%29%20819-3153">(608) 819-3153</a><br><a href="mailto:nick.bernhardt@landmark.coop">nick.bernhardt@landmark.coop</a><br>================================<br>“We are a COOPERATIVE business dedicated to providing rural and urban customers with the HIGHEST QUALITY products and services. We will enhance our producers’ profitability, EXCEED customer expectations and keep our cooperative financially STRONG.”<o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><br><br><br><br><br>-----Original Message-----<br>From: <a href="mailto:outages-bounces@outages.org">outages-bounces@outages.org</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:outages-bounces@outages.org">outages-bounces@outages.org</a>] On Behalf Of Joe Ghammashi (IBF)<br>Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2012 02:10 PM<br>To: '<a href="mailto:outages@outages.org">outages@outages.org</a>'<br>Subject: Re: [outages] Windstream Outage Affecting Ohio?<br><br>An engineer from Windstream has confirmed that our outage in Columbus, OH is also related to the larger outage affecting the upper mid-west region.<br><br><br><br>Joe Ghammashi<br><a href="tel:%2B1.614.421.5294">+1.614.421.5294</a><br><a href="http://norse.com" target="_blank">norse.com</a><br><br><br><br><span style='font-family:Symbol'>P</span> Please think before printing this email<br><br><br><br><br>-----Original Message-----<br>From: Joe Ghammashi (IBF)<br>Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2012 1:44 PM<br>To: '<a href="mailto:outages@outages.org">outages@outages.org</a>'<br>Subject: Windstream Outage Affecting Ohio?<br><br>We out experiencing the following issues at our Columbus, OH facility:<br><br>Inbound Long-Distance and Local Calls - Calls are either routed to the wrong business, ring busy, or the call is completed with no audio at either end.<br><br>Outbound Long-Distance Calls - Calls seem to complete but no audio is heard on either end.<br><br>While these symptoms sound similar to reports from WI and MI, the Windstream rep we spoke with was not sure if the cut fiber was affecting OH as well so a ticket was opened.<br><br><br>Joe Ghammashi<br>Manager, NDS Infrastructure<br><br>Norse Dairy Systems<br>1740 Joyce Avenue<br>Columbus, Ohio 43219<br>United States of America<br>Work: <a href="tel:%2B1.614.421.5294">+1.614.421.5294</a><br>Fax: <a href="tel:%2B1.614.421.5494">+1.614.421.5494</a><br>Email: <a href="mailto:jghammashi@norse.com">jghammashi@norse.com</a><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>_______________________________________________<br>Outages mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Outages@outages.org">Outages@outages.org</a><br><a href="https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/outages" target="_blank">https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/outages</a><br><br>_______________________________________________<br>Outages mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Outages@outages.org">Outages@outages.org</a><br><a href="https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/outages" target="_blank">https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/outages</a><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>